2020 Women’s Amateur: Aline Krauter wins at West Lancashire Golf Club

Aline Krauter won the 2020 Women’s Amateur at West Lancashire Golf Club in Blundellsands, Merseyside, beating Annabell Fuller 1 up in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition: 117th
Dates: 26 August 2020 to 29 August 2020
Course: West Lancashire Golf Club, Blundellsands, Merseyside
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Aline Krauter · age 20 · Germany
Champion's title: 1st Women’s Amateur title
Runner-up: Annabell Fuller · age 18
Final: 1 up (18-hole final)
Match-play field: 64
Losing semifinalists: Emily Toy and Emilie Alba Paltrinieri
Stroke-play medalist: Amalie Leth-Nissen (71)
Defending champion: Emily Toy · lost in the semifinals
What winning earned: AIG Women's Open 2020 | U.S. Women's Open (traditionally) | Evian Championship (traditionally) | Augusta National Women's Amateur (traditionally)

What happened at the 2020 Women’s Amateur

Aline Krauter was three down after four holes of the final but beat Annabell Fuller by one hole.

Qualifying was cut to one round in late August because of COVID-19, and five players tied for the lead on 71.

Final, Aline Krauter v. Annabell Fuller. Aline Krauter lost the 1st, 2nd and 4th to Annabell Fuller but fought back to win by one hole.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the round of 64.

The final, 2020 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Aline Krauter	def.	Annabell Fuller	1 up

Semifinals, 2020 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Aline Krauter	def.	Emily Toy	2 & 1
Annabell Fuller	def.	Emilie Alba Paltrinieri	5 & 4

Quarterfinals, 2020 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Aline Krauter	def.	Paula Schulz-Hanssen	4 & 3
Emily Toy	def.	Gilė Bitė Starkutė	won on 19th hole
Annabell Fuller	def.	Alessia Nobilio	1 up
Emilie Alba Paltrinieri	def.	Caitlin Whitehead	5 & 4

Round of 16, 2020 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Aline Krauter	def.	Hannah Darling	3 & 2
Paula Schulz-Hanssen	def.	Lily May Humphreys	1 up
Gilė Bitė Starkutė	def.	Emily Price	3 & 2
Emily Toy	def.	Chloe Goadby	won on 20th hole
Annabell Fuller	def.	Ffion Tynan	2 & 1
Alessia Nobilio	def.	Chiara Noja	4 & 3
Emilie Alba Paltrinieri	def.	Sharna Dutrieux	6 & 5
Caitlin Whitehead	def.	Paula Grant	1 up

Round of 32, 2020 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Hannah Darling	def.	Cecilie Leth-Nissen	1 up
Aline Krauter	def.	Thalia Kirby	4 & 3
Paula Schulz-Hanssen	def.	Alberte Hallberg Thuesen	4 & 2
Lily May Humphreys	def.	Alessandra Fanali	3 & 2
Emily Price	def.	Hulda Clara Gestsdóttir	2 & 1
Gilė Bitė Starkutė	def.	Ana Dawson	4 & 3
Emily Toy	def.	Jessica Ross	5 & 4
Chloe Goadby	def.	Elena Moosmann	won on 19th hole
Ffion Tynan	def.	Laura Webb	2 & 1
Annabell Fuller	def.	Megan Giles	5 & 4
Alessia Nobilio	def.	Darcey Harry	3 & 2
Chiara Noja	def.	Harriet Lockley	2 & 1
Sharna Dutrieux	def.	Annabel Bailey	won on 23rd hole
Emilie Alba Paltrinieri	def.	Penelope Brown	3 & 2
Paula Grant	def.	Kiira Riihijärvi	2 & 1
Caitlin Whitehead	def.	Ellen Hume	4 & 2

Round of 64, 2020 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Cecilie Leth-Nissen	def.	Amalie Leth-Nissen	1 up
Hannah Darling	def.	Chiara Tamburlini	2 & 1
Thalia Kirby	def.	Hazel MacGarvie	2 & 1
Aline Krauter	def.	Emma Allen	3 & 2
Paula Schulz-Hanssen	def.	Verena Gimmy	3 & 2
Alberte Hallberg Thuesen	def.	Beth Coulter	2 up
Lily May Humphreys	def.	Jordan Ryan	4 & 3
Alessandra Fanali	def.	Amy Taylor	won on 20th hole
Emily Price	def.	Caroline Sturdza	2 & 1
Hulda Clara Gestsdóttir	def.	Anna Zanusso	won on 20th hole
Ana Dawson	def.	Rosie Bee Kim	2 up
Gilė Bitė Starkutė	def.	Flora Keites	1 up
Emily Toy	def.	Isabelle Simpson	1 up
Jessica Ross	def.	Jasmine Mackintosh	1 up
Elena Moosmann	def.	Anna-Maria Diederichs	3 & 2
Chloe Goadby	def.	Chiara Horder	4 & 3
Ffion Tynan	def.	Carolina Melgrati	won on 19th hole
Laura Webb	def.	Lily Huerlimann	2 & 1
Megan Giles	def.	Hollie Muse	1 up
Annabell Fuller	def.	Amelia Jane Williamson	2 & 1
Darcey Harry	def.	Victoria Levy	5 & 4
Alessia Nobilio	def.	Caitlin Evans-Brand	5 & 4
Chiara Noja	def.	Clara Young	2 up
Harriet Lockley	def.	Isobel Wardle	2 up
Annabel Bailey	def.	Rosie Belsham	1 up
Sharna Dutrieux	def.	Benedetta Moresco	1 up
Emilie Alba Paltrinieri	def.	Nicola Slater	4 & 3
Penelope Brown	def.	Jessica Hall	won on 23rd hole
Paula Grant	def.	Martha Lewis	3 & 2
Kiira Riihijärvi	def.	Hannah Screen	4 & 3
Ellen Hume	def.	Thalia Martin	1 up
Caitlin Whitehead	def.	Lorna McClymont	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.