▁held ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁U . S . ▁Am ateur ▁and ▁U . S . ▁Open . ▁On ▁November ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁they ▁held ▁the ▁first ▁U . S . ▁Women ' s ▁Am ateur ▁championship ▁at ▁the ▁M ead ow ▁Brook ▁Club ▁in ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁H emp st ead , ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁tournament ▁that ▁year ▁was ▁an ▁ 1 8 - hole ▁stroke ▁play ▁event ▁( match ▁play , ▁used ▁today , ▁started ▁the ▁following ▁year ). ▁Th ir teen ▁women ▁competed , ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Brown ▁won ▁the ▁tournament ▁with ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 1 3 2 , ▁defe ating ▁Nell ie ▁C . ▁S argent ▁by ▁two ▁stro kes . ▁The ▁score ▁of ▁ 1 3 2 ▁was ▁the ▁women ' s ▁course ▁record ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Mrs . ▁Brown ▁did ▁not ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Am ateur ▁again . ▁ ▁Her ▁husband , ▁Charles ▁S . ▁Brown , ▁founded ▁a ▁real ▁estate ▁company ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁which ▁is ▁still ▁active ▁today ▁as ▁Brown ▁Harris ▁Stevens ▁L LC . ▁One ▁of ▁their ▁children , ▁Arch ib ald ▁M . ▁Brown , ▁was ▁later ▁president ▁of ▁Shin ne cock ▁Hills ▁G olf ▁Club . ▁The ▁couple ▁was ▁still ▁living ▁in ▁Manh attan ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁Women ' s ▁Am ateur ▁results ▁( including ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁Sun ▁article ) ▁US GA