2016 Women’s Amateur: Julia Engström wins at Dundonald Links

Julia Engström won the 2016 Women’s Amateur at Dundonald Links in Irvine, North Ayrshire, beating Dewi Weber won on 19th hole in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition: 113th
Dates: 21 June 2016 to 25 June 2016
Course: Dundonald Links, Irvine, North Ayrshire
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Julia Engström · age 15 · Sweden
Champion's title: 1st Women’s Amateur title
Runner-up: Dewi Weber · age 19
Final: won on 19th hole (18-hole final)
Match-play field: 64
Losing semifinalists: Maria Parra and Monica Vaughn
Stroke-play medalist: Leslie Cloots (142)
Defending champion: Céline Boutier · did not play

What happened at the 2016 Women’s Amateur

Julia Engström lost the 13th, 14th, 16th and 17th to go from three up to one down on the 18th tee of the final.

Dewi Weber bogeyed the 18th and the 19th as lightning flickered, making 15-year-old Engström the youngest champion.

Final, Julia Engstrom v. Dewi Weber. Dewi Weber, one up on the 18th tee, bogeyed the 18th and 19th as lightning neared, and 15-year-old Julia Engström won at the first extra hole.

Semifinal, Dewi Weber v. Monica Vaughn. Weber beat the 63rd seed Monica Vaughn by one hole to reach the final.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the semifinal.

The final, 2016 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Julia Engström	def.	Dewi Weber	won on 19th hole

Semifinals, 2016 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Julia Engström	def.	Maria Parra	2 & 1
Dewi Weber	def.	Monica Vaughn	1 up

Quarterfinals, 2016 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Maria Parra	def.	Leona Maguire	unknown
Julia Engström	def.	Emma Henrikson	unknown
Dewi Weber	def.	Stephanie Astrup	unknown
Monica Vaughn	def.	Linn Grant	unknown

Round of 16, 2016 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Leona Maguire	def.	Azelia Meichtry	1 up
Maria Parra	def.	Isobel Wardle	6 & 5
Emma Henrikson	def.	Lena Schaffner	4 & 2
Julia Engström	def.	Esther Henseleit	1 up
Dewi Weber	def.	Gemma Clews	won on 19th hole
Stephanie Astrup	def.	Meghan MacLaren	3 & 1
Linn Grant	def.	Fatima Fernandez	2 & 1
Monica Vaughn	def.	Jessica Porvasnik	2 up

Round of 32, 2016 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Leona Maguire	def.	Anais Meyssonnier	4 & 3
Azelia Meichtry	def.	Leonie Harm	3 & 2
Maria Parra	def.	Samantha Giles	6 & 4
Isobel Wardle	def.	Louise Ridderstrom	2 & 1
Lena Schaffner	def.	Amanda Linner	won on 21st hole
Emma Henrikson	def.	Elizabeth Prior	2 & 1
Esther Henseleit	def.	Maja Stark	4 & 3
Julia Engström	def.	Rachael Taylor	2 & 1
Dewi Weber	def.	Bronte Law	4 & 3
Gemma Clews	def.	Chantelle Cassidy	won on 25th hole
Meghan MacLaren	def.	Hannah McCook	3 & 2
Stephanie Astrup	def.	Bianca Maria Fabrizio	3 & 1
Linn Grant	def.	Malene Krølbøll	4 & 3
Fatima Fernandez	def.	Kim Metraux	2 & 1
Jessica Porvasnik	def.	Lucrezia Colombotto Rosso	2 & 1
Monica Vaughn	def.	Shannon Aubert	2 & 1

Round of 64, 2016 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Leona Maguire	def.	Leslie Cloots	3 & 2
Anais Meyssonnier	def.	India Clyburn	4 & 3
Leonie Harm	def.	Harang Lee	won on 22nd hole
Azelia Meichtry	def.	Lauren Whyte	3 & 2
Maria Parra	def.	Maria Alzueta Garcia	7 & 6
Samantha Giles	def.	Hira Naveed	2 up
Louise Ridderstrom	def.	Marthe Wold	1 up
Isobel Wardle	def.	Ainhoa Olarra	2 up
Amanda Linner	def.	Frida Gustafsson-Spang	won on 19th hole
Lena Schaffner	def.	Katja Pogacar	3 & 2
Emma Henrikson	def.	Connie Jaffrey	2 & 1
Elizabeth Prior	def.	Hannele Mikkola	3 & 2
Esther Henseleit	def.	Chloe Ryan	4 & 3
Maja Stark	def.	Kristin Simonsen	6 & 4
Rachael Taylor	def.	Nastja Banovec	4 & 2
Julia Engström	def.	Laura Restrepo	6 & 4
Bronte Law	def.	Olivia Winning	4 & 3
Dewi Weber	def.	Morgane Metraux	4 & 3
Chantelle Cassidy	def.	Martina Edberg	1 up
Gemma Clews	def.	Mathilde Claisse	2 & 1
Meghan MacLaren	def.	Emma Spitz	2 & 1
Hannah McCook	def.	Sophie Hausmann	3 & 1
Stephanie Astrup	def.	Antonia-Leonie Eberhard	6 & 4
Bianca Maria Fabrizio	def.	Frida Kinhult	3 & 2
Linn Grant	def.	Beatrice Wallin	4 & 2
Malene Krølbøll	def.	Silvia Bañon	2 & 1
Fatima Fernandez	def.	Emma Allen	5 & 4
Kim Metraux	def.	Chloe Williams	3 & 2
Jessica Porvasnik	def.	Jessica Meek	3 & 2
Lucrezia Colombotto Rosso	def.	Aline Krauter	6 & 4
Shannon Aubert	def.	Marion Veysseyre	1 up
Monica Vaughn	def.	Olivia Mehaffey	won on 19th 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.