2010 Women’s Amateur: Kelly Tidy wins at Ganton Golf Club

Kelly Tidy won the 2010 Women’s Amateur at Ganton Golf Club in Ganton, North Yorkshire, beating Kelsey MacDonald 2 & 1 in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition: 107th
Dates: 22 June 2010 to 26 June 2010
Course: Ganton Golf Club, Ganton, North Yorkshire
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Kelly Tidy · age 18 · England
Champion's title: 1st Women’s Amateur title
Runner-up: Kelsey MacDonald · age 19
Final: 2 & 1 (18-hole final)
Match-play field: 64
Losing semifinalists: Meghan Stasi and Rebecca Lee-Bentham
Stroke-play medalist: Caroline Hedwall (143)
Defending champion: Azahara Muñoz · did not play
What winning earned: Ricoh Women's British Open 2010

What happened at the 2010 Women’s Amateur

Kelsey MacDonald lost the first four holes of her semi-final to Meghan Stasi but won at the 19th.

Kelly Tidy turned two down on the 12th tee into a 2 and 1 win by taking the 12th, 13th, 15th and 16th.

Final, Kelsey MacDonald v. Kelly Tidy. Kelly Tidy turned two down on the 12th tee into a 2 and 1 win over Kelsey MacDonald by winning the 12th, 13th, 15th and 16th.

Semifinal, Kelsey MacDonald v. Meghan Stasi. MacDonald lost the first four holes to former U.S. Curtis Cup player Stasi but won at the 19th.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the round of 64.

The final, 2010 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Kelly Tidy	def.	Kelsey MacDonald	2 & 1

Semifinals, 2010 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Kelsey MacDonald	def.	Meghan Stasi	won on 19th hole
Kelly Tidy	def.	Rebecca Lee-Bentham	5 & 3

Quarterfinals, 2010 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Meghan Stasi	def.	Jennifer Kirby	3 & 2
Kelsey MacDonald	def.	Olivia Lansing	2 & 1
Rebecca Lee-Bentham	def.	Stacey Keating	2 up
Kelly Tidy	def.	Sara Juneau	3 & 2

Round of 16, 2010 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Jennifer Kirby	def.	Caroline Hedwall	2 up
Meghan Stasi	def.	Rachel Jennings	3 & 1
Olivia Lansing	def.	Sian James	won on 19th hole
Kelsey MacDonald	def.	Adriana Zwanck	2 & 1
Stacey Keating	def.	Fanny Vuigner	4 & 2
Rebecca Lee-Bentham	def.	Thea Hoffmeister	1 up
Kelly Tidy	def.	Sally Watson	1 up
Sara Juneau	def.	Hayley Davis	2 & 1

Round of 32, 2010 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Caroline Hedwall	def.	Holly Clyburn	3 & 2
Jennifer Kirby	def.	Marion Ricordeau	4 & 2
Rachel Jennings	def.	Mireia Prat	1 up
Meghan Stasi	def.	Amy Boulden	1 up
Olivia Lansing	def.	Louise Larsson	2 & 1
Sian James	def.	Sophia Popov	3 & 1
Kelsey MacDonald	def.	Carlota Ciganda	1 up
Adriana Zwanck	def.	Laura Murray	1 up
Stacey Keating	def.	Stefanie Kenoyer	1 up
Fanny Vuigner	def.	Anne Tanguay	1 up
Rebecca Lee-Bentham	def.	Charlotte Ellis	1 up
Thea Hoffmeister	def.	Anna Aresse	won on 19th hole
Kelly Tidy	def.	Sue Kim	4 & 3
Sally Watson	def.	Justine Dreher	4 & 3
Hayley Davis	def.	Laetitia Beck	1 up
Sara Juneau	def.	Christine Wong	3 & 1

Round of 64, 2010 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Caroline Hedwall	def.	Nicole Whitmore	1 up
Holly Clyburn	def.	Ami Storey	2 & 1
Jennifer Kirby	def.	Georgia Hall	3 & 1
Marion Ricordeau	def.	Marita Engzelius	4 & 3
Mireia Prat	def.	Marieke Nivard	4 & 2
Rachel Jennings	def.	Valerie Sternebeck	6 & 5
Meghan Stasi	def.	Lucie Andre	1 up
Amy Boulden	def.	Lucy Gould	2 & 1
Louise Larsson	def.	Taylore Karle	1 up
Olivia Lansing	def.	Emma Brown	3 & 2
Sian James	def.	Lara Katzy	1 up
Sophia Popov	def.	Jacqueline Hedwall	2 & 1
Kelsey MacDonald	def.	Pia Halbig	3 & 2
Carlota Ciganda	def.	Pamela Pretswell	1 up
Adriana Zwanck	def.	Ariane Provot	2 & 1
Laura Murray	def.	Camilla Hedberg	1 up
Stacey Keating	def.	Giulia Molinaro	1 up
Stefanie Kenoyer	def.	Sarah Attwood	3 & 2
Anne Tanguay	def.	Tonje Daffinrud	4 & 2
Fanny Vuigner	def.	Daniela Holmqvist	1 up
Charlotte Ellis	def.	Jessica Speechley	2 up
Rebecca Lee-Bentham	def.	Leigh Whittaker	1 up
Thea Hoffmeister	def.	Hannah Burke	won on 19th hole
Anna Aresse	def.	Jane Turner	7 & 6
Sue Kim	def.	Johanna Tillstrom	won on 19th hole
Kelly Tidy	def.	Emily Ogilvy	1 up
Justine Dreher	def.	Charlotte Wild	7 & 5
Sally Watson	def.	Nikki Foster	6 & 5
Laetitia Beck	def.	Ellie Robinson	2 & 1
Hayley Davis	def.	Patricia Sanz	1 up
Christine Wong	def.	Tara Watters	1 up
Sara Juneau	def.	Lene Hafsten-Morch	6 & 4

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.