1950 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Beverly Hanson wins at Atlanta (Ga.) Athletic Club (East Lake Course)

Beverly Hanson won the 1950 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Atlanta (Ga.) Athletic Club (East Lake Course) in Atlanta, Georgia, beating Mae Murray 6 & 4 in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition: 50th
Dates: September 11, 1950 to September 16, 1950
Course: Atlanta (Ga.) Athletic Club (East Lake Course), Atlanta, Georgia
Format: match play
Champion: Beverly Hanson · age 25 · United States
Champion's title: 1st U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Mae Murray
Final: 6 & 4
Losing semifinalists: Helen Sigel and Miss DeMoss
Defending champion: Dorothy Germain Porter · lost in the round of 64
Entries: 110

What happened at the 1950 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Mae Murray beat Fay Crocker of Uruguay on the 27th hole of their fourth-round match, suspended by darkness after 24 holes, the most extra holes then played in the championship.

In the final Beverly Hanson laid Murray a dead stymie on the 147-yard 24th, and Murray jumped it and holed for a half in 3.

Final, Beverly Hanson v. Mae Murray. Murray jumped Hanson's dead stymie on the 147-yard 24th to halve in 3, but topped a wood on the 32nd and Hanson's birdie there ended it 6 and 4.

Round of 16, Mae Murray v. Fay Crocker. Murray and Crocker were each two under par for 27 holes; darkness stopped them after 24 and Murray won on the 27th, the longest match then in USGA records back to 1919.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the semifinal.

The final, 1950 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Beverly Hanson	def.	Mae Murray	6 & 4

Semifinals, 1950 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Mae Murray	def.	Helen Sigel	3 & 2
Beverly Hanson	def.	Miss DeMoss	1 up

Quarterfinals, 1950 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Mae Murray	def.	Dot Kielty	1 up
Beverly Hanson	def.	Philomena Garvey	unknown
Helen Sigel	def.	unknown	unknown
Miss DeMoss	def.	unknown	unknown

Round of 16, 1950 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Mae Murray	def.	Fay Crocker	won on 27th hole
Betsy Rawls	def.	Polly Riley	1 up

Round of 64, 1950 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Mrs. Hayes	def.	Dorothy Germain Porter	won on 19th hole

Round of 128, 1950 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Dorothy Germain Porter	def.	Mrs. Breault	3 & 2
Polly Riley	def.	Miss Chatham	8 & 7

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.