1942 Amateur World Series 26. 1942 Amateur World Series The 1942 Amateur World Series was the fifth edition of the tournament, which later was known as the Baseball World Cup. It was contested by five different teams playing twelve games each from September 26 through October 20 in Havana, Cuba, as the host team reclaimed its third championship in five attempts. There was a noticeably lower participation of teams as the effects of World War II started to be felt in the Pacific. The United States withdrew and forfeited their last four games. Therefore, the number of games contested, as opposed to slated, was
Girls Amateur Championship the number of overseas winners has increased, outnumbering British winners, although two Scots, Jane Connachan and Mhairi McKay are the only girls since the war to win the championship twice. The event is now run by the R&A, following the merger with the LGU in 2017. Source: Girls Amateur Championship The Girls Amateur Championship is a golf tournament which is held annually in the United Kingdom. The championship is organised and run by The R&A Until World War II the championship was organised by a series of magazines and always held at Stoke Poges Golf Club near Slough. it was