1938 Women’s Amateur: Helen Holm wins at Burnham & Berrow Golf Club
Helen Holm won the 1938 Women’s Amateur at Burnham & Berrow Golf Club in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, beating Elsie Corlett 4 & 3 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 41st
- Dates
- 20 May 1938
- Course
- Burnham & Berrow Golf Club, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset
- Format
- match play
- Champion
- Helen Holm · age 31 · Scotland
- Champion's title
- 2nd Women’s Amateur title
- Runner-up
- Elsie Corlett · age 35
- Final
- 4 & 3 (36-hole final)
- Losing semifinalists
- Mervyn Barton and Pat Fletcher
- Defending champion
- Jessie Valentine
What happened at the 1938 Women’s Amateur
Mrs. Andrew Holm of Troon beat Elsie Corlett 4 and 3 at Burnham to regain the title she first won in 1934 (AAP, The Herald, Melbourne, 1938-05-21).
Elsie Corlett, aged 35, reached her first final after losing semi-finals in 1934 and 1937 (The Herald, Melbourne, 1938-05-21).
The draw
Every match is recorded through the final.
The final, 1938 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Holm | def. | Elsie Corlett | 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.
Sources
- https://www.randa.org/en/championships/womens-amateur-championship-past-winners
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/231037189
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/243158466
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/249862521
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Women%27s_Amateur_Championship
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Holm
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie_Corlett
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Amateur_Championship
- https://www.golfcompendium.com/2020/08/british-womens-amateur-winners.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnham_%26_Berrow_Golf_Club