Women's Western Open

Tournament information
Location	various, U.S.
Established	1930
Tour	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play (1955–1967) Match play (1930–1954)
Prize fund	$10,000
Month played	August
Final year	1967, 58 years ago
Final champion
Kathy Whitworth

TheWomen's Western Open was an American professionalgolf tournament founded in 1930. TheLPGA was established in 1950, and it recognized the Western Open as one of itsmajor championships through1967. 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 wasmatch play through 1954, then became a 72-holestroke play event. All of the winners were American.

Year	Winner	Score	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share ($)	Course	Location	Ref
1967	Kathy Whitworth	289 (−11)	Sandra Haynie	1,500	Pekin CC	Pekin, Illinois	[1][2]
1966	Mickey Wright(3)	302 (+2)	Margie Masters Jo Ann Prentice	1,500	Rainbow Springs CC	Mukwonago, Wisconsin	[1][3]
1965	Susie Maxwell	290 (−2)	Marlene Hagge	1,500	Beverly CC	Chicago,Illinois	[1]
1964	Carol Mann	308 (+8)	Ruth Jessen Judy Kimball-Simon	1,200	Scenic Hills CC	Pensacola, Florida	[1]
1963	Mickey Wright(2)	292 (E)	Kathy Whitworth	1,200	Maple Bluff CC	Madison, Wisconsin	[1]
1962	Mickey Wright	295 (+7)PO	Mary Lena Faulk	1,200	Montgomery CC	Montgomery, Alabama	[1]
1961	Mary Lena Faulk	290 (−10)	Betsy Rawls	1,313	Belle Meade CC	Nashville, Tennessee	[1]
1960	Joyce Ziske	301 (+9)PO	Barbara Romack	1,313	Beverly CC	Chicago,Illinois	[1][4]
1959	Betsy Rawls(2)	293 (+5)	JoAnne Gunderson (a) Patty Berg	1,313	Ranier G&CC	Seattle, Washington	[5][6]
1958	Patty Berg(7)	293 (+1)	Beverly Hanson	950	Kahkwa CC	Erie, Pennsylvania	[5]
1957	Patty Berg(6)	291 (−1)	Wiffi Smith	1,000	Montgomery CC	Montgomery, Alabama	[5]
1956	Beverly Hanson	304 (E)	Louise Suggs	1,000	Wakonda CC	Des Moines, Iowa	[5]
1955	Patty Berg(5)	292 (E)	Fay Crocker Louise Suggs	1,000	Maple Bluff CC	Madison, Wisconsin	[5]

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Winner's share ($)	Course	Location	Ref
1954	Betty Jameson(2)	6 & 5	Louise Suggs	1,000	Glen Flora CC	Waukegan, Illinois	[5][7][8]
1953	Louise Suggs(4)	6 & 5	Patty Berg	1,000	Capital City Club	Atlanta, Georgia	[5][9]
1952	Betsy Rawls	1 up	Betty Jameson	1,000	Skokie CC	Chicago, Illinois	[5][10]
1951	Patty Berg(4)	2 up	Pat O'Sullivan (a)	500	Whitemarsh Valley CC	Philadelphia,Pennsylvania	[5][11][12]
1950	Babe Zaharias(4)	5 & 3	Peggy Kirk	500	Cherry Hills CC	Denver, Colorado	[5][13]
1949	Louise Suggs(3)	5 & 4	Betty Jameson	500	Oklahoma City CC	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	[14]
1948	Patty Berg(3)	37 holes	Babe Zaharias	500	Skycrest CC	Chicago, Illinois	[15]
1947	Louise Suggs (a)(2)	4 & 2	Dorothy Kirby (a)		Capital City Club	Atlanta, Georgia	[16][17]
1946	Louise Suggs (a)	2 up	Patty Berg		Wakonda Club	Des Moines, Iowa	[18]
1945	Babe Zaharias (a)(3)	4 & 2	Dorothy Germain (a)		Highland G&CC	Indianapolis, Indiana	[19]
1944	Babe Zaharias (a)(2)	7 & 5	Dorothy Germain (a)		Park Ridge	Chicago, Illinois	[20][21]
1943	Patty Berg(2)	1 up	Dorothy Kirby (a)		Glen Oak CC	Glen Ellyn, Illinois	[22][23]
1942	Betty Jameson (a)	9 & 7	Phyllis Otto		Elmhurst CC	Chicago, Illinois	[24]
1941	Patty Berg	7 & 6	Olga Strashun Weil	100	Cincinnati CC	Cincinnati, Ohio	[25]
1940	Babe Zaharias (a)	5 & 4	Mrs. Russell Mann		Blue Mound G&CC	Wauwatosa, Wisconsin	[26]
1939	Helen Dettweiler	4 & 3	Bea Barrett (a)		Westwood CC	St. Louis, Missouri	[27]
1938	Bea Barrett (a)	6 & 4	Helen Hofmann		Broadmoor GC	Colorado Springs, Colorado	[28][29]
1937	Helen Hicks	6 & 5	Bea Barrett (a)		Beverly CC	Chicago, Illinois	[30]
1936	Opal Hill (a)(2)	3 & 2	Virginia Dennehy (a)		Topeka CC	Topeka, Kansas	[31][32]
1935	Opal Hill (a)	9 & 7	Mrs. S.L. Reinhart (a)		Sunset Ridge CC	Chicago, Illinois	[33]
1934	Marian McDougall (a)	9 & 7	Mrs. Guy Riegel (a)		Portland G&CC	Portland, Oregon	[34][35]
1933	June Beebe (a)(2)	3 & 2	Jane Weiller (a)		Olympia Fields CC	Olympia Fields, Illinois	[36]
1932	Jane Weiller (a)	5 & 4	June Beebe (a)		Ozaukee CC	Mequon, Wisconsin	[37]
1931	June Beebe (a)	3 & 2	Mrs. Melvin Jones (a)		Midlothian CC	Midlothian, Illinois	[38]
1930	Lucia Mida (a)	6 & 5	June Beebe (a)		Acacia CC	Indian Head Park, Illinois	[39]

(a) - denotes amateur
^PO - won in playoff

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'sGrand Slam.

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

All of the champions were from the United States.

Nationality	Number of wins
United States	38

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