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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. This event has the distinction of being the first women's major championship.

Patty Berg holds the record for the most victories with seven, and Berg, Babe Zaharias, Louise Suggs, Mickey Wright and Opal Hill had the most consecutive wins with two. Berg and Betsy Rawls are the only two golfers to win the competition in match play and stroke play eras. During 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. In stroke play, Kathy Whitworth holds the record for lowest under-par at 11 in 1967 and the aggregate low of 289,

Key

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

Champions

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Match play era

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

Stroke play era

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Year Country Champion Course Location Total score Total par Notes
1955  USA Patty Berg Maple Bluff CC Madison, Wisconsin 292 E [27][35]
1956  USA Beverly Hanson Wakonda CC Des Moines, Iowa 304 E [27]
1957  USA Patty Berg Montgomery CC Montgomery, Alabama 291 -1 [27]
1958  USA Patty Berg Kahkwa CC Erie, Pennsylvania 293 +1 [27]
1959  USA Betsy Rawls Ranier G&CC Seattle, Washington 293 +5 [27]
1960  USA Joyce Ziske † Beverly CC Chicago, Illinois 301 +9 [36][a]
1961  USA Mary Lena Faulk Belle Meade CC Nashville, Tennessee 290 -10 [36]
1962  USA Mickey Wright † Montgomery CC Montgomery, Alabama 295 +7 [36][b]
1963  USA Mickey Wright Maple Bluff CC Madison, Wisconsin 292 E [36]
1964  USA Carol Mann Scenic Hills CC Pensacola, Florida 308 +8 [36]
1965  USA Susie Maxwell Beverly CC Chicago, Illinois 290 -2 [36]
1966  USA Mickey Wright Rainbow Springs CC Mukwonago, Wisconsin 302 +2 [36]
1967  USA Kathy Whitworth Pekin CC Pekin, Illinois 289 -11 [36]

Notes

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  • a Joyce Ziske won in a sudden death playoff over Barbara Romack on the second hole with a par to Romack's bogey.[37]
  • b Mickey Wright won in a sudden death playoff over Mary Lena Faulk on the fourth hole with a par-3 to Faulk's bogey 4.[38]

Multiple winners

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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
 USA Patty Berg † 7 1941, 1943, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1958
 USA Babe Zaharias † 4 1940, 1944, 1945, 1950
 USA Louise Suggs ‡ 4 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953
 USA Mickey Wright ‡ 3 1962, 1963, 1966
 USA June Beebe † 2 1931, 1933
 USA Opal Hill † 2 1935, 1936
 USA Betty Jameson † 2 1942, 1954
 USA Betsy Rawls 2 1952, 1959
  • Bolded years and player names means back-to-back wins and the players who accomplished the feat.

