1955 Women’s Amateur: Jessie Valentine wins at Royal Portrush

Jessie Valentine won the 1955 Women’s Amateur at Royal Portrush in Portrush, County Antrim, beating Barbara Romack 7 & 6 in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition: 52nd
Dates: 19 May 1955
Course: Royal Portrush, Portrush, County Antrim
Format: match play
Champion: Jessie Valentine · age 40 · Scotland
Champion's title: 2nd Women’s Amateur title
Runner-up: Barbara Romack · age 22
Final: 7 & 6 (36-hole final)
Losing semifinalists: Bridget Jackson and Janette Robertson
Defending champion: Frances Stephens

What happened at the 1955 Women’s Amateur

Jessie Valentine, 40, was five up at the end of the first round of the final against 20-year-old U.S. champion Barbara Romack.

Valentine won 7 and 6 at Royal Portrush, 18 years after her first title as Jessie Anderson in 1937.

Final, Mrs. G. Valentine v. Barbara Romack. Valentine, 40, was five up after the morning round and beat the 20-year-old U.S. champion 7 and 6.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the final.

The final, 1955 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Jessie Valentine	def.	Barbara Romack	7 & 6

Semifinals, 1955 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Jessie Valentine	def.	Bridget Jackson	3 & 2
Barbara Romack	def.	Janette Robertson	unknown

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.