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Women's Western Open

American professional golf tournament

Summary

American professional golf tournament

Field	Value
name	Women's Western Open
location	various, U.S.
establishment	1930
tour	LPGA Tour
format	Stroke play (1955–1967)
Match play (1930–1954)
purse	$10,000
month_played	August
final_year	1967,
final_champion	USA Kathy Whitworth

Match play (1930–1954) | to-par = The Women's Western Open was an American professional golf tournament founded in 1930. The LPGA was established in 1950, and it recognized the Western Open as one of its major championships through 1967. All of the events back to 1930 have been designated as majors by the LPGA.

Organized by the Women's Western Golf Association, the tournament was match play through 1954, then became a 72-hole stroke play event. All of the winners were American.

Winners

Stroke play era

Year	Winner	Score	Runner(s)-up	Winner's
share ($)	Course	Location	Ref
1967	Kathy Whitworth	289 (−11)	USA Sandra Haynie	1,500	Pekin CC	Pekin, Illinois	url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629124254/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology60-69.pdf	date=June 29, 2011 }}
1966	Mickey Wright (3)	302 (+2)	AUS Margie Masters
USA Jo Ann Prentice	1,500	Rainbow Springs CC	Mukwonago, Wisconsin	url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SotRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tRAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7310%2C3737830	work=Milwaukee Sentinel	last=Sayrs	first=Hank	title=Wright wins Western	date=August 22, 1966	page=2, part 2}}
1965	Susie Maxwell	290 (−2)	USA Marlene Hagge	1,500	Beverly CC	Chicago, Illinois
1964	Carol Mann	308 (+8)	USA Ruth Jessen
USA Judy Kimball-Simon	1,200	Scenic Hills CC	Pensacola, Florida
1963	Mickey Wright (2)	292 (E)	USA Kathy Whitworth	1,200	Maple Bluff CC	Madison, Wisconsin
1962	Mickey Wright	295 (+7)PO	USA Mary Lena Faulk	1,200	Montgomery CC	Montgomery, Alabama
1961	Mary Lena Faulk	290 (−10)	USA Betsy Rawls	1,313	Belle Meade CC	Nashville, Tennessee
1960	Joyce Ziske	301 (+9)PO	USA Barbara Romack	1,313	Beverly CC	Chicago, Illinois	title=Joyco Ziske golf champ	url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O5ZaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SksDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6887%2C6452193	newspaper=Ellensburg Daily Record	location=Washington	agency=Associated Press	date=June 27, 1960	page=8}}
1959	Betsy Rawls (2)	293 (+5)	USA JoAnne Gunderson (a)
USA Patty Berg	1,313	Ranier G&CC	Seattle, Washington	title=Blazing Putting Gives Betsy Title	url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wpwzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2539,867483&dq=western+open+golf+rawls&hl=en	newspaper=Spokesman-Review	location=Spokane, Washington	agency=Associated Press	date=August 17, 1959	page=10	access-date=May 13, 2010 }}
1958	Patty Berg (7)	293 (+1)	USA Beverly Hanson	950	Kahkwa CC	Erie, Pennsylvania	url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102110028/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology50-59.pdf	date=January 2, 2010 }}
1957	Patty Berg (6)	291 (−1)	USA Wiffi Smith	1,000	Montgomery CC	Montgomery, Alabama
1956	Beverly Hanson	304 (E)	USA Louise Suggs	1,000	Wakonda CC	Des Moines, Iowa
1955	Patty Berg (5)	292 (E)	URY Fay Crocker
USA Louise Suggs	1,000	Maple Bluff CC	Madison, Wisconsin

