1966 Women’s Amateur: Liz Chadwick wins at Ganton

Liz Chadwick won the 1966 Women’s Amateur at Ganton in Ganton, North Yorkshire, beating Vivien Saunders 3 & 2 in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition: 63rd
Dates: 24 September 1966
Course: Ganton, Ganton, North Yorkshire
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Liz Chadwick · age 23 · England
Champion's title: 1st Women’s Amateur title
Runner-up: Vivien Saunders · age 19
Final: 3 & 2 (18-hole final)
Match-play field: 32
Losing semifinalists: Gwen Brandom and Catherine Lacoste
Stroke-play medalist: Catherine Lacoste (148)
Defending champion: Brigitte Varangot

What happened at the 1966 Women’s Amateur

Vivien Saunders needed 24 holes to beat S. Armitage in the Saturday-morning quarter-final at Ganton before reaching the final.

Liz Chadwick beat Catherine Lacoste at the 20th in the semi-final by holing a long putt for a 3, then beat Saunders 3 and 2 when Saunders missed two short putts at the 15th and 16th.

Final, Liz Chadwick v. Vivien Saunders. Saunders resisted for 14 holes and then missed two short putts at the 15th and 16th; Chadwick, who struck a No. 3 iron to a few feet at the 16th, won 3 and 2 while only two over 4s.

Semifinal, Liz Chadwick v. Catherine Lacoste. Chadwick ejected the favourite Lacoste at the 20th hole when she holed a long putt for a 3.

Quarterfinal, Vivien Saunders v. S. Armitage. Saunders and Armitage needed six extra holes before Saunders won at the 24th.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the final.

The final, 1966 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Liz Chadwick	def.	Vivien Saunders	3 & 2

Semifinals, 1966 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Liz Chadwick	def.	Catherine Lacoste	won on 20th hole
Vivien Saunders	def.	Gwen Brandom	unknown

Quarterfinals, 1966 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Vivien Saunders	def.	S. Armitage	won on 24th 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.