1904 Women’s Amateur: Lottie Dod wins at Royal Troon Golf Club

Lottie Dod won the 1904 Women’s Amateur at Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, South Ayrshire, beating May Hezlet 1 up in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition: 12th
Dates: 9 May 1904 to 13 May 1904
Course: Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, South Ayrshire
Format: match play
Champion: Lottie Dod · age 32 · England
Champion's title: 1st Women’s Amateur title
Runner-up: May Hezlet · age 22
Final: 1 up (18-hole final)
Match-play field: 95
Losing semifinalists: Dorothy Campbell Hurd and Molly Graham
Defending champion: Rhona Adair · lost in the round of 16
Entries: 95

What happened at the 1904 Women’s Amateur

Lottie Dod, five-time Wimbledon singles champion, was 1 down with two to play in the final when May Hezlet missed a two-foot putt on the 17th; Dod then won the 18th with a faultless 4 (Australasian 1904-07-02; Sydney Mail 1904-06-22).

Between 5,000 and 6,000 spectators followed the Dod-Hezlet final at Troon, and Dod had survived the third round after being five down (Australasian 1904-07-02).

Round of 16, May Hezlet v. Rhona Adair. May Hezlet, all square with holder Rhona Adair at the turn, won three holes in a row and, after Adair laid herself a stymie at the 13th, won 4 and 2 (SMH 1904-06-17).

The draw

Every match is recorded through the semifinal.

The final, 1904 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Lottie Dod	def.	May Hezlet	1 up

Semifinals, 1904 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
May Hezlet	def.	Molly Graham	4 & 2
Lottie Dod	def.	Dorothy Campbell Hurd	4 & 2

Round of 16, 1904 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
May Hezlet	def.	Rhona Adair	4 & 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.