Amateur Past Champions

First Amateur Champion
Mrs. Roger Smith of Nashville, the first Champion, had qualified with a 102. The first medalist was Alexa Stirling, who at age 13 carded a 95 and in subsequent years was a three time winner of both the Southern and the USGA Women’s Amateur.
Champion | Year | Finalist |
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Calynne Rosholt, Cedar Park, TX | 2019 | Hannah Berman, PonteVedra Beach, FL |
Calynne Rosholt, Cedar Park, TX | 2018 | Sophie Burks, Euqality, AL |
Lindsay McCurdy, Liberty Hill, TX | 2017 | Gabriela Coello, Winter Garden, FL |
Alex Wright, Midlothian, VA | 2016 | Rinko Mitsunaga, Roswell, GA |
Miss Sierra Brooks, Sorrento, FL | 2015 | Miss Madison Lellyo, Windermere, FL |
Miss Mika Liu, Bradenton, Florida | 2014 | Miss Jayde Panos, Stillwater, OK |
Miss Hally Leadbetter, Bradenton, FL | 2013 | Miss Laura Wearn, Charlotte, NC |
Miss Emee Herbert, John’s Creek, GA | 2012 | Miss Rika Park, Coral Gables, FL |
Miss Callie Nielson, Nashville, TN | 2011 | Miss Meagan Roberts, Ocean Springs, MS |
Miss Ashley Lance, Franklin, TN | 2010 | Miss Corinna Rees, Fayetteville, AR |
Miss Alexis Thompson, Coral Springs, FL | 2009 | Mrs. Virginia Derby-Grimes, Montgomery, AL |
Miss Lucy Nunn, Lawton, OK | 2008 | Miss Lindy Labauve, Baton Rouge, LA |
Miss Stacy Lewis, The Woodlands, TX | 2007 | Mrs. Virginia Derby-Grimes, Meridian, MS |
Miss Taylor Leon, Dallas, TX | 2006 | Miss Stacy Lewis, The Woodlands, TX |
Mrs. Laura Coble, Augusta, GA | 2005 | Miss Remijin Camping, Hollywood, FL |
Mrs. Taffy Brower, Boynton Beach, FL | 2004 | Miss Carolyn Creekmore, Dallas, TX |
Miss Jeanne Cho, Gainesville, FL | 2003 | Miss Sarah Jacobs, Whites, Creek, TN |
Miss Anne Hutto, Birmingham, AL | 2002 | Miss Nicole Melton, San Antonio, TX |
Mrs. Robin E Burke, Houston TX | 2001 | Miss Perry Swenson, Charlotte, NC |
Miss Sarah Johnson, Benton, LA | 2000 | Miss Beth Bauer, Cramerton, NC |
Miss Robin Weiss, Palm Beach, FL | 1999 | Miss Tina Trimble, Greensboro, NC |
Miss Beth Bauer, Valrico, FL | 1998 | Mrs. Brenda Corrie-Kuehn, Fletcher, NC |
Miss Jamie Hullet, Mesquite, TX | 1997 | Miss Tiffany Faucette, Ormond Beach, FL |
Mrs. Virginia Derby-Grimes, Montgomery, AL | 1996 | Mrs. Taffy Brower, Ocean Ridge, FL |
Mrs. Brenda Corrie-Kuehn, Fletcher, NC | 1995 | Miss Dina Taylor, Debary, FL |
Mrs. Sarah Lebrun Ingram, Nashville, TN | 1994 | Mrs. Brenda Corrie-Kuehn, Fletcher, NC |
Mrs. Sarah Lebrun Ingram, Nashville, TN | 1993 | Mrs. Leslie Shannon, Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
Mrs. Robin E Burke, Houston TX | 1992 | Miss Virginia Derby, Montgomery |
Mrs. Leslie Shannon, Ft. Lauderdale, FL | 1991 | Miss Robin Weiss, Palm Beach, FL |
Mrs. Martha Kirouac, Norcross, GA | 1990 | Miss Virginia Derby, Montgomery, AL |
Mrs. Mary Schmidt, Houston, TX | 1989 | Miss Page Marsh, Jamestown, NC |
Miss Robin Weiss, Palm Beach, FL | 1988 | Miss Donna Andrews, Lynchburg, VA |
Miss Virginia Derby, York, AL | 1987 | Miss Lois Ledbetter, Rockville, MD |
Miss Kim Williams, Potomac, MD | 1986 | Miss LeeAnn Hammack, Oklahoma City, OK |
Miss Kim Williams, Potomac, MD | 1985 | Miss Page Marsh, Jamestown, NC |
