1920 Women’s Amateur: Cecil Leitch wins at Royal County Down Golf Club

Cecil Leitch won the 1920 Women’s Amateur at Royal County Down Golf Club in Newcastle, County Down, beating Molly Griffiths 7 & 6 in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition: 23rd
Dates: 14 May 1920
Course: Royal County Down Golf Club, Newcastle, County Down
Format: match play
Champion: Cecil Leitch · age 29 · England
Champion's title: 2nd Women’s Amateur title
Runner-up: Molly Griffiths
Final: 7 & 6 (36-hole final)
Losing semifinalists: Doris Fraser and Janet Jackson
Defending champion: Cecil Leitch · won

What happened at the 1920 Women’s Amateur

Rosamond Sherwood of Stony Brook, who had a sharp stake pierce her foot, played her first-round match against Molly Griffiths supported on crutches and lost on the 14th green (Spalding 1920).

Twenty-year-old Molly Griffiths, a pupil of Jack White, was six down after the first 13 holes of the final and lost only one more hole before Cecil Leitch closed it out 7 and 6 (Express and Telegraph, Adelaide, 1920-07-15).

Final, Cecil Leitch v. Molly Griffiths. Molly Griffiths was six down after the first 13 holes of the final and lost only one more hole before Cecil Leitch won 7 and 6 (Express and Telegraph, Adelaide, 1920-07-15).

Unknown, Molly Griffiths v. Rosamond Sherwood. Rosamond Sherwood of Stony Brook, her foot pierced by a stake, played her first-round match on crutches and lost to Molly Griffiths on the 14th green (Spalding 1920).

The draw

Every match is recorded through the semifinal.

The final, 1920 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Cecil Leitch	def.	Molly Griffiths	7 & 6

Semifinals, 1920 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Molly Griffiths	def.	Janet Jackson	1 up
Cecil Leitch	def.	Doris Fraser	4 & 3

Quarterfinals, 1920 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Molly Griffiths	def.	Marion Hollins	6 & 4
Cecil Leitch	def.	Gladys Ravenscroft	7 & 6

Round of 16, 1920 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Marion Hollins	def.	Mrs. Cramsie	2 & 1
Janet Jackson	def.	Florence Vanderbeck	5 & 3
Cecil Leitch	def.	Gladys Bastin	2 & 1

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.