1971 Women’s Amateur: Mickey Walker wins at Alwoodley

Mickey Walker won the 1971 Women’s Amateur at Alwoodley in Leeds, West Yorkshire, beating Beverly Huke 3 & 1 in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition: 68th
Dates: 26 June 1971
Course: Alwoodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Format: match play
Champion: Mickey Walker · age 18 · England
Champion's title: 1st Women’s Amateur title
Runner-up: Beverly Huke · age 20
Final: 3 & 1 (18-hole final)
Match-play field: 32
Losing semifinalists: Belle Robertson and Linda Denison-Pender
Stroke-play medalist: Beverly Huke (148)
Defending champion: Dinah Oxley

What happened at the 1971 Women’s Amateur

Eighteen-year-old Mickey Walker eagled the 3rd and hit her tee shot to two feet at the short 11th on the way to a 4 and 3 semi-final win over Scottish champion Belle Robertson.

Two down to the Marquesa de Artasona in the quarter-finals, Belle Robertson birdied the 6th and 7th to square and then won five of the next six holes.

Semifinal, Mickey Walker v. Belle Robertson. Walker won the first hole in par, eagled the 3rd and hit her tee shot to two feet at the short 11th to beat the three-times runner-up 4 and 3.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the quarterfinal.

The final, 1971 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Mickey Walker	def.	Beverly Huke	3 & 1

Semifinals, 1971 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Beverly Huke	def.	Linda Denison-Pender	3 & 2
Mickey Walker	def.	Belle Robertson	4 & 3

Quarterfinals, 1971 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Beverly Huke	def.	J. Mark	1 up
Linda Denison-Pender	def.	Ann Irvin	2 & 1
Mickey Walker	def.	C. Tomboy	5 & 3
Belle Robertson	def.	Marquesa de Artasona	4 & 3

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.