Women's Western Open
Appearance
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Tournament information | |
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Location | various, U.S. |
Established | 1930 |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play (1955–1967) Match play (1930–1954) |
Prize fund | $10,000 |
Month played | August |
Final year | 1967, 57 years ago |
Final champion | |
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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
[edit]Stroke play era
[edit]Match play era
[edit](a) - denotes amateur
PO - won in playoff
Multiple winners
[edit]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 |
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Patty Berg † | 7 | 1941, 1943, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1958 |
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Babe Zaharias † | 4 | 1940, 1944, 1945, 1950 |
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Louise Suggs ∞ | 4 | 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953 |
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Mickey Wright ‡ | 3 | 1962, 1963, 1966 |
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June Beebe † | 2 | 1931, 1933 |
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Opal Hill † | 2 | 1935, 1936 |
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Betty Jameson † | 2 | 1942, 1954 |
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Betsy Rawls | 2 | 1952, 1959 |
Winners by nationality
[edit]All of the champions were from the United States.
Nationality | Number of wins |
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38 |
See also
[edit]- Western Open - a men's event on the PGA Tour
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h LPGA Tournament Chronology - 1960-69 Archived June 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Caddy helps Kathy win Western title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 21, 1967. p. 2B.
- ^ Sayrs, Hank (August 22, 1966). "Wright wins Western". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 2, part 2.
- ^ "Joyco Ziske golf champ". Ellensburg Daily Record. (Washington). Associated Press. June 27, 1960. p. 8.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j LPGA Tournament Chronology - 1950-59 Archived January 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Blazing Putting Gives Betsy Title". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 17, 1959. p. 10. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ^ "Miss Jameson Wins Western Golf Crown". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. June 20, 1954. p. 3-3.
- ^ "Louise Suggs, Berg Western Favorites". The Miami News. Associated Press. June 13, 1954. p. 9A. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ^ "Louise Suggs Sweeps to Easy Victory in Western Open". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. June 21, 1953. p. 14A.
- ^ "Betsy Rawls Wins Open". Sunday Herald. (Bridgeport, Connecticut). United Press. June 22, 1952. p. 33.
- ^ "Berg Victor Over Irish Lass". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 24, 1951. p. 14.
- ^ "Patty Berg In Western Open Win". The Sunday Star. (Wilmington, Delaware). United Press. June 24, 1951. p. 25.
- ^ "The Babe Wins Women's Western". The Palm Beach Post-Times. West Palm Beach, Florida. Associated Press. June 25, 1950. p. 17. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "Suggs Whips Jameson In Women's Finals". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. Associated Press. June 26, 1949. p. 23. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "Berg Defeats Zaharias For Western Open Title". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. Associated Press. June 27, 1948. p. 22. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "Women's National Links Meet Next". The Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. Associated Press. June 23, 1947. p. 13. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "Favorites Show Way in Women's Golf at Atlanta". The Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. Associated Press. June 19, 1947. p. 20. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "Berg Upset By Suggs In Western". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. Associated Press. June 29, 1946. p. 21. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "Babe Zaharias Sets Record; Keeps Title". Milwaukee Journal. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Associated Press. June 24, 1945. p. II-5. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "Mrs. Zaharias Wins Western Open Title". Milwaukee Journal. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. United Press. June 25, 1944. p. II-5. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "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, 1944. p. 5. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "Patty Berg Comes Back to Beat Dorothy Kirby". Milwaukee Journal. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Associated Press. July 2, 1943. p. 8. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "Western Golf Open to Have Patriotic 'Motif'". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Associated Press. June 10, 1943. p. 18. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "Texan Cops Western Open". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, South Carolina. Associated Press. June 28, 1942. p. 22. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "Patty Berg Captures Western Open Crown". The Palm Beach Post-Times. West Palm Beach, Florida. Associated Press. June 15, 1941. p. 11. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "Babe Zaharias Wins Western". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. Associated Press. July 1, 1940. p. 2B. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "Dettweiler Wins Title". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. United Press. June 18, 1939. p. 4B. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "Week End Sports in Briuef". The Day. New London, Connecticut. Associated Press. June 20, 1938. p. 10. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "Girl Golf Stars Meet Today For Western Crown". The Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. Associated Press. June 18, 1968. p. 8. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "Helen Hicks Golf Winner". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. June 20, 1937. p. Sports-4. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "Mrs. Hill Keeps Western Open Golf Championship". Reading Eagle. Reading, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. June 13, 1936. p. 14. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "Mrs. Hill Takes Par Apart With 71 - Babe Trails". The Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. Associated Press. June 8, 1936. p. 6. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "Mrs. Hill Wins Western Open". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, South Carolina. Associated Press. June 30, 1935. p. 18. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "Women's Finals In Golf Today". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 13, 1934. p. 7. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "Sport Tabloids - Portland". The Bend Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. October 8, 1934. p. 2. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ Bartlett, Charles (July 1, 1933). "June Beebe Wins Golf Title; Beats Jane Weiller, 3 and 2". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. 21. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "Miss Weiller Wins Western Open Golf". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. July 16, 1932. p. 9. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "It's June in June". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. June 27, 1931. p. 21. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ Barry, Howard (July 19, 1930). "Mrs. Lee Mida Wins Western Open Golf Title". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. 12. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2010.