Miss Robin Weiss, Ft. Pierce, FL | 1984 | Miss Michele Hiskey, Arlington, VA |
Miss Lynda Brown, Ft. Myers, FL | 1983 | Miss Penny Hammel, Coral Gables, FL |
Miss Beth Barry, Mobile, Al | 1982 | Mrs. Donald M. Headings, Wesley Chapel, FL |
Mrs. Toni Wiesner, Fort Worth, TX | 1981 | Miss Elizabeth Rowland, Portsmouth, VA |
Miss Martha Jones, Houston, TX | 1980 | Dr. Judi J. Jeffries, Montgomery, AL |
Miss Brenda Goldsmith, San Antonio, TX | 1979 | Mrs. Robert Maclaurin, Savannah, GA |
Mrs. Sam Furrow, Knoxville, TN | 1978 | Miss Jean Stacy, Savannah, GA |
Mrs. Robert Maclaurin, Savannah, GA | 1977 | Mrs. Donald Shannon, Hialeah, FL |
Miss Brenda Goldsmith, San Antonio, TX | 1976 | Miss Beth Barry, Mobile, AL |
Miss Beth Barry, Mobile, AL | 1975 | Miss Nancy E Holmes, Nashville, TN |
Miss Martha Jones, Decatur, AL | 1974 | Mrs. John Rathmell, Houston, TX |
Miss Beth Barry, Mobile, Al | 1973 | Miss Martha Jones, Decatur, AL |
Miss Beth Barry, Mobile, AL | 1972 | Mrs. Paul Hendrix, Tyler, TX |
Miss Beth Barry, Mobile, AL | 1971 | Mrs. Scott L Probasco, Jr., Chattanooga, TN |
Miss Katherine Hite, Florence, SC | 1970 | Mrs. John M. Griffith, Jr., Forth Worth, TX |
Mrs. John Rathmell, Houston, TX | 1969 | Miss Bobbie Joe Gabrielsen, Athens, GA |
Miss Phyllis Preuss, Pompano Beach, FL | 1968 | Mrs. William Syms, Hollywood, FL |
Mrs. Teddie Boddie, Shreveport, LA | 1967 | Mrs. Scott L Probasco, Jr., Chattanooga, TN |
Mrs. William Syms, Hollywood, FL | 1966 | Mrs. Gordon P Street, Jr., Chattanooga, TN |
Miss Phyllis Preuss, Pompano Beach, FL | 1965 | Mrs. Gordon P Street, Jr., Chattanooga, TN |
Miss Nancy Roth, Hollywood, FL | 1964 | Mrs. James Lee, Coral Gables, FL |
Mrs. Paul Hendrix, Shreveport, LA | 1963 | Miss Barbara Fay White, Shreveport, LA |
Miss Clifford Ann Creed, Alexandria, LA | 1962 | Miss Marge Burns, Greensboro, NC |
Miss Polly Riley, Forth Worth, TX | 1961 | Miss Sherry Wheeler, Glasgow, KY |
Miss Judy Eller, Old Hickory, TN | 1960 | Mrs. A. T. Higgins, New Orleans, LA |
Miss Judy Eller, Old Hickory, TN | 1959 | Miss Polly Riley, Forth Worth, TX |
Miss MaryAnn Reynolds, Albany, GA | 1958 | Mrs. Maurice Glick, Blatimore, MD |
Miss Clifford Ann Creed, Opelousas, LA | 1957 | Miss Marge Burns, Greensboro, NC |
Miss Mary Ann Downey, Baltimore, MD | 1956 | Miss Wanda Sanches, Baton Rouge, LA |
Mrs. Scott L Probasco, Jr., Chattanooga, TN | 1955 | Miss Mary Patton Janssen, Charlottesville, VA |
Miss Polly Riley, Fort Worth, TX | 1954 | Miss Marge Burns, Greensboro, NC |
Miss Polly Riley, Fort Worth, TX | 1953 | Miss Bee McWane, Birmingham, AL |
Miss Katherine McKinnon, Lakeland, FL | 1952 | Miss Bee McWane, Birmingham, AL |
Miss Polly Riley, Fort Worth, TX | 1951 | Miss Mary Lena Faulk, Thomasville, GA |
Miss Polly Riley, Fort Worth, TX | 1950 | Miss Dorothy Kirby, Atlanta, GA |
Miss Margaret Gunther, Memphis, TN | 1949 | Miss Betty MacKinnon, Mt. Pleasant, TX |
Miss Polly Riley, Fort Worth, TX | 1948 | Miss Margaret Gunther, Memphis, TN |
Miss Louise Suggs, Atlanta, GA | 1947 | Miss Dorothy Kirby, Atlanta, GA |
Mrs. Estelle L. Page, Chapel Hill, NC | 1946 | Miss Dorothy Kirby, Atlanta, GA |
1942-1945 No Tournaments | ||
Miss Louise Suggs, Atlanta, GA | 1941 | Mrs. Dan Chandler, Dallas, TX |
