1971 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Laura Baugh wins at Atlanta (Ga.) C.C.

Laura Baugh won the 1971 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Atlanta (Ga.) C.C. in Atlanta, Georgia, beating Beth Barry 1 up in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition: 71st
Dates: August 16, 1971 to August 21, 1971
Course: Atlanta (Ga.) C.C., Atlanta, Georgia
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Laura Baugh · age 16 · United States
Champion's title: 1st U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Beth Barry
Final: 1 up
Losing semifinalists: Lancy Smith and unknown
Stroke-play medalist: Connie Day (150)
Defending champion: Martha Wilkinson
Entries: 102

What happened at the 1971 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Laura Baugh, 16 years 2 months 21 days old, won the 1-up final after Beth Barry birdied the afternoon 12th with a 30-foot putt and Baugh won the 15th with a par.

Baugh's semifinal against Lancy Smith went 21 holes.

Final, Laura Baugh v. Beth Barry. Barry was 3 up after eight holes and 1 up at lunch; Baugh led after nine in the afternoon, Barry holed a 30-foot birdie at the 12th, and Baugh's par on the 15th decided it, 1 up.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the final.

The final, 1971 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Laura Baugh	def.	Beth Barry	1 up

Semifinals, 1971 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Laura Baugh	def.	Lancy Smith	won on 21st hole

Quarterfinals, 1971 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Laura Baugh	def.	Barbara McIntire	1 up

Round of 16, 1971 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Margaret E. Harmon	def.	Barbara Fay White	won on 22nd 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.