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Saturday 26 June 1971AmateurYear in Review

Walker wins the Women's Amateur

Alwoodley Golf Club, Leeds, England

The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.

The weather

16 h 49 m

of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).

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The name over time

  1. The Women's Amateur

1893–2026 in our record, 123 editions.

The ones it got away from

Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.

Same week

Women's amateur championship

The Women's Amateur

Alwoodley, Leeds

2 of 5 researched

Winner

Mickey Walker

3 & 1 (18-hole final)Final

Runner-up: Beverly Huke

To par and margin not yet researched.

The golfer

b. 1952-12-17, Leeds, Yorkshire, England; England; age 18 at the win (year page)

Mickey Walker’s player card · Source

Top 10

Not yet researched

What’s in the bag

No bag on file yet

From the papers

No clipping yet