2004 Women’s Amateur: Louise Stahle wins at Gullane Golf Club
Louise Stahle won the 2004 Women’s Amateur at Gullane Golf Club in Gullane, East Lothian, beating Anna Highgate 4 & 2 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 101st
- Dates
- 22 June 2004 to 27 June 2004
- Course
- Gullane Golf Club, Gullane, East Lothian
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying + match play
- Champion
- Louise Stahle · age 19 · Sweden
- Champion's title
- 1st Women’s Amateur title
- Runner-up
- Anna Highgate · age 21
- Final
- 4 & 2 (18-hole final)
- Match-play field
- 64
- Losing semifinalists
- Sophie Walker and Elisa Serramià
- Stroke-play medalist
- Christine Boucher (69)
- Defending champion
- Elisa Serramià · lost in the semifinals
What happened at the 2004 Women’s Amateur
Anna Highgate beat defending champion Elisa Serramia at the 20th hole after Serramia birdied the 16th and 18th to force extra holes.
Louise Stahle went three up with back-to-back birdies at the 3rd and 4th of the final and became the first Swedish champion.
Final, Louise Stahle v. Anna Highgate. Louise Stahle went four up after seven holes with birdies at the 3rd, 4th and 6th, and Anna Highgate played on with chilling patches on her back.
Semifinal, Anna Highgate v. Elisa Serramia. Two up with three to play, Highgate saw defending champion Serramia birdie the 16th and 18th, then won at the 20th when Serramia fluffed a chip.
Quarterfinal, Anna Highgate v. Carolina Andrade. Highgate made an eagle 3 at the 465-yard 11th (drive, four-iron, 6ft putt) in pouring rain to go three up.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the quarterfinal.
The final, 2004 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Stahle | def. | Anna Highgate | 4 & 2 |
Semifinals, 2004 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Stahle | def. | Sophie Walker | 3 & 2 |
| Anna Highgate | def. | Elisa Serramià | won on 20th hole |
Quarterfinals, 2004 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Stahle | def. | Sofie Andersson | 4 & 3 |
| Sophie Walker | def. | Lisa Jean | 5 & 4 |
| Anna Highgate | def. | Carolina Andrade | 3 & 1 |
| Elisa Serramià | def. | Laura Jane Eastwood | 5 & 4 |
Round of 32, 2004 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karin Sjodin | def. | Louise Kenney | 6 & 4 |
| Elisa Serramià | def. | Sarah Huarte | won on 19th hole |
Round of 64, 2004 Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karin Sjodin | def. | Faye Sanderson | 8 & 7 |
| Louise Kenney | def. | Kristina Rothengatter | 4 & 2 |
| Sofie Andersson | def. | Lesley Mackay | 2 & 1 |
| Stephanie Kirchmayr | def. | Jo Carthew | 2 & 1 |
| Anna Roscio | def. | Dawn Dewar | 4 & 3 |
| Joanna Klatten | def. | Krystle Caithness | 5 & 4 |
| Lisa Jean | def. | Heather MacRae | 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://web.archive.org/web/2010/http://www.gilliankirkwood.co.uk/ercn86/archive/June04.htm
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Amateur_Championship
- https://www.golfcompendium.com/2020/08/british-womens-amateur-winners.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Stahle