2018 Women’s Amateur: Leonie Harm wins at Hillside Golf Club

Leonie Harm won the 2018 Women’s Amateur at Hillside Golf Club in Southport, Merseyside, beating Stephanie Lau 3 & 2 in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

Walk this draw in the The Women’s Amateur Championship room.

Edition: 115th
Dates: 26 June 2018 to 30 June 2018
Course: Hillside Golf Club, Southport, Merseyside
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Leonie Harm · age 20 · Germany
Champion's title: 1st Women’s Amateur title
Runner-up: Stephanie Lau
Final: 3 & 2 (18-hole final)
Match-play field: 64
Losing semifinalists: Hollie Muse and Jaclyn Lee
Stroke-play medalist: Elin Esborn (143)
Defending champion: Leona Maguire · did not play

What happened at the 2018 Women’s Amateur

Leonie Harm beat Stephanie Lau 3 and 2 in the Hillside final.

Three players tied for the qualifying lead on 143; Elin Esborn took the top seed on countback.

Final, Stephanie Lau v. Leonie Harm. Leonie Harm beat Stephanie Lau 3 and 2 at Hillside.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the round of 64.

The final, 2018 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Leonie Harm	def.	Stephanie Lau	3 & 2

Semifinals, 2018 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Stephanie Lau	def.	Hollie Muse	5 & 4
Leonie Harm	def.	Jaclyn Lee	4 & 3

Quarterfinals, 2018 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Hollie Muse	def.	Emilie Alba Paltrinieri	5 & 4
Stephanie Lau	def.	Emilie Øverås	3 & 2
Jaclyn Lee	def.	Karen Fredgaard	2 & 1
Leonie Harm	def.	Priscilla Schmid	4 & 3

Round of 16, 2018 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Hollie Muse	def.	Ava Bergner	4 & 3
Emilie Alba Paltrinieri	def.	Isabella Fierro	2 & 1
Stephanie Lau	def.	Alessia Nobilio	1 up
Emilie Øverås	def.	Celina Rosa Sattelkau	won on 20th hole
Karen Fredgaard	def.	Anna Backman	5 & 3
Jaclyn Lee	def.	Sara Kouskova	6 & 5
Leonie Harm	def.	Aline Krauter	6 & 5
Priscilla Schmid	def.	Georgina Blackman	1 up

Round of 32, 2018 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Ava Bergner	def.	Annabell Fuller	3 & 2
Hollie Muse	def.	Lily May Humphreys	3 & 2
Emilie Alba Paltrinieri	def.	Gemma Batty	5 & 4
Isabella Fierro	def.	Laura Maria Gomez Ruiz	5 & 4
Alessia Nobilio	def.	Olivia Mehaffey	1 up
Stephanie Lau	def.	Caitlin Whitehead	3 & 2
Emilie Øverås	def.	Tilda Larsson	2 & 1
Celina Rosa Sattelkau	def.	Lauren Hartlage	1 up
Anna Backman	def.	Annabel Wilson	4 & 3
Karen Fredgaard	def.	Lilas Pinthier	3 & 2
Jaclyn Lee	def.	Emma Broze	1 up
Sara Kouskova	def.	Sophia Zeeb	1 up
Aline Krauter	def.	Lauren Hillier	1 up
Leonie Harm	def.	Frida Kinhult	2 up
Georgina Blackman	def.	Marta Perez Sanmartin	2 up
Priscilla Schmid	def.	Bethan Morris	won on 20th hole

Round of 64, 2018 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Ava Bergner	def.	Elin Esborn	2 up
Annabell Fuller	def.	Polly Mack	6 & 5
Lily May Humphreys	def.	Elena Moosmann	5 & 4
Hollie Muse	def.	Hannah Screen	3 & 2
Emilie Alba Paltrinieri	def.	Ana Ruiz	2 up
Gemma Batty	def.	Dorthea Forbrigd	3 & 2
Laura Maria Gomez Ruiz	def.	Caterina Don	5 & 3
Isabella Fierro	def.	Maja Stark	won on 19th hole
Alessia Nobilio	def.	Sophie Hausmann	won on 19th hole
Olivia Mehaffey	def.	Jessica Hall	2 up
Stephanie Lau	def.	Leonie Bettel	won on 21st hole
Caitlin Whitehead	def.	Jessica Ross	2 & 1
Emilie Øverås	def.	Elena Maria Hualde Zuniga	3 & 2
Tilda Larsson	def.	Renate Hjelle Grimstad	1 up
Lauren Hartlage	def.	Emma Spitz	4 & 3
Celina Rosa Sattelkau	def.	Louisa Brunt	4 & 3
Anna Backman	def.	Esther Henseleit	1 up
Annabel Wilson	def.	Yuka Saso	1 up
Lilas Pinthier	def.	Blanca Fernandez	4 & 2
Karen Fredgaard	def.	Chloé Salort	1 up
Emma Broze	def.	Olivia Cason	4 & 2
Jaclyn Lee	def.	Pauline Roussin-Bouchard	4 & 3
Sophia Zeeb	def.	Carolina Lopez-Chacarra	5 & 4
Sara Kouskova	def.	Maria Balcazar	won on 19th hole
Aline Krauter	def.	Elodie Chapelet	2 up
Lauren Hillier	def.	Marta García-Llorca	4 & 3
Leonie Harm	def.	Teresa Diez Moliner	1 up
Frida Kinhult	def.	Grace St-Germain	2 up
Marta Perez Sanmartin	def.	Agathe Laisne	3 & 2
Georgina Blackman	def.	Hira Naveed	5 & 4
Priscilla Schmid	def.	Chloe Goadby	1 up
Bethan Morris	def.	Hannah McCook	4 & 3

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.