St Rule Trophy

St Rule Trophy
Tournament information
LocationSt Andrews, Scotland
Established1984
Organised bySt Andrews Links Trust
FormatStroke play
Current champion
Davina Xanh

The St Rule Trophy is an international women's amateur golf tournament contested on the St Andrews Links in Scotland. It has been played annually since 1984. The format is 54-hole stroke play over two days. Since 2014, two rounds have been played on the New course on the first day and one round on the Old course on the final day.

Originally the event was contested over 36 holes of the Old course on a single day, a Saturday. The original trophy was stolen from the St Rule Club in 1986.[1] The event was extended to 54 holes in 1989 when the men's St Andrews Links Trophy was founded.[2] Initially the two events were played concurrently, the women playing one round on the New and Old courses on the opening day and a further round on the Old course on the second day.[3] From 1993 the event was played on a different weekend to the St Andrews Links Trophy, with one round played on the New course on the first day and two rounds played on the Old course on the final day.

Winners

Year Winner Score Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
2025 Davina Xanh 215 1 stroke Charlotte Naughton [4]
2024 Elice Fredriksson 211 2 strokes Charlotte Naughton [5]
2023 Patience Rhodes 212 1 stroke Lois Lau
Ebba Nordstedt		 [6]
2022 Jennifer Saxton 217 3 strokes Beth Coulter
Chloe Goadby
Lucy Jamieson
Meghan Stasi		 [7]
2021 Hannah Darling 208 3 strokes Clara Young [8]
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland
2019 Hazel MacGarvie 208 4 strokes Lianna Bailey [9]
2018 Lianna Bailey 214 1 stroke Emily Brennan
Hazel MacGarvie		 [10]
2017 Clara Young 210 1 stroke Montana Strauss [11]
2016 Pauline Roussin-Bouchard 213 1 stroke Anais Meyssonnier [12]
2015 Aditi Ashok 216 5 strokes Bethan Popel [13]
2014 Jessica Meek 213 Playoff[a] Anaelle Carnet [14]
2013 Ailsa Summers 211 2 strokes Céline Boutier [15]
2012 Laura Murray 220 2 strokes Emma Goddard [16]
2011 Ashley Ona 73[b] Countback[c] Breanna Elliott
Leona Maguire
Madelene Sagström		 [17]
2010 Laura Murray 221 Playoff[d] Amy Boulden
Stacey Keating		 [18]
2009 Kylie Walker 218 2 strokes Carly Booth [19]
2008 Kylie Walker 148[e] 1 stroke Audrey Goumard [20]
2007 Melissa Reid 209 8 strokes Denise Becker
Henrietta Brockway
Kate Coombes		 [21]
2006 Krystle Caithness 216 1 stroke Katharina Schallenberg [22]
2005 Naomi Edwards 225 Playoff[f] Felicity Johnson
Heather Nolan		 [23]
2004 Louise Stahle 141[e] 4 strokes Nikki Garret
Annie Thurman		 [24]
2003 Karin Börjeskog 217 2 strokes Martina Gillen
Anne Laing		 [25]
2002 Heather Stirling 218 3 strokes Alison Coffey [26]
2001 Alison Coffey 221 2 strokes Rebecca Hudson [27]
2000 Vikki Laing 153[g] Playoff[h] Kirsty Fisher [27]
1999 Lesley Nicholson 227 2 strokes Kim Andrew
Rebecca Hudson		 [27]
1998 Nuria Clau 154[g] 2 strokes Sinead Keane [27]
1997 Kim Rostron 217 1 stroke Janice Moodie [27]
1996 Anne Laing 227 1 stroke Ada O'Sullivan [27]
1995 Maria Hjorth 220 2 strokes Anna Berg
Janice Moodie
Alison Rose		 [27]
1994 Catriona Matthew 217 10 strokes Anna Berg
Sharon McMaster
Alison Rose
Kirsty Speak		 [27]
1993 Catriona Lambert 215 2 strokes Mhairi McKay [27]
1992 Morag Wright 222 1 stroke Mia Bergman [27]
1991 Alison Rose 237 2 strokes Helen Wilson [27]
1990 Annika Sörenstam 228 Playoff[i] Jennifer Allmark [28]
1989 Christine Middleton 232 3 strokes Julie Forbes
Donna Jackson		 [29]
1988 Christine Middleton 152[e] 1 stroke Sharon Gallagher [30]
1987 Joanne Morley 153[e] 5 strokes Fiona Farquharson [31]
1986 Tracy Hammond 153[e] 2 strokes Mary Mackie [32]
1985 Kathryn Imrie 151[e] 1 stroke Pamela Wright
1984 Penny Hammel 149[e] 3 strokes Wilma Aitken [33]
  1. ^ Meek beat Carnet with a par on the third playoff hole.
  2. ^ Event reduced to 18 holes because of strong wins.
  3. ^ Ona won on countback having scored 34 for the final 9 holes. The others scored 35, Elliott was placed second based on scores for the last 6 holes.
  4. ^ Murray beat Boulden with a par on the second playoff hole. Keating was eliminated by pars at the first extra hole.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Event contested over 36 holes.
  6. ^ Edwards won with an eagle on the second playoff hole.
  7. ^ a b Event reduced to 36 holes because of adverse weather.
  8. ^ Laing beat Fisher on the second playoff hole.
  9. ^ Sörenstam beat Allmark on the first playoff hole.

Source:[34]

See also

References

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  32. ^ "English internationalist Tracey Hammond". The Glasgow Herald. 2 June 1986. p. 11.
  33. ^ "Wilma surprises Curtis Cup girls". The Glasgow Herald. 4 June 1984. p. 11.
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