List of Women's Western Open champions

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.

Patty Berg holds the record for the most victories with seven, which is the overall record of the combined eras of match and stroke play. During match play competition Berg, Louise Suggs, and 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,

Contents 1 Key 2 Champions 2.1 Match play era 2.2 Stroke play era 3 Multiple winners 4 Winners by nationality 5 Notes 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

Key

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

Champions

Match play era

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

Stroke play era

Year	Country	Champion	Course	Location	Total score	Total par	Notes
1955	USA	Berg, PattyPatty Berg	Maple Bluff CC	Madison, Wisconsin	292	20 !E	[27][35]
1956	USA	Hanson, BeverlyBeverly Hanson	Wakonda CC	Des Moines, Iowa	304	20 !E	[27]
1957	USA	Berg, PattyPatty Berg	Montgomery CC	Montgomery, Alabama	291	21 !-1	[27]
1958	USA	Berg, PattyPatty Berg	Kahkwa CC	Erie, Pennsylvania	293	19 !+1	[27]
1959	USA	Rawls, BetsyBetsy Rawls	Ranier G&CC	Seattle, Washington	293	21 !−1	[27]
1960	USA	Ziske, JoyceJoyce Ziske †	Beverly CC	Chicago, Illinois	301	11 !+9	[36][a]
1961	USA	Faulk, Mary LenaMary Lena Faulk	Belle Meade CC	Nashville, Tennessee	290	30 !-10	[36]
1962	USA	Wright, MickeyMickey Wright †	Montgomery CC	Montgomery, Alabama	295	13 !+7	[36][b]
1963	USA	Wright, MickeyMickey Wright	Maple Bluff CC	Madison, Wisconsin	292	24 !−4	[36]
1964	USA	Mann, CarolCarol Mann	Scenic Hills CC	Pensacola, Florida	308	12 !+8	[36]
1965	USA	Maxwell, SusieSusie Maxwell	Beverly CC	Chicago, Illinois	290	22 !-2	[36]
1966	USA	Wright, MickeyMickey Wright	Rainbow Springs CC	Mukwonago, Wisconsin	302	18 !+2	[36]
1967	USA	Whitworth, KathyKathy Whitworth	Pekin CC	Pekin, Illinois	289	31 !-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.

Deceased golfer †

Grand Slam winners ‡

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

• ^a Joyce Ziske won in a sudden death playoff over Barbara Romack on the second hole with a par-5 to Romack's bogey 6.^[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]

See also

• Women's major golf championships
• Golfers with most LPGA major championship wins
• Chronological list of LPGA major golf champions
• Grand Slam (golf)

References

External links

LPGA Tour Grand Slam History

Women's Major Champions Current Kraft Nabisco Championship  • LPGA Championship • U.S. Women’s Open  • Women's British Open Former du Maurier Classic  • Titleholders Championship  • Women's Western Open See also the Grand Slam

Women's Western Open champions Match play era 1930 Mrs. Lee Mida • 1931 June Beebe • 1932 Jane Weiller• 1933 June Beebe • 1934 Marian McDougall • 1935 Opal Hill • 1936 Opal Hill • 1937 Helen Hicks • 1938 Bea Barrett • 1939 Helen Dettweiler 1940 Babe Zaharias • 1941 Patty Berg • 1942 Betty Jameson • 1943 Patty Berg • 1944 Babe Zaharias • 1945 Babe Zaharias • 1946 Louise Suggs • 1947 Louise Suggs • 1948 Patty Berg • 1949 Louise Suggs • 1950 Babe Zaharias • 1951 Patty Berg • 1952 Betsy Rawls • 1953 Louise Suggs • 1954 Betty Jameson Stroke play era 1955 Patty Berg • 1956 Beverly Hanson • 1957 Patty Berg • 1958 Patty Berg • 1959 Betsy Rawls • 1960 Joyce Ziske† • 1961 Mary Lena Faulk • 1962 Mickey Wright† • 1963 Mickey Wright • 1964 Carol Mann • 1965 Susie Maxwell • 1966 Mickey Wright • 1967 Kathy Whitworth † indicates the event was won in a playoff