1981 Women’s Amateur: Belle Robertson wins at Caernarvonshire

Belle Robertson won the 1981 Women’s Amateur at Caernarvonshire in Conwy, Conwy, beating Wilma Aitken won on 20th hole in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition: 78th
Dates: 2 June 1981 to 6 June 1981
Course: Caernarvonshire, Conwy, Conwy
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Belle Robertson · age 45 · Scotland
Champion's title: 1st Women’s Amateur title
Runner-up: Wilma Aitken · age 22
Final: won on 20th hole (18-hole final)
Match-play field: 32
Losing semifinalists: Viveka Hoff and Claire Hourihane
Stroke-play medalist: Belle Robertson (145)
Defending champion: Anne Quast Sander

What happened at the 1981 Women’s Amateur

Belle Robertson was five up with five to play against Wilma Aitken in the final and won only at the 20th hole.

At 45, Robertson became the championship's oldest winner after losing finals in 1959, 1965 and 1970.

Final, Belle Robertson v. Wilma Aitken. Robertson was five up with five to play but Aitken took the match to extra holes before Robertson won at the 20th, aged 45, the oldest champion.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the final.

The final, 1981 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Belle Robertson	def.	Wilma Aitken	won on 20th 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.

1981 Women’s Amateur: Belle Robertson wins at Caernarvonshire

What happened at the 1981 Women’s Amateur

The draw

The final, 1981 Women’s Amateur

How this was built

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