The first championship was held in 1903. It was organised by the
St Rule Club and played on the
Old Course at St Andrews. With 46 ladies entering, there were six rounds of match-play, held over four days from 16 to 19 June, the semi-finals and final being played on separate days. It was won by
Alexa Glover who beat
Molly Graham by one hole. It was held over three days in May with the semi-final and final played on the same day and was won by
Molly Graham. It was won by
Dorothy Campbell who beat defending championship Graham in the final, at the 19th hole.
Charlotte Watson beat
Lena Scroggie 5&3 in the final.
Ida Kyle won the event, beating Scroggie 3&2 in the final. The championship was not held from 1940 to 1946. In 1951 the final was extended to 36 holes, the championship being won by
Jessie Valentine who beat
Moira Paterson in the final.
Belle Robertson led the qualifying by 7 strokes and she went on to win the title, beating
Marjory Ferguson 3&2 in the final. A new trophy, the Clark Rosebowl was introduced for the next 32 qualifiers. Robertson did not defend her title and the championship was won by
Janette Wright who beat
Aileen Wilson by two holes in the final. In 2015 the Scottish Ladies' Golfing Association merged with the Scottish Golf Union to form
Scottish Golf, which now runs the championship. From 2019 the number of qualifiers was reduced to 16, the event being reduced to three days. ==Winners==