1930 Women’s Amateur: Diana Fishwick wins at Formby Golf Club
Diana Fishwick won the 1930 Women’s Amateur at Formby Golf Club in Formby, Merseyside, beating Glenna Collett-Vare 4 & 3 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 33rd
- Dates
- 12 May 1930 to 16 May 1930
- Course
- Formby Golf Club, Formby, Merseyside
- Format
- match play
- Champion
- Diana Fishwick · England
- Champion's title
- 1st Women’s Amateur title
- Runner-up
- Glenna Collett-Vare · age 26
- Final
- 4 & 3 (36-hole final)
- Losing semifinalists
- Kathleen Macdonald and Enid Wilson
- Defending champion
- Joyce Wethered
What happened at the 1930 Women’s Amateur
Nineteen-year-old Diana Fishwick, playing the championship for the first time, led Glenna Collett by five holes at the half-way point and won 4 and 3, with the referee once appealing to the crowd to restrain its 'exuberant patriotism' (Sunday Times, Perth, 1930-05-18).
Collett beat English champion Molly Gourlay at the 21st hole in the fourth round on Gourlay's birthday, Gourlay rallying from early arrears (Daily News, Perth, 1930-05-15).
Semifinal, Glenna Collett v. Enid Wilson. Glenna Collett beat Enid Wilson on the last green of their semi-final at Formby (Advocate, Burnie, 1930-05-17).
Unknown, Glenna Collett v. Molly Gourlay. Glenna Collett beat English champion Molly Gourlay at the 21st hole in the fourth round, Gourlay rallying from early arrears on her birthday but failing on the greens (Daily News, Perth, 1930-05-15).
The draw
Every match is recorded through the semifinal.
The final, 1930 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diana Fishwick | def. | Glenna Collett-Vare | 4 & 3 |
Semifinals, 1930 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenna Collett-Vare | def. | Enid Wilson | 1 up |
| Diana Fishwick | def. | Kathleen Macdonald | 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.
Sources
- https://www.randa.org/en/championships/womens-amateur-championship-past-winners
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/152091715
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Women%27s_Amateur_Championship
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/83512726
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenna_Collett
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Amateur_Championship
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