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1958 Women’s Amateur: Jessie Valentine wins at Hunstanton

Jessie Valentine won the 1958 Women’s Amateur at Hunstanton in Old Hunstanton, Norfolk, beating Elizabeth Price 1 up in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition
55th
Dates
26 June 1958
Course
Hunstanton, Old Hunstanton, Norfolk
Format
match play
Champion
Jessie Valentine · age 43 · Scotland
Champion's title
3rd Women’s Amateur title
Runner-up
Elizabeth Price · age 35
Final
1 up (36-hole final)
Losing semifinalists
Angela Bonallack and Jean Hetherington
Defending champion
Philomena Garvey

The draw

Every match is recorded through the final.

The final, 1958 Women’s Amateur

WinnerBeatenResult
Jessie Valentinedef.Elizabeth Price1 up

Semifinals, 1958 Women’s Amateur

WinnerBeatenResult
Jessie Valentinedef.Angela Bonallackunknown
Elizabeth Pricedef.Jean Hetheringtonunknown

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

  1. https://www.randa.org/championships/the-womens-amateur-championship/past-winners
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_Valentine
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Price_(golfer)
  4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Women%27s_Amateur_Championship
  5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Amateur_Championship
  6. https://www.golfcompendium.com/2020/08/british-womens-amateur-winners.html
  7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunstanton_Golf_Club