2021 Women’s Amateur: Louise Duncan wins at Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club

Louise Duncan won the 2021 Women’s Amateur at Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club in Barassie, South Ayrshire, beating Jóhanna Lea Lúðvíksdóttir 9 & 8 in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition: 118th
Dates: 7 June 2021 to 12 June 2021
Course: Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club, Barassie, South Ayrshire
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Louise Duncan · age 21 · Scotland
Champion's title: 1st Women’s Amateur title
Runner-up: Jóhanna Lea Lúðvíksdóttir · age 18
Final: 9 & 8 (36-hole final)
Match-play field: 64
Losing semifinalists: Shannon McWilliam and Hannah Darling
Stroke-play medalist: Ragnhildur Kristinsdóttir (140)
Defending champion: Aline Krauter · did not play
What winning earned: AIG Women's Open 2021 | U.S. Women's Open (traditionally) | Evian Championship (traditionally) | Augusta National Women's Amateur (traditionally)

What happened at the 2021 Women’s Amateur

Louise Duncan beat Jóhanna Lea Lúðvíksdóttir 9 and 8, the biggest winning margin in the championship's history.

Lúðvíksdóttir became the first Icelandic golfer to reach the final.

Final, Jóhanna Lea Lúðvíksdóttir v. Louise Duncan. Louise Duncan led by five at lunch and beat Jóhanna Lea Lúðvíksdóttir 9 and 8, the record margin for the championship.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the round of 64.

The final, 2021 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Louise Duncan	def.	Jóhanna Lea Lúðvíksdóttir	9 & 8

Semifinals, 2021 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Jóhanna Lea Lúðvíksdóttir	def.	Shannon McWilliam	won on 19th hole
Louise Duncan	def.	Hannah Darling	won on 19th hole

Quarterfinals, 2021 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Shannon McWilliam	def.	Gracie Mayo	3 & 2
Jóhanna Lea Lúðvíksdóttir	def.	Kate Lanigan	3 & 1
Louise Duncan	def.	Jessica Baker	1 up
Hannah Darling	def.	Annabell Fuller	1 up

Round of 16, 2021 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Shannon McWilliam	def.	Harriet Lynch	1 up
Gracie Mayo	def.	Roisin Scanlon	5 & 4
Kate Lanigan	def.	Ffion Tynan	4 & 3
Jóhanna Lea Lúðvíksdóttir	def.	Emily Toy	1 up
Jessica Baker	def.	Emma Allen	2 up
Louise Duncan	def.	Sara Byrne	6 & 4
Hannah Darling	def.	Hannah Screen	won on 22nd hole
Annabell Fuller	def.	Maggie Whitehead	2 & 1

Round of 32, 2021 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Shannon McWilliam	def.	Aine Donegan	2 & 1
Harriet Lynch	def.	Patience Rhodes	6 & 4
Gracie Mayo	def.	Ellie Gower	2 & 1
Roisin Scanlon	def.	Grace Crawford	2 & 1
Ffion Tynan	def.	Beth Coulter	1 up
Kate Lanigan	def.	Lorna McClymont	2 & 1
Emily Toy	def.	Rebekah Gardner	4 & 3
Jóhanna Lea Lúðvíksdóttir	def.	Hazel Macgarvie	2 & 1
Jessica Baker	def.	Amy Taylor	4 & 3
Emma Allen	def.	Canice Screene	2 & 1
Louise Duncan	def.	Lottie Woad	3 & 2
Sara Byrne	def.	Caitlin Whitehead	3 & 2
Hannah Darling	def.	Rachel Foster	1 up
Hannah Screen	def.	Hannah Holden	2 & 1
Annabell Fuller	def.	Carmen Griffiths	3 & 2
Maggie Whitehead	def.	Jasmine Mackintosh	2 up

Round of 64, 2021 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Aine Donegan	def.	Ragnhildur Kristinsdóttir	4 & 3
Shannon McWilliam	def.	Jordan Ryan	4 & 3
Harriet Lynch	def.	Rosie Bee Kim	2 & 1
Patience Rhodes	def.	Lucy Jamieson	7 & 5
Ellie Gower	def.	Hyun-JI Kim	4 & 2
Gracie Mayo	def.	Billie-Jo Smith	6 & 5
Grace Crawford	def.	Anna Molloy	4 & 3
Roisin Scanlon	def.	Jessica Bailey	won on 21st hole
Beth Coulter	def.	Megan Ashley	2 & 1
Ffion Tynan	def.	Ashleigh Critchley	1 up
Kate Lanigan	def.	Chloe Goadby	4 & 2
Lorna McClymont	def.	Darcey Harry	4 & 3
Emily Toy	def.	Clara Young	won on 19th hole
Rebekah Gardner	def.	Mia Eales-Smith	5 & 4
Jóhanna Lea Lúðvíksdóttir	def.	Hulda Clara Gestsdóttir	2 up
Hazel Macgarvie	def.	Katie Warren	6 & 5
Amy Taylor	def.	Alexandra Phelps	4 & 3
Jessica Baker	def.	Isobel Wardle	won on 19th hole
Canice Screene	def.	Jennifer Rankine	5 & 4
Emma Allen	def.	Annabel Bailey	4 & 2
Louise Duncan	def.	Thalia Kirby	7 & 5
Lottie Woad	def.	Elsa Lundquist	4 & 2
Caitlin Whitehead	def.	Jessica Hall	2 & 1
Sara Byrne	def.	Nicola Slater	4 & 3
Hannah Darling	def.	Luisa Gibson	3 & 2
Rachel Foster	def.	Shannon O'Dwyer	2 & 1
Hannah Screen	def.	Rebecca Earl	3 & 2
Hannah Holden	def.	Anna Wills	2 up
Annabell Fuller	def.	Davina Xanh	3 & 2
Carmen Griffiths	def.	Paula Grant	5 & 4
Jasmine Mackintosh	def.	Harriet Lockley	3 & 1
Maggie Whitehead	def.	Ellena Slater	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.