1949 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Dorothy Germain Porter wins at Merion G.C. (East Course)

Dorothy Germain Porter won the 1949 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Merion G.C. (East Course) in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, beating Dot Kielty 3 & 2 in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition: 49th
Dates: September 12, 1949 to September 17, 1949
Course: Merion G.C. (East Course), Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Format: match play
Champion: Dorothy Germain Porter · age 25 · United States
Champion's title: 1st U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Dot Kielty
Final: 3 & 2
Losing semifinalists: Marlene Bauer and Dorothy Kirby
Defending champion: Grace Lenczyk · lost in the round of 128
Entries: 171

What happened at the 1949 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Fifteen-year-old Marlene Bauer beat six-time champion Glenna Collett Vare 4 and 3 in the second round and went on to the semifinals.

Defending champion Grace Lenczyk was beaten in the first round by Mrs. Tracy's birdie 4 on the 18th hole.

Final, Dorothy Germain Porter v. Dorothy Kielty. Porter, playing near her Philadelphia home at Merion, beat Kielty 3 and 2 in the final.

Semifinal, Dorothy Kielty v. Marlene Bauer. Kielty ended 15-year-old Bauer's run 1 up in the semifinal.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the semifinal.

The final, 1949 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Dorothy Germain Porter	def.	Dot Kielty	3 & 2

Semifinals, 1949 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Dot Kielty	def.	Marlene Bauer	1 up
Dorothy Germain Porter	def.	Dorothy Kirby	3 & 1

Quarterfinals, 1949 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Dorothy Germain Porter	def.	Janet Brown	7 & 6

Round of 64, 1949 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Marlene Bauer	def.	Glenna Collett-Vare	4 & 3
Estelle Lawson Page	def.	Frances Stephens	unknown

Round of 128, 1949 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Mrs. Tracy	def.	Grace Lenczyk	1 up

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.