1913 Women’s Amateur: Muriel Dodd wins at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club

Muriel Dodd won the 1913 Women’s Amateur at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, beating Evelyn Chubb 7 & 6 in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition: 21st
Dates: 2 June 1913 to 6 June 1913
Course: Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
Format: match play
Champion: Muriel Dodd · age 22 · England
Champion's title: 1st Women’s Amateur title
Runner-up: Evelyn Chubb
Final: 7 & 6 (36-hole final)
Match-play field: 127
Losing semifinalists: Janet Jackson and Violet Pooley
Defending champion: Gladys Ravenscroft · lost in the round of 16
Entries: 127

What happened at the 1913 Women’s Amateur

Canadian Violet Pooley beat holder Gladys Ravenscroft 2 and 1 on the 17th green in the fourth round, a match judged the best ever played between ladies in a championship (American Golfer 1913-07).

In the first 36-hole final Muriel Dodd won five holes in a row from the 4th to the 8th of the morning round and led Evelyn Chubb by four at lunch (American Golfer 1913-07; Wikipedia).

Round of 16, Violet Pooley v. Gladys Ravenscroft. Canadian Violet Pooley beat holder Gladys Ravenscroft 2 and 1 on the 17th green in the fourth round, the golf judged better than anything yet seen between ladies in a championship (American Golfer 1913-07; Spalding 1914).

Round of 128, Frances Teacher v. Cecil Leitch. Cecil Leitch, playing with a white teddy bear tied to her bag with pink ribbon, lost 2 and 1 in the first round to Frances Teacher of North Berwick (American Golfer 1913-07; Spalding 1914).

The draw

Every match is recorded through the round of 64.

The final, 1913 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Muriel Dodd	def.	Evelyn Chubb	7 & 6

Semifinals, 1913 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Muriel Dodd	def.	Violet Pooley	6 & 4
Evelyn Chubb	def.	Janet Jackson	2 up

Quarterfinals, 1913 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Muriel Dodd	def.	S. Tobin	2 & 1
Violet Pooley	def.	E. Marsden	3 & 2
Evelyn Chubb	def.	Mrs. F. W. Brown	1 up
Janet Jackson	def.	W. Martin-Smith	3 & 2

Round of 16, 1913 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
S. Tobin	def.	M. Harrison	2 & 1
Muriel Dodd	def.	Mrs. Cautley	2 up
E. Marsden	def.	Elinor Nevile	5 & 3
Violet Pooley	def.	Gladys Ravenscroft	2 & 1
Mrs. F. W. Brown	def.	Mrs. Melrose	2 up
Evelyn Chubb	def.	Stella Temple	won on 20th hole
Janet Jackson	def.	D. M. Mann	6 & 5
W. Martin-Smith	def.	Boyd	5 & 4

Round of 32, 1913 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
S. Tobin	def.	Stevenson	7 & 5
M. Harrison	def.	Mrs. W. Neilson	6 & 4
Mrs. Cautley	def.	Gladys Bastin	3 & 1
Muriel Dodd	def.	B. Lockwood	9 & 7
E. Marsden	def.	E. Heape	3 & 2
Elinor Nevile	def.	Madge Maitland	4 & 3
Gladys Ravenscroft	def.	Mrs. Besley	2 & 1
Violet Pooley	def.	Mrs. Hugh Rigby	1 up
Mrs. Melrose	def.	Mrs. Constant	2 & 1
Mrs. F. W. Brown	def.	A. W. Cook	5 & 4
Stella Temple	def.	Barry	3 & 2
Evelyn Chubb	def.	L. G. Ross	3 & 2
Janet Jackson	def.	Edith Leitch	3 & 2
D. M. Mann	def.	Florence Walker-Leigh	1 up
Boyd	def.	Violet Tynte	2 up
W. Martin-Smith	def.	Mrs. E. S. Catlow	2 & 1

Round of 64, 1913 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
S. Tobin	def.	Mrs. Sayers	5 & 3
Stevenson	def.	Mrs. Lewis Smith	3 & 2
M. Harrison	def.	N. Alexander	5 & 4
Mrs. W. Neilson	def.	Mrs. W. H. Nicolson	4 & 3
Gladys Bastin	def.	D. Moseley	4 & 3
Mrs. Cautley	def.	Thompson	7 & 5
B. Lockwood	def.	Mrs. Croasdale	3 & 1
Muriel Dodd	def.	Kinloch	2 up
E. Heape	def.	G. M. Kingzett	1 up
E. Marsden	def.	Frances Teacher	won on 20th hole
Madge Maitland	def.	Mrs. E. H. Johnstone	4 & 2
Elinor Nevile	def.	Eleanor Helme	5 & 4
Mrs. Besley	def.	M. Jackson	6 & 4
Gladys Ravenscroft	def.	Mrs. Harrap	9 & 7
Mrs. Hugh Rigby	def.	Mrs. Eustace White	won on 19th hole
Violet Pooley	def.	A. Hovenden	2 & 1
Mrs. Constant	def.	Mrs. Allan Deacon	2 & 1
Mrs. Melrose	def.	F. McAndrew	1 up
A. W. Cook	def.	Mrs. A. Whitehead	won on 19th hole
Mrs. F. W. Brown	def.	Huleatt	5 & 3
Barry	def.	D. Barker	won on 20th hole
Stella Temple	def.	Mrs. Jones	4 & 2
Evelyn Chubb	def.	Mrs. P. R. Cooper	5 & 4
L. G. Ross	def.	Mrs. G. M. Martin	5 & 4
Edith Leitch	def.	J. G. Broun	5 & 4
Janet Jackson	def.	Mrs. Brindle	1 up
Florence Walker-Leigh	def.	Mrs. Heathcote Hacker	5 & 4
D. M. Mann	def.	Mrs. Carrington Smith	3 & 2
Boyd	def.	Coombs	2 & 1
Violet Tynte	def.	Ryder Richardson	4 & 3
Mrs. E. S. Catlow	def.	Jessie Magill	7 & 5
W. Martin-Smith	def.	Mrs. R. A. Cramsie	2 & 1

