1923 Women’s Amateur: Doris Chambers wins at Burnham & Berrow Golf Club

Doris Chambers won the 1923 Women’s Amateur at Burnham & Berrow Golf Club in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, beating Muriel Dodd 1 up in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition: 26th
Dates: 11 May 1923
Course: Burnham & Berrow Golf Club, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset
Format: match play
Champion: Doris Chambers · England
Champion's title: 1st Women’s Amateur title
Runner-up: Muriel Dodd · age 31
Final: 1 up (36-hole final)
Losing semifinalists: Beryl Brown and Joyce Wethered
Defending champion: Joyce Wethered · lost in the semifinals

What happened at the 1923 Women’s Amateur

Mrs. Macbeth was three up at lunch and two up with four to play, but in a gale with rain, hail and thunder Doris Chambers squared at the 15th of the afternoon, won the 35th with a long putt and halved the last to win by one hole (Kalgoorlie Miner 1923-05-14; Golf Illustrated 1923-07).

Mrs. Macbeth (the 1913 champion Muriel Dodd) beat Joyce Wethered on the 17th green of their semi-final, 2 and 1, with Cecil Leitch absent injured (Golf Illustrated 1923-07; Sydney Mail 1923-05-16).

Semifinal, Mrs. Alan Macbeth v. Joyce Wethered. Mrs. Alan Macbeth (Muriel Dodd) beat a below-form Joyce Wethered on the 17th green of their semi-final, 2 and 1 (Golf Illustrated 1923-07).

The draw

Every match is recorded through the semifinal.

The final, 1923 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Doris Chambers	def.	Muriel Dodd	1 up

Semifinals, 1923 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Muriel Dodd	def.	Joyce Wethered	2 & 1
Doris Chambers	def.	Beryl Brown	3 & 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.