Match play era

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Winner's
share ($)	Course	Location	Ref
1954	Betty Jameson (2)	6 & 5	USA Louise Suggs	1,000	Glen Flora CC	Waukegan, Illinois	title=Miss Jameson Wins Western Golf Crown	url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SXgbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HE4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6885%2C1212967	newspaper=Pittsburgh Press	agency=United Press	date=June 20, 1954	page=3-3}}
1953	Louise Suggs (4)	6 & 5	USA Patty Berg	1,000	Capital City Club	Atlanta, Georgia	title=Louise Suggs Sweeps to Easy Victory in Western Open	url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v1hTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KIUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6219%2C5863920	newspaper=Victoria Advocate	location=Texas	agency=Associated Press	date=June 21, 1953	page=14A}}
1952	Betsy Rawls	1 up	USA Betty Jameson	1,000	Skokie CC	Chicago, Illinois	title=Betsy Rawls Wins Open	url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=91wmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RgAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=5782%2C3349969	newspaper=Sunday Herald	location=Bridgeport, Connecticut	agency=United Press	date=June 22, 1952	page=33}}
1951	Patty Berg (4)	2 up	USA Pat O'Sullivan (a)	500	Whitemarsh Valley CC	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	title=Berg Victor Over Irish Lass	url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YDBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4680%2C5451434	newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard	location=Oregon	agency=Associated Press	date=June 24, 1951	page=14}}
1950	Babe Zaharias (4)	5 & 3	USA Peggy Kirk	500	Cherry Hills CC	Denver, Colorado	title=The Babe Wins Women's Western	url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ovUiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y80FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4324,5581459&dq=western+open+golf+zaharias&hl=en	newspaper=The Palm Beach Post-Times	location=West Palm Beach, Florida	agency=Associated Press	date=June 25, 1950	page=17	access-date=April 23, 2010 }}
1949	Louise Suggs (3)	5 & 4	USA Betty Jameson	500	Oklahoma City CC	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1948	Patty Berg (3)	37 holes	USA Babe Zaharias	500	Skycrest CC	Chicago, Illinois
1947	Louise Suggs (a) (2)	4 & 2	USA Dorothy Kirby (a)		Capital City Club	Atlanta, Georgia
1946	Louise Suggs (a)	2 up	USA Patty Berg		Wakonda Club	Des Moines, Iowa
1945	Babe Zaharias (a) (3)	4 & 2	USA Dorothy Germain (a)		Highland G&CC	Indianapolis, Indiana
1944	Babe Zaharias (a) (2)	7 & 5	USA Dorothy Germain (a)		Park Ridge	Chicago, Illinois
1943	Patty Berg (2)	1 up	USA Dorothy Kirby (a)		Glen Oak CC	Glen Ellyn, Illinois
1942	Betty Jameson (a)	9 & 7	USA Phyllis Otto		Elmhurst CC	Chicago, Illinois
1941	Patty Berg	7 & 6	USA Olga Strashun Weil	100	Cincinnati CC	Cincinnati, Ohio
1940	Babe Zaharias (a)	5 & 4	USA Mrs. Russell Mann		Blue Mound G&CC	Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
1939	Helen Dettweiler	4 & 3	USA Bea Barrett (a)		Westwood CC	St. Louis, Missouri
1938	Bea Barrett (a)	6 & 4	USA Helen Hofmann		Broadmoor GC	Colorado Springs, Colorado
1937	Helen Hicks	6 & 5	USA Bea Barrett (a)		Beverly CC	Chicago, Illinois
1936	Opal Hill (a) (2)	3 & 2	USA Virginia Dennehy (a)		Topeka CC	Topeka, Kansas
1935	Opal Hill (a)	9 & 7	USA Mrs. S.L. Reinhart (a)		Sunset Ridge CC	Chicago, Illinois
1934	Marian McDougall (a)	9 & 7	USA Mrs. Guy Riegel (a)		Portland G&CC	Portland, Oregon
1933	June Beebe (a) (2)	3 & 2	USA Jane Weiller (a)		Olympia Fields CC	Olympia Fields, Illinois
1932	Jane Weiller (a)	5 & 4	USA June Beebe (a)		Ozaukee CC	Mequon, Wisconsin
1931	June Beebe (a)	3 & 2	USA Mrs. Melvin Jones (a)		Midlothian CC	Midlothian, Illinois
1930	Lucia Mida (a)	6 & 5	USA June Beebe (a)		Acacia CC	Indian Head Park, Illinois

(a) - denotes amateur

PO - won in playoff

Multiple winners

This table lists the golfers who have won more than one Women's Western Open as a major championship. Louise Suggs and Mickey Wright, by virtue of their multiple victories, became the first and second golfers to claim the women's Grand Slam.

