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1934 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Virginia Van Wie wins at Whitemarsh Valley C.C.

Virginia Van Wie won the 1934 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Whitemarsh Valley C.C. in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, beating Dorothy Traung 2 & 1 in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition
38th
Dates
October 1, 1934 to October 6, 1934
Course
Whitemarsh Valley C.C., Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania
Format
match play
Champion
Virginia Van Wie · age 25 · United States
Champion's title
3rd U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up
Dorothy Traung
Final
2 & 1
Losing semifinalists
unknown and unknown
Stroke-play medalist
Leona Pressler (82)
Defending champion
Virginia Van Wie · won
Entries
157

The draw

Quarterfinals, 1934 U.S. Women’s Amateur

WinnerBeatenResult
Mrs. O. S. Hilldef.L. D. Cheneywon on 24th hole

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Women’s Amateur data set (research collected through October 20, 2026). "unknown" means no source confirmed it; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the USGA's own record is used.

Data: us-womens-amateur.json.

Sources

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Women%27s_Amateur
  2. https://championships.usga.org/uswomensamateur/u-s--women-s-amateur-champions.html
  3. https://championships.usga.org/uswomensamateur/u-s--women-s-amateur-records.html
  4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenna_Collett-Vare