1934 Women’s Amateur: Helen Holm wins at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club
Helen Holm won the 1934 Women’s Amateur at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Porthcawl, Bridgend, beating Pam Barton 6 & 5 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 37th
- Dates
- 17 May 1934
- Course
- Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, Porthcawl, Bridgend
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying + match play
- Champion
- Helen Holm · age 27 · Scotland
- Champion's title
- 1st Women’s Amateur title
- Runner-up
- Pam Barton · age 17
- Final
- 6 & 5 (36-hole final)
- Match-play field
- 64
- Losing semifinalists
- Elsie Corlett and Eithne Pentony
- Defending champion
- Enid Wilson · did not play
What happened at the 1934 Women’s Amateur
Seventeen-year-old Pam Barton, the youngest finalist to that date, played her semi-final in half a gale; at the 16th Elsie Corlett held out her hand thinking she had lost and Barton replied 'The match is still alive' (Advertiser, Adelaide, 1934-07-13).
Mrs. Andrew Holm, once three down in the final, beat Barton 6 and 5 to become the first Scottish champion since Dorothy Campbell in 1911 (Courier-Mail 1934-05-18).
Final, Mrs. A. M. Holm v. Pam Barton. Mrs. A. M. Holm, once three down, beat 17-year-old Pam Barton 6 and 5 in a half-gale at Porthcawl, and the referee then called 'Three cheers for the runner-up!' (Courier-Mail 1934-05-18; Sydney Mail 1935-08-14).
Semifinal, Pam Barton v. Elsie Corlett. In a half-gale Elsie Corlett held out her hand at the 16th thinking she had lost, and Pam Barton replied 'The match is still alive' (Advertiser, Adelaide, 1934-07-13).
The draw
Every match is recorded through the final.
The final, 1934 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Holm | def. | Pam Barton | 6 & 5 |
Semifinals, 1934 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pam Barton | def. | Elsie Corlett | unknown |
| Helen Holm | def. | Eithne Pentony | unknown |
Quarterfinals, 1934 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pam Barton | def. | Diana Plumpton | 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.
Sources
- https://www.randa.org/en/championships/womens-amateur-championship-past-winners
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36711440
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70565274
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/54764513
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Women%27s_Amateur_Championship
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/74100540
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Holm
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pam_Barton
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Amateur_Championship
- https://www.golfcompendium.com/2020/08/british-womens-amateur-winners.html