Winners by nationality

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

Rank Nationality Wins Winners
1  United States 38 20

References

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  1. ^ align=center "Mrs. Lee Mida Wins Western Open Golf Title". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. July align=center. p. 12. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help); Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1930" ignored (help)
  2. ^ align=center "It's June in June". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. June 27, align=center. p. 21. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help); Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1931" ignored (help)
  3. ^ "Miss Weiller Wins Western Open Golf". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. July 16, align=center. p. 9. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1932" ignored (help)
  4. ^ align=center "June Beebe Wins Golf Title; Beats Jane Weiller, 3 and 2". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. July 1, align=center. p. 21. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help); Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1933" ignored (help)
  5. ^ "Women's Finals In Golf Today". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 13, align=center. p. 7. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1934" ignored (help)
  6. ^ "Sport Tabloids - Portland". The Bend Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. October 8, align=center. p. 2. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1934" ignored (help)
  7. ^ "Mrs. Hill Wins Western Open". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, South Carolina. Associated Press. June 30, align=center. p. 18. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1935" ignored (help)
  8. ^ "Mrs. Hill Keeps Western Open Golf Championship". Reading Eagle. Reading, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. June 13, align=center. p. 14. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1936" ignored (help)
  9. ^ "Mrs. Hill Takes Par Apart With 71 - Babe Trails". The Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. Associated Press. June 8, align=center. p. 6. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1936" ignored (help)
  10. ^ "Helen Hicks Golf Winner". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. June 20, align=center. p. Sports-4. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1937" ignored (help)
  11. ^ "Week End Sports in Briuef". The Day. New London, Connecticut. Associated Press. June 20, align=center. p. 10. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1938" ignored (help)
  12. ^ "Girl Golf Stars Meet Today For Western Crown". The Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. Associated Press. June 18, align=center. p. 8. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1968" ignored (help)
  13. ^ "Dettweiler Wins Title". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. United Press. June 18, align=center. p. 4B. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1939" ignored (help)
  14. ^ "Babe Zaharias Wins Western". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. Associated Press. July 1, align=center. p. 2B. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1940" ignored (help)
  15. ^ "Patty Berg Captures Western Open Crown". The Palm Beach Post-Times. West Palm Beach, Florida. Associated Press. June 15, align=center. p. 11. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1941" ignored (help)
  16. ^ "Texan Cops Western Open". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, South Carolina. Associated Press. June 28, align=center. p. 22. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1942" ignored (help)
  17. ^ "Patty Berg Comes Back to Beat Dorothy Kirby". Milwaukee Journal. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Associated Press. July 2, align=center. p. 8. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1943" ignored (help)
  18. ^ align=center "Western Golf Open to Have Patrioic 'Motif'". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal, Canada. Associated Press. June 10, align=center. p. 18. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help); Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1943" ignored (help)
  19. ^ "Mrs. Zaharias Wins Western Open Title". Milwaukee Journal. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. United Press. June 25, align=center. p. II-5. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1944" ignored (help)
  20. ^ "Dorothy Germain and Babe Didriksen Zaharias In Showdown Battle For The Women's Western Open Championship". The Florence Times. Florence, Alabama. Associated Press. June 24, align=center. p. 5. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1944" ignored (help)
  21. ^ align=center "Babe Zaharias Sets Record; Keeps Title". Milwaukee Journal. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Associated Press. June 24, align=center. p. II-5. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help); Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1945" ignored (help)
  22. ^ "Berg Upset By Suggs In Western". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. Associated Press. June 29, align=center. p. 21. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1946" ignored (help)
  23. ^ "Women's National Links Meet Next". The Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. Associated Press. June 23, align=center. p. 13. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1947" ignored (help)
  24. ^ "Favorites Show Way in Women's Golf at Atlanta". The Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. Associated Press. June align=center. p. 20. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1947" ignored (help)
  25. ^ align=center "Berg Defeats Zaharias For Western Open Title". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. Associated Press. June 27, align=center. p. 22. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help); Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1948" ignored (help)
  26. ^ "Suggs Whips Jameson In Women's Finals". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. Associated Press. June 26, align=center. p. 23. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1949" ignored (help)
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  28. ^ "The Babe Wins Women's Western". The Palm Beach Post-Times. West Palm Beach, Florida. Associated Press. June 25, align=center. p. 17. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1950" ignored (help)
  29. ^ "Berg Victor Over Irish Lass". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. Associated Press. June 24, align=center. p. 14. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1951" ignored (help)
  30. ^ "Patty Berg In Western Open Win". The Sunday Star. Wilmington, Delaware. United Press. June 24, align=center. p. 25. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1951" ignored (help)
  31. ^ "Betsy Rawls Wins Open". Sunday Herald. Bridgeport, Connecticut. United Press. June 22, align=center. p. 33. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1952" ignored (help)
  32. ^ "Louise Suggs Sweeps to Easy Victory in Western Open". The Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. Associated Press. June 21, align=center. p. 14A. Retrieved April 22, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1953" ignored (help)
  33. ^ "Miss Jameson Wins Western Golf Crown". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. United Press. June 20, align=center. p. 3-3. Retrieved April 22, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1954" ignored (help)
  34. ^ "Louise Suggs, Berg Western Favorites". The Miami News. Miami, Florida. Associated Press. June 13, align=center. p. 9A. Retrieved April 22, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "1954" ignored (help)
  35. ^ "Blazing Putting Gives Betsy Title". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. August 17, 1959. p. 10. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
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  38. ^ AP (1962-05-14). "Mickey Wright Western Winner". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
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