1912 Women’s Amateur: Gladys Ravenscroft wins at Turnberry

Gladys Ravenscroft won the 1912 Women’s Amateur at Turnberry in Turnberry, South Ayrshire, beating Stella Temple 3 & 2 in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition: 20th
Dates: 7 May 1912 to 10 May 1912
Course: Turnberry, Turnberry, South Ayrshire
Format: match play
Champion: Gladys Ravenscroft · age 24 · England
Champion's title: 1st Women’s Amateur title
Runner-up: Stella Temple
Final: 3 & 2 (18-hole final)
Match-play field: 118
Losing semifinalists: Gladys Heming-Johnson and Cecil Leitch
Defending champion: Dorothy Campbell Hurd · did not play
Entries: 118

What happened at the 1912 Women’s Amateur

Five Leitch sisters (Edith, May, Cecil, Chris and Peggy) entered at Turnberry, and Cecil beat her sister May with a putt on the last green in the fifth round (American Golfer 1912-07).

Gladys Ravenscroft beat Cecil Leitch on the last green of their semi-final, 81 strokes to 82, then closed out Stella Temple 3 and 2 at the 16th by holing a four-yard putt (American Golfer 1912-07).

Final, Gladys Ravenscroft v. Stella Temple. Gladys Ravenscroft, two up at the turn, closed out Stella Temple 3 and 2 at the 16th by holing a four-yard putt, before about 1,500 spectators controlled by megaphones and police whistles (American Golfer 1912-07; Referee 1912-07-03).

Semifinal, Gladys Ravenscroft v. Cecil Leitch. Ravenscroft beat Cecil Leitch on the last green of their semi-final, 81 strokes to 82; at the 11th Leitch made 4 and Ravenscroft holed a long putt for 3 (American Golfer 1912-07; The Arrow 1912-06-29).

Quarterfinal, Cecil Leitch v. May Leitch. Sisters Cecil and May Leitch met in the fifth round and Cecil won by a putt on the last green (American Golfer 1912-07).

The draw

Every match is recorded through the semifinal.

The final, 1912 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Gladys Ravenscroft	def.	Stella Temple	3 & 2

Semifinals, 1912 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Gladys Ravenscroft	def.	Cecil Leitch	1 up
Stella Temple	def.	Gladys Heming-Johnson	2 up

Quarterfinals, 1912 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Cecil Leitch	def.	May Leitch	1 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.