Round of 128, 1913 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Mrs. Sayers	def.	Lloyd Jones	1 up
Mrs. Lewis Smith	def.	Brooke	5 & 4
Stevenson	def.	H. B. Mather	won on 19th hole
N. Alexander	def.	Mrs. Greener	4 & 2
M. Harrison	def.	D. Fraser	4 & 3
Mrs. W. Neilson	def.	Mrs. Ellis Griffith	4 & 3
Mrs. W. H. Nicolson	def.	Mrs. Willock-Pollen	1 up
Gladys Bastin	def.	Mrs. C. Judge	8 & 6
D. Moseley	def.	Mrs. Arkwright	3 & 2
Thompson	def.	S. K. Hutchinson	4 & 3
Mrs. Cautley	def.	W. Griffiths	3 & 2
Mrs. Croasdale	def.	N. Graham	3 & 2
B. Lockwood	def.	Rita Rooke	5 & 3
Kinloch	def.	Mrs. Gilman Brown	6 & 5
E. Heape	def.	Mrs. Church Bliss	won on 20th hole
Muriel Dodd	def.	Mrs. H. Jackson	2 & 1
G. M. Kingzett	def.	Peggie Leitch	1 up
Frances Teacher	def.	Cecil Leitch	2 & 1
E. Marsden	def.	A. Griffiths	6 & 5
Mrs. E. H. Johnstone	def.	Nancy Parbury	2 & 1
Madge Maitland	def.	A. W. Taylor	won on 19th hole
Eleanor Helme	def.	Pryce Jones	walkover
Elinor Nevile	def.	Mrs. Barnes	5 & 3
Mrs. Besley	def.	Gladys Heming-Johnson	1 up
M. Jackson	def.	Mrs. Ames	2 & 1
Mrs. Harrap	def.	Mrs. Ernest Hill	2 up
Gladys Ravenscroft	def.	E. Bramwell	won on 19th hole
Mrs. Hugh Rigby	def.	Mrs. Brinton	3 & 2
Mrs. Eustace White	def.	Mrs. H. Jeken	2 & 1
Violet Pooley	def.	Baron	7 & 6
A. Hovenden	def.	Bertha Thompson	2 & 1
Mrs. Allan Deacon	def.	Mrs. Ainsworth	walkover
Mrs. Constant	def.	Mrs. Hezlet	7 & 6
F. McAndrew	def.	E. Crummack	5 & 4
Mrs. Melrose	def.	Lily Moore	4 & 3
A. W. Cook	def.	Mrs. A. E. Hardman	walkover
Mrs. A. Whitehead	def.	L. Rostron	3 & 2
Huleatt	def.	V. H. Lloyd Davies	6 & 4
Mrs. F. W. Brown	def.	Moss	2 & 1
Barry	def.	Spence	walkover
D. Barker	def.	Mrs. Burnett Craigie	4 & 2
Mrs. Jones	def.	Mrs. Forth	5 & 3
Stella Temple	def.	D. Robertson	9 & 8
Evelyn Chubb	def.	M. Scovell	walkover
Mrs. P. R. Cooper	def.	W. Tomlinson	4 & 2
L. G. Ross	def.	Mrs. Stanley Stubbs	5 & 4
Mrs. G. M. Martin	def.	M. Wilson	4 & 3
J. G. Broun	def.	Mrs. R. Homan	5 & 4
Edith Leitch	def.	Mrs. T. H. Miller	6 & 5
Janet Jackson	def.	Mrs. C. Thompson	6 & 5
Mrs. Brindle	def.	M. Llewellyn	4 & 3
Florence Walker-Leigh	def.	Aircy	6 & 4
Mrs. Carrington Smith	def.	Mrs. G. C. Liebert	7 & 5
D. M. Mann	def.	Mrs. Lee White	3 & 1
Boyd	def.	H. Saunt	2 & 1
Coombs	def.	Mrs. Laidlay	walkover
Ryder Richardson	def.	Mrs. Tatham	2 up
Violet Tynte	def.	Mrs. F. W. Jones	1 up
Mrs. E. S. Catlow	def.	Mrs. Martin Hall	5 & 4
Jessie Magill	def.	Mrs. R. Bell	5 & 3
Mrs. R. A. Cramsie	def.	Mrs. C. F. Richardson	walkover
W. Martin-Smith	def.	Madge Neill-Fraser	5 & 4

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.