1900 Women’s Amateur: Rhona Adair wins at Royal North Devon Golf Club

Rhona Adair won the 1900 Women’s Amateur at Royal North Devon Golf Club in Westward Ho!, Devon, beating Isabel Nevile 6 & 5 in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition: 8th
Dates: 18 May 1900
Course: Royal North Devon Golf Club, Westward Ho!, Devon
Format: match play
Champion: Rhona Adair · age 18 · Ireland
Champion's title: 1st Women’s Amateur title
Runner-up: Isabel Nevile
Final: 6 & 5 (18-hole final)
Match-play field: 79
Losing semifinalists: Alice Richardson and Molly Whigham
Defending champion: May Hezlet · lost in the round of 32
Entries: 79

What happened at the 1900 Women’s Amateur

Rhona Adair of Royal Portrush beat Isabel Nevile 6 and 5 at Westward Ho!, the second straight Irish title.

Adair put out the holder May Hezlet 3 and 2 on her way to the title (Sydney Mail 1902-07-19 retrospective).

The draw

Every match is recorded through the final.

The final, 1900 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Rhona Adair	def.	Isabel Nevile	6 & 5

Round of 32, 1900 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Rhona Adair	def.	May Hezlet	3 & 2

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.