1937 Women’s Amateur: Jessie Valentine wins at Turnberry

Jessie Valentine won the 1937 Women’s Amateur at Turnberry in Turnberry, South Ayrshire, beating Doris Park 6 & 4 in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition: 40th
Dates: 7 June 1937 to 11 June 1937
Course: Turnberry, Turnberry, South Ayrshire
Format: match play
Champion: Jessie Valentine · age 22 · Scotland
Champion's title: 1st Women’s Amateur title
Runner-up: Doris Park
Final: 6 & 4 (36-hole final)
Losing semifinalists: Elsie Corlett and Mrs. McNair
Defending champion: Pam Barton

What happened at the 1937 Women’s Amateur

Jessie Anderson and Doris Park, both daughters of professionals, were all square after the morning round of the first all-Scottish final since 1908 before Anderson won 6 and 4 (Telegraph, Brisbane, 1937-06-12).

Doris Park putted with the thin-bladed wry-necked putter her father Willie Park Jr. had used in all his matches (Telegraph, Brisbane, 1937-06-12).

The draw

Every match is recorded through the semifinal.

The final, 1937 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Jessie Valentine	def.	Doris Park	6 & 4

Semifinals, 1937 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Doris Park	def.	Elsie Corlett	3 & 2
Jessie Valentine	def.	Mrs. McNair	4 & 2

Quarterfinals, 1937 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Doris Park	def.	P. Falkner	7 & 6
Jessie Valentine	def.	Mrs. Milburn	4 & 3

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.