Since 1906
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Founded
1906
Amateur
Began
1906
Senior
Began
1993
WEGA is a regional association founded in 1906 to sponsor and support women’s golf.
We host an Amateur Championship and a Senior Amateur Championship each year. Both championships are 54-hole stroke play tournaments.
Both championships are open to players who are affiliated with a club, school, university, women’s golf group or women’s golf association which pays the $35 annual dues and which is located in any state, territory, or possession of the United States of America.
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Sarah Lydic went wire-to-wire to capture her first national golf title, adding another impressive achievement to a summer résumé she has been building toward for years.
The junior from Wake Forest University entered the final round with a commanding nine-stroke lead and knew maintaining her focus would be the key to finishing the job. Lydic said she concentrated on staying committed to positive swing thoughts rather than worrying about her tendency to miss shots to the right under pressure. The arrival of her mother during the first round also brought a sense of calm that helped the Demon Deacon remain composed.
SARAH LYDIC
GOES WIRE TO WIRE TO WIN 2026 WOMEN'S EASTERN AMATEUR
Our 2026 Courses
HIESTAND MAKES A STATEMENT IN FIRST APPEARNCE
Mary Jane Hiestand had never played in the Women's Eastern Senior Amateur but one would assume that she might not miss the next one. Hiestand began the final day with a five stroke lead over Shirley Vaughn from Pinehurst. The Hall of Famer from Naples Florida did not miss a beat starting on hole one of the shot gun start. With a birdie at the par 4 third hole she increased the lead to seven but fell a shot at the par four seventh hole to turn at even par 36. With nine holes to play Mary Jane was holding a seven stroke lead. A bogie at the par three eleventh was silenced by a follow up birdie at twelve, another birdie at fourteen and another one at fifteen. Hiestand finished with her best round of the tournament with a one under par 71 and the 2026 champion.
WOMEN'S EASTERN SUPER SENIOR
BROGDEN HOLDS ON WITH WIRE TO WIRE VICTORY
TO SECURES HER 10TH CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE EASTERN
Pat Brogden was looking for her tenth
victory at the Eastern Women's Amateur Championship entering day three with a five stroke lead over Denise Callahan. The conditions were perfect but the pin placements were a bit testy if you found yourself on the wrong side of the hole. A shakey front nine with three bogeys and a double at the par 4 fourth hole gave a window of hope to Callahan who cut the lead to two at one point. Callahan had birdies at hole four and nine and turned with at 38. But the veteran and hall of famer worked things out and had only one bogie on the inward nine to fire a 37 for a total of 78 for the day. Denise Callahan matched the 18 hole score for the final day and finished in second place.