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1925 Women’s Amateur: Joyce Wethered wins at Royal Troon Golf Club

Joyce Wethered won the 1925 Women’s Amateur at Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, South Ayrshire, beating Cecil Leitch won on 37th hole in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition
28th
Dates
22 May 1925
Course
Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, South Ayrshire
Format
match play
Champion
Joyce Wethered · age 23 · England
Champion's title
3rd Women’s Amateur title
Runner-up
Cecil Leitch · age 34
Final
won on 37th hole (36-hole final)
Losing semifinalists
Beryl Brown and Gladys Ravenscroft
Defending champion
Joyce Wethered · won

What happened at the 1925 Women’s Amateur

Joyce Wethered was two up at the 30th of the final, the next four holes were halved, Cecil Leitch won the 35th and 36th, and Wethered won the 37th in 4 to 5; morning rounds were 75 and 76 (Reuter, Sports Referee 1925-05-23).

Over 8,000 spectators watched Wethered beat Glenna Collett 4 and 3 in Collett's second match, the American topping two drives (Golf Illustrated 1925-07).

Final, Joyce Wethered v. Cecil Leitch. Joyce Wethered was two up at the 30th; the next four holes were halved, Cecil Leitch won the 35th and 36th to square, and Wethered won the 37th in 4 to 5 (Reuter, Sports Referee 1925-05-23).

Unknown, Joyce Wethered v. Glenna Collett. Joyce Wethered beat Glenna Collett 4 and 3 in Collett's second match before more than 8,000 spectators; Collett topped her drive at the long 6th and again at the 9th (Golf Illustrated 1925-07).

The draw

Every match is recorded through the final.

The final, 1925 Women’s Amateur

WinnerBeatenResult
Joyce Wethereddef.Cecil Leitchwon on 37th hole

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.

Sources

  1. https://www.randa.org/en/championships/womens-amateur-championship-past-winners
  2. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/153648584
  3. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/285477800
  4. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/31859715
  5. https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll2/id/62403
  6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Women%27s_Amateur_Championship
  7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_Wethered
  8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Leitch
  9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Amateur_Championship
  10. https://www.golfcompendium.com/2020/08/british-womens-amateur-winners.html
  11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Troon_Golf_Club
  12. https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%A8%E8%8B%B1%E5%A5%B3%E5%AD%90%E3%82%A2%E3%83%9E%E3%83%81%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A2%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E6%A8%A9