The Women’s Amateur Championship

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The Women’s Amateur Championship is one of the most prestigious elite-level women’s amateur golf tournaments in the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf golf tournament
recurring sporting event
women’s amateur golf tournament
ageRestriction amateur status required
alsoKnownAs The Women’s Amateur Championship
surface form: Ladies’ British Open Amateur Championship
associatedWith Women’s British Open
surface form: The Women’s Open

world amateur golf rankings (with partners)
surface form: World Amateur Golf Ranking
category amateur golf tournaments
recurring sporting events established in 1893
women’s golf in the United Kingdom
competitionLevel elite amateur
continent Europe
country United Kingdom
format stroke play qualifying followed by match play
formerOrganiser Ladies’ Golf Union
frequency annual
genderCategory women
governedByRules The Rules of Golf code
surface form: Rules of Golf
governingBody The R&A
hasLanguage English
inception 1893
locationPattern rotates among leading championship courses in the United Kingdom and occasionally Ireland
matchPlayFieldSize 64 players
nameChange The Women’s Amateur Championship self-linksurface differs
surface form: renamed to The Women’s Amateur Championship by The R&A
notableFor being one of the most prestigious women’s amateur golf tournaments in the world
numberOfQualifyingRounds 2
organiser The R&A
participantType amateur golfers
playedOn 18-hole golf courses
qualifyingFormat 36-hole stroke play
rankingImpact contributes to World Amateur Golf Ranking points
region Europe
scope international field
selectionCriteria handicap-based entry and exemptions
sport golf
status active
typicalFieldSize around 144 players in stroke play qualifying
typicalMonthPlayed June
winnerReceives exemptions into major women’s professional championships (varies by year)
invitation to The Women’s Open (subject to conditions and year)
invitation to the AIG Women’s Open (subject to conditions and year)
invitation to the Amundi Evian Championship (subject to conditions and year)
invitation to the Chevron Championship (subject to conditions and year)

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The R&A organizes The Women’s Amateur Championship
The Women’s Amateur Championship alsoKnownAs The Women’s Amateur Championship
this entity surface form: Ladies’ British Open Amateur Championship
The Women’s Amateur Championship nameChange The Women’s Amateur Championship self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: renamed to The Women’s Amateur Championship by The R&A
Royal St David's Golf Club hosts The Women’s Amateur Championship
this entity surface form: Ladies British Open Amateur Championship