1898 Women’s Amateur: Lena Thomson wins at Great Yarmouth & Caister Golf Club

Lena Thomson won the 1898 Women’s Amateur at Great Yarmouth & Caister Golf Club in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, beating Elinor Nevile 6 & 5 in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition: 6th
Dates: 20 May 1898
Course: Great Yarmouth & Caister Golf Club, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Format: match play
Champion: Lena Thomson · age 29 · Scotland
Champion's title: 1st Women’s Amateur title
Runner-up: Elinor Nevile
Final: 6 & 5 (18-hole final)
Match-play field: 77
Losing semifinalists: Amy Barwell and Lottie Dod
Defending champion: Edith Orr
Entries: 77

What happened at the 1898 Women’s Amateur

Sydney Mail called Issette Pearson's 20th-hole win over 1896 champion Amy Pascoe 'nearly perfect golf', the finest match of the 1898 meeting.

Lena Thomson, beaten finalist in 1896, beat Elinor Nevile 6 up and 5 to play in the final at Great Yarmouth (Sydney Mail 1898-07-09).

Unknown, Issette Pearson v. Amy Pascoe. Issette Pearson beat 1896 champion Amy Pascoe at the 20th hole in what was said to be nearly perfect golf, the finest match of the meeting (Sydney Mail 1898-07-09).

The draw

Every match is recorded through the final.

The final, 1898 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Lena Thomson	def.	Elinor Nevile	6 & 5

Semifinals, 1898 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Elinor Nevile	def.	Lottie Dod	unknown
Lena Thomson	def.	Amy Barwell	unknown

How this was built

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

Data: womens-amateur.json.