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Virginia Derby Grimes
Virginia Derby Grimes won the 1998 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur on Cypress Creek at Champions Golf Club in Houston. She defeated Robin Weiss, 4 and 3. The USGA’s historical results also record her as Virginia Grimes.12
Championship results
These are the results held by AGA, not a complete career record.
1 result
- 1998
WinnerScore 4 and 3
A national title and a Curtis Cup appointment
Before that national title, Derby Grimes coached Auburn University’s women’s golf team from 1991 to 1994. She was a member of three winning USA Curtis Cup teams, in 1998, 2000 and 2006. In 2017, the USGA appointed her captain for the 2018 match between the United States and Great Britain and Ireland.2
Sources & record notes
Identity
Virginia Derby Grimes
USGA: Virginia Derby Grimes Named Captain of the 2018 USA Curtis Cup TeamSources for this history
- 2026 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Record Book
USGA
PDF pages7-8: Championship Results1987-2025. Exact winners, finalists, dates and host/course labels; also Port’s1995,1996,2000and2011 wins and Chugg’s2018and2023 runner-up results.
Consulted 2026-11-13 - Virginia Derby Grimes Named Captain of the2018 USA Curtis Cup Team
USGA
PDF page1: full name,1998 national win4and3 at Champions,1998/2000/2006 winning USA teams,2017 captain appointment for2018 and Auburn coaching1991-1994.
Consulted 2026-11-13
Result sources
- 1998 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur WinnerScore 4 and 3USGA: 2026 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Record Book