1964 Women’s Amateur: Carol Sorenson wins at Prince's
Carol Sorenson won the 1964 Women’s Amateur at Prince's in Sandwich, Kent, beating Bridget Jackson won on 37th hole in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 61st
- Dates
- 25 September 1964
- Course
- Prince's, Sandwich, Kent
- Format
- match play
- Champion
- Carol Sorenson · United States
- Champion's title
- 1st Women’s Amateur title
- Runner-up
- Bridget Jackson · age 28
- Final
- won on 37th hole (36-hole final)
- Losing semifinalists
- Joanne Goulet and Phyllis Preuss
- Defending champion
- Brigitte Varangot
What happened at the 1964 Women’s Amateur
On the opening day at Prince's, 19-year-old Catherine Lacoste beat the American favourite Barbara McIntire 4 and 2.
Carol Sorenson was three down at the 28th hole of the final and beat Bridget Jackson at the 37th.
Final, Carol Sorenson v. Bridget Jackson. Three down at the 28th, Sorenson came back to win at the 37th, revenge for her Curtis Cup defeat by Jackson.
Unknown, Catherine Lacoste v. Barbara McIntire. Nineteen-year-old Catherine Lacoste caused the biggest upset of the opening day at Prince's by beating the American favourite and 1960 champion Barbara McIntire 4 and 2.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the final.
The final, 1964 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Sorenson | def. | Bridget Jackson | won on 37th 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/131750641
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/294855994
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_Jackson
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Women%27s_Amateur_Championship
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Amateur_Championship
- https://www.golfcompendium.com/2020/08/british-womens-amateur-winners.html