Golfer	Total	Years
Patty Berg	7	1941, 1943, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1958
Babe Zaharias	4	1940, 1944, 1945, 1950
Louise Suggs	4	1946, 1947, 1949, 1953
Mickey Wright	3	1962, 1963, 1966
June Beebe	2	1931, 1933
Opal Hill	2	1935, 1936
Betty Jameson	2	1942, 1954
Betsy Rawls	2	1952, 1959

Winners by nationality

All of the champions were from the United States.

Nationality	Number
of wins
	38

References

[http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology60-69.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology - 1960-69] {{webarchive. link. (June 29, 2011)
(August 21, 1967). "Caddy helps Kathy win Western title". Eugene Register-Guard.
Sayrs, Hank. (August 22, 1966). "Wright wins Western". Milwaukee Sentinel.
(August 17, 1959). "Blazing Putting Gives Betsy Title". Spokesman-Review.
[http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology50-59.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology - 1950-59] {{webarchive. link. (January 2, 2010)
(June 13, 1954). "Louise Suggs, Berg Western Favorites". [[The Miami News]].
(June 24, 1951). "Patty Berg In Western Open Win". The Sunday Star.
(June 26, 1949). "Suggs Whips Jameson In Women's Finals". [[St. Petersburg Times]].
(June 27, 1948). "Berg Defeats Zaharias For Western Open Title". [[St. Petersburg Times]].
(June 23, 1947). "Women's National Links Meet Next". [[The Evening Independent]].
(June 19, 1947). "Favorites Show Way in Women's Golf at Atlanta". [[The Evening Independent]].
(June 29, 1946). "Berg Upset By Suggs In Western". [[St. Petersburg Times]].
(June 24, 1945). "Babe Zaharias Sets Record; Keeps Title". [[Milwaukee Journal]].
(June 25, 1944). "Mrs. Zaharias Wins Western Open Title". [[Milwaukee Journal]].
(June 24, 1944). "Dorothy Germain and Babe Didriksen Zaharias In Showdown Battle For The Women's Western Open Championship". [[The Florence Times]].
(July 2, 1943). "Patty Berg Comes Back to Beat Dorothy Kirby". [[Milwaukee Journal]].
(June 10, 1943). "Western Golf Open to Have Patriotic 'Motif'". [[The Montreal Gazette]].
(June 28, 1942). "Texan Cops Western Open". [[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]].
(June 15, 1941). "Patty Berg Captures Western Open Crown". [[The Palm Beach Post-Times]].
(July 1, 1940). "Babe Zaharias Wins Western". [[Miami Daily News]].
(June 18, 1939). "Dettweiler Wins Title". [[Miami Daily News]].
(June 20, 1938). "Week End Sports in Briuef". [[The Day (New London).
(June 18, 1968). "Girl Golf Stars Meet Today For Western Crown". [[The Evening Independent]].
(June 20, 1937). "Helen Hicks Golf Winner". [[The Pittsburgh Press]].
(June 13, 1936). "Mrs. Hill Keeps Western Open Golf Championship". [[Reading Eagle]].
(June 8, 1936). "Mrs. Hill Takes Par Apart With 71 - Babe Trails". [[The Evening Independent]].
(June 30, 1935). "Mrs. Hill Wins Western Open". [[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]].
(October 13, 1934). "Women's Finals In Golf Today". [[The Pittsburgh Press]].
(October 8, 1934). "Sport Tabloids - Portland". [[The Bend Bulletin]].
Bartlett, Charles. (July 1, 1933). "June Beebe Wins Golf Title; Beats Jane Weiller, 3 and 2". [[Chicago Daily Tribune]].
(July 16, 1932). "Miss Weiller Wins Western Open Golf". [[The Pittsburgh Press]].
(June 27, 1931). "It's June in June". [[Chicago Daily Tribune]].
Barry, Howard. (July 19, 1930). "Mrs. Lee Mida Wins Western Open Golf Title". [[Chicago Daily Tribune]].

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