1983 Women’s Amateur: Jill Thornhill wins at Silloth on Solway

Jill Thornhill won the 1983 Women’s Amateur at Silloth on Solway in Silloth, Cumbria, beating Regine Lautens 4 & 2 in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition: 80th
Dates: 11 June 1983
Course: Silloth on Solway, Silloth, Cumbria
Format: match play
Champion: Jill Thornhill · age 40 · England
Champion's title: 1st Women’s Amateur title
Runner-up: Regine Lautens
Final: 4 & 2 (18-hole final)
Match-play field: 32
Losing semifinalists: Marie-Laure de Taya and Cécilia Mourgue d'Algue
Stroke-play medalist: Mary Gallagher, Beverley New (153)
Defending champion: Kitrina Douglas

What happened at the 1983 Women’s Amateur

Jill Thornhill beat Marie-Laure de Taya by one hole in the semi-final by finishing 3, 4 on two holes Silloth rated par 5.

Thornhill, a 40-year-old Surrey mother of two, beat 22-year-old Swiss Regine Lautens 4 and 2 in the final.

Final, Jill Thornhill v. Regine Lautens. Thornhill, a 40-year-old mother of two from Surrey, beat the 22-year-old Swiss 4 and 2 and was immediately rewarded with a trip to Canada for the Commonwealth team.

Semifinal, Jill Thornhill v. Marie-Laure de Taya. Thornhill won by one hole by finishing 3, 4 against Silloth's par of 5, 5.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the quarterfinal.

The final, 1983 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Jill Thornhill	def.	Regine Lautens	4 & 2

Semifinals, 1983 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Regine Lautens	def.	Cécilia Mourgue d'Algue	2 up
Jill Thornhill	def.	Marie-Laure de Taya	1 up

Quarterfinals, 1983 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Regine Lautens	def.	A. Albox	3 & 2
Cécilia Mourgue d'Algue	def.	P. Cornett	won on 21st hole
Jill Thornhill	def.	C. Wickham	5 & 3
Marie-Laure de Taya	def.	Claire Waite	4 & 2

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.