[4][5][6] Donald reached the semi-finals of the 1946 Womens Amateur Championship at Hunstanton, losing 3&2 to the eventual winner, Jean Hetherington.

[8] In early June, she played in the Women's Home Internationals for the first time, Scotland retaining the title they had held since 1939.

[9] The following week she again reached the semi-finals of the Womens Amateur Championship at Gullane, losing 7&5 to Babe Zaharias.

[10] In late June she was part of the winning British team for the Vagliano Trophy in Paris and then won the French Ladies Open Championship the following week.

[16] Donald suffered a rare defeat to a British golfer when she lost at the last-32 stage of the Scottish Women's Amateur Championship, losing by 1 hole to Moira Paterson.

[25][26][27] In late 1951 Donald was part of a team of five women that toured South Africa, playing three unofficial test matches.

[28] In 1952, Donald won the Scottish Women's Amateur Championship for the third time, beating Marjorie Peel 13&11 in the final at Gullane.

[32] In the Womens Amateur Championship Donald lost in the second round, by one hole to Claire Doran, one of the American Curtis Cup team.

[34] The following month she won the East of Scotland Championship for the fourth time, beating Helen Burton 7&6 in the 18-hole final.

[36] Donald lost to Marlene Stewart by one hole in the semi-final of the Womens Amateur Championship.

[37] The following week Donald was part of the British team that won the Commonwealth tournament at Formby.

[42][43] Donald turned professional at the start of 1954 following a change in the rules relating to amateur status.