The Women's Amateur Latin America Championship was founded in 2021 by The R&A and the Annika Foundation, to create an event corresponding to The Women's Amateur Championship, the U.S. Women's Amateur and the Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific for Latin America, analogous to the Latin America Amateur Championship for men.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Latin America |
| Established | 2021 |
| Organized by | The R&A Annika Foundation |
| Format | Stroke play, 72 holes |
| Month played | November |
| Current champion | |
 Ela Anacona | |
The winner earns invitations to play in The Women's Amateur Championship in Britain and two major championships, the Women's British Open and The Evian Championship, and from 2023 also The Chevron Championship.[2]
Winners
edit| Year | Player | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Location | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ela Anacona |
273 (−15) | 12 strokes |  Vanessa Gilly |
Argentina | [3] |
| 2022 | Valentina Rossi |
279 (−9) | 1 stroke |  María José Martin |
Argentina | [4] |
| 2021 | Valery Plata |
276 (−12) | 1 stroke | María José Martin |
Argentina | [5] |
References
edit- ^ "New major exemption for Women's Amateur Latin America championship". The R&A. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Rossi races to victory at Women's Amateur Latin America". The R&A. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Argentina's Ela Anacona dominates to win WALA on home soil". The R&A. 18 November 2023.
- ^ "Results 2022 Women's Amateur Latin America". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Results 2021 Women's Amateur Latin America Championship". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 13 December 2022.