1950 Women’s Amateur: Lally Segard wins at Royal County Down
Lally Segard won the 1950 Women’s Amateur at Royal County Down in Newcastle, County Down, beating Jessie Valentine 3 & 2 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 47th
- Dates
- 18 May 1950
- Course
- Royal County Down, Newcastle, County Down
- Format
- match play
- Champion
- Lally Segard · France
- Champion's title
- 1st Women’s Amateur title
- Runner-up
- Jessie Valentine · age 35
- Final
- 3 & 2 (36-hole final)
- Losing semifinalists
- Judith Percy and Elizabeth Price
- Defending champion
- Frances Stephens
What happened at the 1950 Women’s Amateur
American Grace Lenczyk was reported to the Ladies' Golf Union for slow play after taking two hours over nine holes against Elizabeth Price, who beat her and then put out holder Frances Stephens.
Dormie five down in the semi-final, Australian Judith Percy won the 14th, 15th and 16th before the Vicomtesse de Saint-Sauveur closed her out 2 and 1 at the 17th.
Semifinal, Vicomtesse de Saint-Sauveur v. Judith Percy. Dormie five down, Australian Judith Percy won the 14th, 15th and 16th before the Vicomtesse clinched the match at the 17th.
Unknown, Elizabeth Price v. Grace Lenczyk. American Grace Lenczyk was officially reported for slow play after taking two hours over the first nine holes, where she was two down, and Jean Donald asked her to let Mrs Valentine through; Price won and went on to eliminate holder Frances Stephens.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the semifinal.
The final, 1950 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lally Segard | def. | Jessie Valentine | 3 & 2 |
Semifinals, 1950 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lally Segard | def. | Judith Percy | 2 & 1 |
| Jessie Valentine | def. | Elizabeth Price | 5 & 3 |
Quarterfinals, 1950 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judith Percy | def. | M. Binoche | 5 & 3 |
| Jessie Valentine | def. | Jeanne Bisgood | 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/championships/the-womens-amateur-championship/past-winners
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/274126022
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/69220402
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_Valentine
- 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/Brigitte_Varangot
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lally_Segard
- https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%A8%E8%8B%B1%E5%A5%B3%E5%AD%90%E3%82%A2%E3%83%9E%E3%83%81%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A2%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E6%A8%A9