Mrs. Frank Goldthwaite, Forth Worth, TX | 1940 | Mrs. Estelle L. Page, Chapel Hill, NC |
Miss Marion Miley, Lexington, KY | 1939 | Mrs. Dan Chandler, Dallas, TX |
Miss Marion Miley, Lexington, KY | 1938 | Mrs. Estelle L. Page, Chapel Hill, NC |
Miss Dorothy Kirby, Atlanta, GA | 1937 | Mrs. Estelle L. Page, Chapel Hill, NC |
Mrs. Mark McGarry, St. Petersburg, FL | 1936 | Miss Betty Jameson, San Antonio, TX |
Miss Mary Rogers, Jacksonville, FL | 1935 | Miss Marion Miley, Lexington, KY |
Miss Betty Jameson, San Antonion, TX | 1934 | Mrs. Leon Wolfe, New Orleans, LA |
Miss Aniea Gorczyca, Forth Worth, TX | 1933 | Mrs. Ben Fitz-Hugh, Vicksburg, MS |
Mrs. Ben Fitz-Hugh, Vicksburg, MS | 1932 | Mrs. Walter Beyer, Tulsa, OK |
Mrs. Marion Turpie Lake, New Orleans, LA | 1931 | Mrs. Rugh Reymond, Baton Rouge, LA |
Mrs. Dave Gaut, Memphis, TN | 1930 | Miss Anne Kennedy, Tulsa, OK |
Miss Margaret Maddox, Atlanta, GA | 1929 | Mrs. Dave Gaut, Memphis, TN |
Miss Marion Turpie, New Orleans, LA | 1928 | Mrs. Melvin Jones, Atlanta, GA |
Mrs. Ruth Reymond, Baton Rouge, LA | 1927 | Miss Marion Turpie, New Orleans, LA |
Miss Marion Turpie, New Orleans, LA | 1926 | Mrs. David Gaut, Memphis, TN |
Mrs. John Armstrong, Jackson, MS | 1925 | Mrs. H. S. Geismer, Birmingham, AL |
Mrs. Helen D. Lowndes, Atlanta, GA | 1924 | Miss Rosalie Mayer, Atlanta, GA |
Mrs. Dave Gaut, Memphis, TN | 1923 | Mrs. Helen D. Lowndes, Atlanta, GA |
Mrs. Helen D. Lowndes, Atlanta, GA | 1922 | Miss Rosalie Mayer, Atlanta, GA |
Mrs. Dave Gaut, Memphis, TN | 1921 | Mrs. L. H. Beck, Atlanta, GA |
Mrs. Dave Gaut, Memphis, TN | 1920 | Mrs. Helen D. Lowndes, Atlanta, GA |
Mrs. Alexa Stirling, Atlanta, GA | 1919 | Mrs. Dave Gaut, Memphis, TN |
1918 – No Tournament | ||
Mrs. K. G. Duffield, Memphis, TN | 1917 | Miss Louise Hunter, Memphis, TN |
Miss Alexa Stirling, Atlanta, GA | 1916 | Mrs. Alston Shoaf, Savannah, GA |
Miss Alexa Stirling, Atlanta, GA | 1915 | Mrs. Tom Payne, Atlanta, GA |
Mrs. Frank G. Jones, Memphis, TN | 1914 | Mrs. Tom Payne, Atlanta, GA |
Mrs. E. W. Daley, Nashville, TN | 1913 | Mrs. Frank G. Jones, Memphis, TN |
Mrs. Frank G. Jones, Memphis, TN | 1912 | Mrs. George Harrington, Atlanta, GA |
Mrs. Roger Smith, Nashville, TN | 1911 | Mrs. George Harrington, Atlanta, GA |
Mid-Amateur Past Champions

First Mid-Amateur Champion
The First Name on a New Trophy
Gigi Higgins of Cape Coral, FL is all smiles planning the font for the engraver for her seven letters on the virgin Betty Probasco Mid-Amateur Championship Trophy. She wanted her picture with the lush fairways and greens she conquered in five days of elite mid-amateur competition in view for the entire world to see. Note how the Championship Medal is already around her neck an instant reminder of a special week.
Champion | Year | Finalist |
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Mary Jane Hiestand, Naples, FL | 2019 | Lucy Nunn, Hattiesburg, MS |
Susan West, Tuscaloosa, AL | 2018 | Linda Jeffery, Prattville, AL |
Tanna Richard, Fort Smith, AR | 2017 | Susan West, Tuscaloosa, AL |
Laura Coble, August, GA | 2016 | Janie Carpenter, Garland, TX |
Gigi Higgins, Cape Coral, FL | 2015 | Anna Schultz, Rockwall, TX |