2017 Women’s Amateur: Leona Maguire wins at Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club

Leona Maguire won the 2017 Women’s Amateur at Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club in Waun-y-Mer, Bridgend, beating Ainhoa Olarra 3 & 2 in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition: 114th
Dates: 13 June 2017 to 17 June 2017
Course: Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club, Waun-y-Mer, Bridgend
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Leona Maguire · age 22 · Ireland
Champion's title: 1st Women’s Amateur title
Runner-up: Ainhoa Olarra
Final: 3 & 2 (18-hole final)
Match-play field: 64
Losing semifinalists: Anna Backman and Stina Resen
Stroke-play medalist: Paula Grant (138)
Defending champion: Julia Engström · lost in the round of 64
What winning earned: U.S. Women's Open 2017 | Ricoh Women's British Open 2017

What happened at the 2017 Women’s Amateur

Leona Maguire was behind for the first time in the whole match-play stage when Ainhoa Olarra birdied the 3rd hole of the final.

Maguire birdied the 4th and 5th to regain control and won 3 and 2.

Final, Leona Maguire v. Ainhoa Olarra. Leona Maguire fell behind for the first time all week when Ainhoa Olarra birdied the 3rd, then birdied the 4th and 5th and won 3 and 2.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the round of 64.

The final, 2017 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Leona Maguire	def.	Ainhoa Olarra	3 & 2

Semifinals, 2017 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Leona Maguire	def.	Anna Backman	3 & 2
Ainhoa Olarra	def.	Stina Resen	4 & 3

Quarterfinals, 2017 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Leona Maguire	def.	Paula Grant	4 & 2
Anna Backman	def.	Anastasia Mickan	won on 22nd hole
Ainhoa Olarra	def.	Alessandra Fanali	4 & 2
Stina Resen	def.	Marta Perez Sanmartin	won on 19th hole

Round of 16, 2017 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Paula Grant	def.	Olivia Mehaffey	1 up
Leona Maguire	def.	Beatrice Wallin	7 & 6
Anastasia Mickan	def.	Sara Kouskova	2 & 1
Anna Backman	def.	Marthe Wold	1 up
Alessandra Fanali	def.	Leonie Harm	1 up
Ainhoa Olarra	def.	Line Toft Hansen	won on 19th hole
Marta Perez Sanmartin	def.	Linnea Ström	1 up
Stina Resen	def.	My Leander	won on 20th hole

Round of 32, 2017 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Paula Grant	def.	Rochelle Morris	4 & 3
Olivia Mehaffey	def.	Mairead Martin	5 & 4
Leona Maguire	def.	Paula Neira Garcia	7 & 6
Beatrice Wallin	def.	Elena Moosmann	3 & 2
Anastasia Mickan	def.	Amanda Linnér	1 up
Sara Kouskova	def.	Romy Meekers	2 & 1
Marthe Wold	def.	Olivia Winning	3 & 2
Anna Backman	def.	Alice Hewson	won on 19th hole
Alessandra Fanali	def.	India Clyburn	2 & 1
Leonie Harm	def.	Gemma Clews	2 up
Ainhoa Olarra	def.	Shannon McWilliam	2 up
Line Toft Hansen	def.	Elin Esborn	3 & 2
Marta Perez Sanmartin	def.	Mathilde Claisse	1 up
Linnea Ström	def.	Elizabeth Prior	2 up
My Leander	def.	Karoline Lund	1 up
Stina Resen	def.	Emily Toy	1 up

Round of 64, 2017 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Paula Grant	def.	Cecilie Finne-Ipsen	4 & 2
Rochelle Morris	def.	Linnea Johansson	4 & 3
Olivia Mehaffey	def.	Chloe Goadby	4 & 3
Mairead Martin	def.	Ariane Klotz	4 & 3
Leona Maguire	def.	Elena Hualde Zuniga	5 & 4
Paula Neira Garcia	def.	Alessia Nobilio	3 & 2
Beatrice Wallin	def.	Isobel Wardle	4 & 2
Elena Moosmann	def.	Chloe Salort	1 up
Anastasia Mickan	def.	Linn Grant	5 & 4
Amanda Linnér	def.	Chloe Ryan	1 up
Romy Meekers	def.	Gudrun Bjorgvinsdottir	1 up
Sara Kouskova	def.	Carlotta Ricolfi	3 & 2
Olivia Winning	def.	Maja Stark	4 & 3
Marthe Wold	def.	Malene Krølbøll	won on 19th hole
Anna Backman	def.	Lauren Whyte	3 & 1
Alice Hewson	def.	Julia Engström	won on 19th hole
Alessandra Fanali	def.	Laura Fünfstück	3 & 2
India Clyburn	def.	Gemma Batty	won on 20th hole
Gemma Clews	def.	Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen	3 & 2
Leonie Harm	def.	Ana Belac	4 & 3
Shannon McWilliam	def.	Ana Pelaez	won on 19th hole
Ainhoa Olarra	def.	Michaela Finn	2 & 1
Line Toft Hansen	def.	Celine Borge	2 & 1
Elin Esborn	def.	Connie Jaffrey	1 up
Mathilde Claisse	def.	Dulcie Sverdloff	1 up
Marta Perez Sanmartin	def.	Dewi Weber	1 up
Linnea Ström	def.	Letizia Bagnoli	2 & 1
Elizabeth Prior	def.	Zhen Bontan	1 up
My Leander	def.	Aline Krauter	won on 20th hole
Karoline Lund	def.	Olivia Kline	1 up
Emily Toy	def.	Georgia Price	2 & 1
Stina Resen	def.	Lianna Bailey	1 up

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.