1991 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Amy Fruhwirth wins at Prairie Dunes C.C.

Amy Fruhwirth won the 1991 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Prairie Dunes C.C. in Hutchinson, Kansas, beating Heidi Voorhees 5 & 4 in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition: 91st
Dates: August 5, 1991 to August 10, 1991
Course: Prairie Dunes C.C., Hutchinson, Kansas
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Amy Fruhwirth · age 23 · United States
Champion's title: 1st U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Heidi Voorhees
Final: 5 & 4
Losing semifinalists: Martha Leach and unknown
Stroke-play medalist: Amy Fruhwirth (144)
Defending champion: Pat Hurst
Entries: 391

What happened at the 1991 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Amy Fruhwirth was both stroke-play medalist (144) and champion, needing only 107 match-play holes, fourth-fewest since 1973.

Fruhwirth beat Martha Leach 7 and 6 in the semifinals after Leach had needed 22 holes to beat Delphine Bourson in the quarterfinals.

Final, Heidi Voorhees v. Amy Fruhwirth. Amy Fruhwirth beat Heidi Voorhees 5 and 4 to finish a week in which she was also the stroke-play medalist.

Quarterfinal, Martha Leach v. Delphine Bourson. Martha Leach needed 22 holes to beat Delphine Bourson, one of the longest quarterfinals on the USGA record list.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the final.

The final, 1991 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Amy Fruhwirth	def.	Heidi Voorhees	5 & 4

Semifinals, 1991 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Amy Fruhwirth	def.	Martha Leach	7 & 6

Quarterfinals, 1991 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Martha Leach	def.	Delphine Bourson	won on 22nd hole
Heidi Voorhees	def.	Anne Marie Tobin	7 & 6

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.