1954 Women’s Amateur: Frances Stephens wins at Ganton
Frances Stephens won the 1954 Women’s Amateur at Ganton in Ganton, North Yorkshire, beating Elizabeth Price 4 & 3 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 51st
- Dates
- 1 July 1954
- Course
- Ganton, Ganton, North Yorkshire
- Format
- match play
- Champion
- Frances Stephens · England
- Champion's title
- 2nd Women’s Amateur title
- Runner-up
- Elizabeth Price · age 31
- Final
- 4 & 3 (36-hole final)
- Losing semifinalists
- Betty Singleton and Marlene Stewart Streit
- Defending champion
- Marlene Stewart Streit · lost in the semifinals
What happened at the 1954 Women’s Amateur
Holder Marlene Stewart beat Philomena Garvey, her 1953 final opponent, at the 19th in the fourth round and then lost to Frances Stephens at the 22nd hole of the semi-final.
Frances Stephens, a late Curtis Cup selection, beat Elizabeth Price 4 and 3 in the first all-English final since 1936.
Semifinal, Frances Stephens v. Marlene Stewart. Stephens beat the holder Marlene Stewart at the 22nd hole of their semi-final.
Round of 16, Marlene Stewart v. Philomena Garvey. In a rematch of the 1953 final, holder Marlene Stewart beat Irish champion Philomena Garvey at the 19th hole to reach the quarter-finals.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the semifinal.
The final, 1954 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Stephens | def. | Elizabeth Price | 4 & 3 |
Semifinals, 1954 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Stephens | def. | Marlene Stewart Streit | won on 22nd hole |
| Elizabeth Price | def. | Betty Singleton | 3 & 2 |
Quarterfinals, 1954 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Stephens | def. | Jeanne Bisgood | 1 up |
Round of 16, 1954 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlene Stewart Streit | def. | Philomena Garvey | won on 19th hole |
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/52952381
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/163302016
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27217541
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Price_(golfer)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Amateur_Championship
- https://www.golfcompendium.com/2020/08/british-womens-amateur-winners.html