Women's Western Open

Women's Western Open
Tournament information
Locationvarious, U.S.
Established1930
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play (1955–1967)
Match play (1930–1954)
Prize fund$10,000
Month playedAugust
Final year1967, 57 years ago
Final champion
United States Kathy Whitworth

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) United States Sandra Haynie 1,500 Pekin CC Pekin, Illinois
1966 Mickey Wright (3) 302 (+2) Australia Margie Masters
United States Jo Ann Prentice
1,500 Rainbow Springs CC Mukwonago, Wisconsin
1965 Susie Maxwell 290 (−2) United States Marlene Hagge 1,500 Beverly CC Chicago, Illinois
1964 Carol Mann 308 (+8) United States Ruth Jessen
United States Judy Kimball-Simon
1,200 Scenic Hills CC Pensacola, Florida
1963 Mickey Wright (2) 292 (E) United States Kathy Whitworth 1,200 Maple Bluff CC Madison, Wisconsin
1962 Mickey Wright 295 (+7)PO United States Mary Lena Faulk 1,200 Montgomery CC Montgomery, Alabama
1961 Mary Lena Faulk 290 (−10) United States Betsy Rawls 1,313 Belle Meade CC Nashville, Tennessee
1960 Joyce Ziske 301 (+9)PO United States Barbara Romack 1,313 Beverly CC Chicago, Illinois
1959 Betsy Rawls (2) 293 (+5) United States JoAnne Gunderson (a)
United States Patty Berg
1,313 Ranier G&CC Seattle, Washington
1958 Patty Berg (7) 293 (+1) United States Beverly Hanson   950 Kahkwa CC Erie, Pennsylvania
1957 Patty Berg (6) 291 (−1) United States Wiffi Smith 1,000 Montgomery CC Montgomery, Alabama
1956 Beverly Hanson 304 (E) United States Louise Suggs 1,000 Wakonda CC Des Moines, Iowa
1955 Patty Berg (5) 292 (E) Uruguay Fay Crocker
United States 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 United States Louise Suggs 1,000 Glen Flora CC Waukegan, Illinois
1953 Louise Suggs (4) 6 & 5 United States Patty Berg 1,000 Capital City Club Atlanta, Georgia
1952 Betsy Rawls 1 up United States Betty Jameson 1,000 Skokie CC Chicago, Illinois
1951 Patty Berg (4) 2 up United States Pat O'Sullivan (a)    500 Whitemarsh Valley CC Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1950 Babe Zaharias (4) 5 & 3 United States Peggy Kirk    500 Cherry Hills CC Denver, Colorado
1949 Louise Suggs (3) 5 & 4 United States Betty Jameson    500 Oklahoma City CC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1948 Patty Berg (3) 37 holes United States Babe Zaharias    500 Skycrest CC Chicago, Illinois
1947 Louise Suggs (a) (2) 4 & 2 United States Dorothy Kirby (a) Capital City Club Atlanta, Georgia
1946 Louise Suggs (a) 2 up United States Patty Berg Wakonda Club Des Moines, Iowa
1945 Babe Zaharias (a) (3) 4 & 2 United States Dorothy Germain (a) Highland G&CC Indianapolis, Indiana
1944 Babe Zaharias (a) (2) 7 & 5 United States Dorothy Germain (a) Park Ridge Chicago, Illinois
1943 Patty Berg (2) 1 up United States Dorothy Kirby (a) Glen Oak CC Glen Ellyn, Illinois
1942 Betty Jameson (a) 9 & 7 United States Phyllis Otto Elmhurst CC Chicago, Illinois
1941 Patty Berg 7 & 6 United States Mrs. Burt Weil    100 Cincinnati CC Cincinnati, Ohio
1940 Babe Zaharias (a) 5 & 4 United States Mrs. Russell Mann Blue Mound G&CC Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
1939 Helen Dettweiler 4 & 3 United States Bea Barrett (a) Westwood CC St. Louis, Missouri
1938 Bea Barrett (a) 6 & 4 United States Helen Hofmann Broadmoor GC Colorado Springs, Colorado
1937 Helen Hicks 6 & 5 United States Bea Barrett (a) Beverly CC Chicago, Illinois
1936 Opal Hill (a) (2) 3 & 2 United States Mrs. Charles Dennehy (a) Topeka CC Topeka, Kansas
1935 Opal Hill (a) 9 & 7 United States Mrs. S.L. Reinhart (a) Sunset Ridge CC Chicago, Illinois
1934 Marian McDougall (a) 9 & 7 United States Mrs. Guy Riegel (a) Portland G&CC Portland, Oregon
1933 June Beebe (a) (2) 3 & 2 United States Jane Weiller (a) Olympia Fields CC Olympia Fields, Illinois
1932 Jane Weiller (a) 5 & 4 United States June Beebe (a) Ozaukee CC Mequon, Wisconsin
1931 June Beebe (a) 3 & 2 United States Mrs. Melvin Jones (a) Midlothian CC Midlothian, Illinois
1930 Lucia Mida (a) 6 & 5 United States 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.

Deceased golfer †
Grand Slam winners ‡
Deceased Grand Slam winners ∞
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

Winners by nationality

All of the champions were from the United States.

Nationality Number
of wins
 United States 38

See also


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