1940 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Archive note

The 1940 edition was won by Betty Jameson. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

Record sources

• USGA: 2026 U.S. Women’s Amateur Record Book
  • 1940 U.S. Women’s Amateur · Championship identity

    Printed/PDF page 8, 1940 result row. Retrospective completed-championship result and date range.

    Verified 2026-10-22
  • Betty Jameson · Jane S. Cothran

    Printed/PDF page 8, 1940 result row. Betty Jameson d. Jane S. Cothran, 6 and 5. Match-play margin is not a stroke total. No qualifying result is represented as the championship outcome.

    Verified 2026-10-22
• USGA: 2019 U.S. Open fact sheet and Pebble Beach championship history
  • Pebble Beach Golf Links

    Printed/PDF page 8, 1940 result row: Del Monte G. & C.C., Pebble Beach, Calif.. Canonical institution matched by name and locality: Pebble Beach Gl, Pebble Beach, CA. Explicit physical-course identity retained; historical design changes are not inferred. The official 2019 fact sheet explicitly places this Women’s Amateur at Pebble Beach. Historical Del Monte Golf and Country Club naming is not treated as the separate Del Monte Golf Course.

    Verified 2026-10-22