1901 Women’s Amateur: Molly Graham wins at Aberdovey Golf Club
Molly Graham won the 1901 Women’s Amateur at Aberdovey Golf Club in Aberdyfi, Gwynedd, beating Rhona Adair 3 & 2 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 9th
- Dates
- 17 May 1901
- Course
- Aberdovey Golf Club, Aberdyfi, Gwynedd
- Format
- match play
- Champion
- Molly Graham · age 21 · Scotland
- Champion's title
- 1st Women’s Amateur title
- Runner-up
- Rhona Adair · age 19
- Final
- 3 & 2 (18-hole final)
- Match-play field
- 44
- Losing semifinalists
- Elinor Nevile and Mrs. Stanley Stubbs
- Defending champion
- Rhona Adair · lost in the final
- Entries
- 44
What happened at the 1901 Women’s Amateur
Molly Graham of Hoylake was four up after five holes of the final and closed out holder Rhona Adair 3 and 2 on the 16th green at Aberdovey (Morning Bulletin/Capricornian, July 1901).
Graham reached the final only after beating Mrs. Stanley Stubbs at the 19th hole of their semi-final (Sydney Morning Herald 1901-06-27).
The draw
Every match is recorded through the semifinal.
The final, 1901 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molly Graham | def. | Rhona Adair | 3 & 2 |
Semifinals, 1901 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molly Graham | def. | Mrs. Stanley Stubbs | won on 19th hole |
| Rhona Adair | def. | Elinor Nevile | 2 up |
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.
Sources
- https://www.randa.org/en/championships/womens-amateur-championship-past-winners
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/14393708
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/68257136
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Women%27s_Amateur_Championship (results-table citation of the Glasgow Herald report dated 1901-05-18)
- https://archive.org/details/spaldingsofficia14unite
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Women%27s_Amateur_Championship
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/52737011
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_Graham
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhona_Adair
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Amateur_Championship
- https://www.golfcompendium.com/2020/08/british-womens-amateur-winners.html
- https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%A8%E8%8B%B1%E5%A5%B3%E5%AD%90%E3%82%A2%E3%83%9E%E3%83%81%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A2%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E6%A8%A9