The Astor Prince's Trophy was a women's 72-hole

stroke play Stroke play, also known as medal play, is a scoring system in the sport of golf in which the total number of strokes is counted over one or more rounds of 18 holes. In stroke play, the winner is the player who has taken the fewest strokes over the ...

amateur golf tournament played at Prince's Golf Club in

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from 1961 to 1969. The event was dropped after 1969 because of a busy schedule. The

Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship was founded in 1969 by the Ladies' Golf Union (now merged into The R&A) of Great Britain. A stroke play Stroke play, also known as medal play, is a scoring system in the sport of golf in w ...

was established in 1969 and both events were played that year.

Winners

The event was revived in 1971 as a one-day 27-hole event, with Jennifer Smith winning. In 1972 Sally Barber and

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were joint winners. The event was then discontinued.

References

{{Reflist Amateur golf tournaments in the United Kingdom Women's golf in the United Kingdom Recurring sporting events established in 1961 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1969 1961 establishments in England 1969 disestablishments in England