1979 Women’s Amateur: Maureen Madill wins at Nairn

Maureen Madill won the 1979 Women’s Amateur at Nairn in Nairn, Highland, beating Jane Lock 2 & 1 in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition: 76th
Dates: 5 June 1979 to 9 June 1979
Course: Nairn, Nairn, Highland
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Maureen Madill · age 21 · Northern Ireland
Champion's title: 1st Women’s Amateur title
Runner-up: Jane Lock
Final: 2 & 1 (18-hole final)
Match-play field: 32
Losing semifinalists: Edwina Kennedy and Mary McKenna
Stroke-play medalist: Edwina Kennedy (144)
Defending champion: Edwina Kennedy · lost in the semifinals

What happened at the 1979 Women’s Amateur

At the long 13th of the final Maureen Madill's five-wood second finished six inches from the hole for an albatross two, three under par.

Madill's four-yard birdie putt at the 14th put her four up; she conceded the 15th and 16th and clinched the title with a par 4 at the 17th.

Final, Maureen Madill v. Jane Lock. Madill struck a five-wood second at the long 13th to six inches for an albatross two and closed out Lock 2 and 1 at the 17th, the first Irish winner for 22 years.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the final.

The final, 1979 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Maureen Madill	def.	Jane Lock	2 & 1

Semifinals, 1979 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Jane Lock	def.	Edwina Kennedy	unknown
Maureen Madill	def.	Mary McKenna	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.