1997 Women’s Amateur: Alison Rose wins at Cruden Bay Golf Club
Alison Rose won the 1997 Women’s Amateur at Cruden Bay Golf Club in Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, beating Mhairi McKay 4 & 3 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 94th
- Course
- Cruden Bay Golf Club, Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying + match play
- Champion
- Alison Rose · Scotland
- Champion's title
- 1st Women’s Amateur title
- Runner-up
- Mhairi McKay
- Final
- 4 & 3 (18-hole final)
- Match-play field
- 64
- Losing semifinalists
- Becky Morgan and Maitena Alsuguren
- Stroke-play medalist
- Janice Moodie (137)
- Defending champion
- Kelli Kuehne
What happened at the 1997 Women’s Amateur
Mhairi McKay was four up in the morning against Karen Stupples but only squeezed through at the 19th hole.
Maitena Alsuguren knocked out top seed Janice Moodie by two holes and then Silvia Cavalleri by the same margin on the same day.
Final, Alison Rose v. Mhairi McKay. Alison Rose beat Mhairi McKay 4 and 3 in an all-Scottish final at Cruden Bay.
Round of 16, Mhairi McKay v. Karen Stupples. McKay was four up in the morning but squeezed through only at the 19th.
Round of 16, Maitena Alsuguren v. Janice Moodie. Alsuguren toppled top seed and favourite Moodie by two holes.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the final.
The final, 1997 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Rose | def. | Mhairi McKay | 4 & 3 |
Semifinals, 1997 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Rose | def. | Becky Morgan | unknown |
| Mhairi McKay | def. | Maitena Alsuguren | unknown |
Quarterfinals, 1997 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maitena Alsuguren | def. | Silvia Cavalleri | 2 up |
| Mhairi McKay | def. | Eleanor Pilgrim | unknown |
Round of 16, 1997 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maitena Alsuguren | def. | Janice Moodie | 2 up |
| Mhairi McKay | def. | Karen Stupples | won on 19th hole |
| Eleanor Pilgrim | def. | Eileen Rose Power | 2 & 1 |
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.
Sources
- https://www.randa.org/en/championships/womens-amateur-championship-past-winners
- https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/scottish-domination-1.82132
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Women%27s_Amateur_Championship
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Amateur_Championship
- https://www.golfcompendium.com/2020/08/british-womens-amateur-winners.html
- https://www.randa.org/en/articles/duncan-wins-women-s-amateur
- https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%A8%E8%8B%B1%E5%A5%B3%E5%AD%90%E3%82%A2%E3%83%9E%E3%83%81%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A2%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E6%A8%A9
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Rose_(golfer)