List of Women's Western Open champions

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The Women's Western Open was an annual golf competition, which was played in match play between 1930 and 1954, and strokeplay between 1955 and 1967. It was established in 1930 and was a women's major championship that was organized by the Women's Western Golf Association. This event has the distinction of being the first women's major championship ever played.

Babe Zaharias holds the record for most victories with four. In the stroke play era, Berg and Mickey Wright holds the record for most victories with three. The most consecutive in the combined eras is two and was done by the following golfers: Berg, Suggs, Zaharias, Opal Hill and Wright. Berg and Betsy Rawls are the only two golfers to win the competition in match play and stroke play eras. In the match play era, 9&8 was the largest margin of victory by Marian McDougall in 1934, Hill in 1935, and Betty Jameson in 1942. During the stroke play era, Kathy Whitworth
holds the record for lowest under-par at 11 in 1967 and the aggregate low of 289,

Key

† Tournament won in a playoff
* Tournament won by an amateur, or had a runner-up who is an amateur

Champions

Note: All winners (and runners-up from the match play era) were from the United States.

Match play era

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

Stroke play era

Year Champion Course Location Score To par Notes
1955 Patty Berg Maple Bluff CC Madison, Wisconsin 292 E [27][35]
1956 Beverly Hanson Wakonda CC Des Moines, Iowa 304 E [27]
1957 Patty Berg Montgomery CC Montgomery, Alabama 291 −1 [27]
1958 Patty Berg Kahkwa CC Erie, Pennsylvania 293 +1 [27]
1959 Betsy Rawls Ranier G&CC Seattle, Washington 293 −1 [27]
1960 Joyce Ziske † Beverly CC Chicago, Illinois 301 +9 [36][a]
1961 Mary Lena Faulk Belle Meade CC Nashville, Tennessee 290 −10 [36]
1962 Mickey Wright † Montgomery CC Montgomery, Alabama 295 +7 [36][b]
1963 Mickey Wright Maple Bluff CC Madison, Wisconsin 292 −4 [36]
1964 Carol Mann Scenic Hills CC Pensacola, Florida 308 +8 [36]
1965
Susie Maxwell
 		Beverly CC Chicago, Illinois 290 −2 [36]
1966 Mickey Wright Rainbow Springs CC Mukwonago, Wisconsin 302 +2 [36]
1967 Kathy Whitworth Pekin CC Pekin, Illinois 289 −11 [36]

Multiple winners

This table lists the golfers who have won more than one Women's Western Open as a major championship. Bolded years and player name indicates consecutive victories. The (a) denotes amateur golfer.

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 (a), 1944 (a), 1945 (a), 1950
 United States Louise Suggs ‡ 4 1946 (a), 1947 (a), 1949, 1953
 United States Mickey Wright ‡ 3 1962, 1963, 1966
 United States June Beebe (a) 2 1931, 1933
 United States Opal Hill (a) 2 1935, 1936
 United States Betty Jameson 2 1942 (a), 1954
 United States Betsy Rawls 2 1952, 1959

Winners by nationality

This table lists the total number of titles won by golfers of each nationality as a major.

Rank Nationality Wins Winners First title Last title
1  United States 38 20 1930 1967

Notes

See also

References

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    . October 8, 1934. p. 2. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
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    . June 18, 1939. p. 4B. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
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    . July 1, 1940. p. 2B. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
  15. The Palm Beach Post-Times. West Palm Beach, Florida. Associated Press
    . June 15, 1941. p. 11. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
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  17. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Associated Press
    . July 2, 1943. p. 8. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
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    . June 24, 1944. p. 5. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
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    . June 24, 1945. p. II-5. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
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    . June 29, 1946. p. 21. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
  23. The Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. Associated Press
    . June 23, 1947. p. 13. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
  24. The Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. Associated Press
    . June 19, 1947. p. 20. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
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    . June 27, 1948. p. 22. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
  26. St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. Associated Press
    . June 26, 1949. p. 23. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
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    . June 25, 1950. p. 17. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
  29. Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. Associated Press
    . June 24, 1951. p. 14. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
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    . June 24, 1951. p. 25. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
  31. United Press
    . June 22, 1952. p. 33. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
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  33. United Press
    . June 20, 1954. p. 3-3. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
  34. Miami, Florida. Associated Press
    . June 13, 1954. p. 9A. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
  35. ^ "Blazing Putting Gives Betsy Title". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. August 17, 1959. p. 10. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  36. ^ a b c d e f g h LPGA Tournament Chronology - 1960-69 Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
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  38. ^ "Mickey Wright Western Winner". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 1962-05-14. Retrieved 2010-06-29.

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