1928 Women’s Amateur: Manette le Blan wins at Hunstanton Golf Club

Manette le Blan won the 1928 Women’s Amateur at Hunstanton Golf Club in Old Hunstanton, Norfolk, beating S. Marshall 3 & 2 in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition: 31st
Dates: 18 May 1928
Course: Hunstanton Golf Club, Old Hunstanton, Norfolk
Format: match play
Champion: Manette le Blan · France
Champion's title: 1st Women’s Amateur title
Runner-up: S. Marshall
Final: 3 & 2 (36-hole final)
Losing semifinalists: Judith Fowler and Enid Wilson
Defending champion: Simone Thion de la Chaume

What happened at the 1928 Women’s Amateur

Level with Enid Wilson on the 18th tee of their semi-final, Manette le Blan slashed a long second clear over the cross-bunker while Wilson's weak second cost her the hole and the match (American Golfer 1928-07).

Glenna Collett knocked out the holder Simone Thion de la Chaume in her very first match, then lost in the fourth round to Mabel Wragg in cold wind and rain (American Golfer 1928-07).

Final, Manette le Blan v. Sylvia Marshall. The final was level after 18 holes; Manette le Blan holed a 20-yard putt at the 6th in the afternoon, went five up, and won 3 and 2 when Sylvia Marshall got into thick rushes at the 16th (Telegraph, Brisbane, 1928-07-14).

Semifinal, Manette le Blan v. Enid Wilson. Level on the 18th tee, Manette le Blan carried the cross-bunker with a long second while Enid Wilson's weak second cost her the hole and the match (American Golfer 1928-07).

Unknown, Glenna Collett v. Simone Thion de la Chaume. Glenna Collett beat the holder Simone Thion de la Chaume in her very first match at Hunstanton (American Golfer 1928-07).

The draw

Every match is recorded through the final.

The final, 1928 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Manette le Blan	def.	S. Marshall	3 & 2

Semifinals, 1928 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Manette le Blan	def.	Enid Wilson	1 up
S. Marshall	def.	Judith Fowler	unknown

Quarterfinals, 1928 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Judith Fowler	def.	Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd	unknown

Round of 16, 1928 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd	def.	Doris Chambers	unknown

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.