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 YearWinnerScoreRunner(s)-upWinner'sshare ($)CourseLocationRef1967 Kathy Whitworth 289 (−11) Sandra Haynie 1,500 Pekin CC Pekin, Illinois 1966 Mickey Wright (3) 302 (+2) Margie Masters Jo Ann Prentice 1,500 Rainbow Springs CC Mukwonago, Wisconsin 1965 Susie Maxwell 290 (−2) Marlene Hagge 1,500 Beverly CC Chicago, Illinois 1964 Carol Mann 308 (+8) Ruth Jessen Judy Kimball-Simon 1,200 Scenic Hills CC Pensacola, Florida 1963 Mickey Wright (2) 292 (E) Kathy Whitworth 1,200 Maple Bluff CC Madison, Wisconsin 1962 Mickey Wright 295 (+7)PO Mary Lena Faulk 1,200 Montgomery CC Montgomery, Alabama 1961 Mary Lena Faulk 290 (−10) Betsy Rawls 1,313 Belle Meade CC Nashville, Tennessee 1960 Joyce Ziske 301 (+9)PO Barbara Romack 1,313 Beverly CC Chicago, Illinois 1959 Betsy Rawls (2) 293 (+5) JoAnne Gunderson (a) Patty Berg 1,400 Ranier G&CC Seattle, Washington 1958 Patty Berg (7) 293 (+1) Beverly Hanson   950 Kahkwa CC Erie, Pennsylvania 1957 Patty Berg (6) 291 (−1) Wiffi Smith 1,000 Montgomery CC Montgomery, Alabama 1956 Beverly Hanson 304 (E) Louise Suggs 1,000 Wakonda CC Des Moines, Iowa 1955 Patty Berg (5) 292 (E) Fay Crocker Louise Suggs 1,000 Maple Bluff CC Madison, Wisconsin

Match play era YearWinnerScoreRunner-upWinner'sshare ($)CourseLocationRef1954 Betty Jameson (2) 6 & 5 Louise Suggs 1,000 Glen Flora CC Waukegan, Illinois 1953 Louise Suggs (4) 6 & 5 Patty Berg 1,000 Capital City Club Atlanta, Georgia 1952 Betsy Rawls 1 up Betty Jameson 1,000 Skokie CC Chicago, Illinois 1951 Patty Berg (4) 2 up Pat O'Sullivan (a) 500 Whitemarsh Valley CC Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1950 Babe Zaharias (4) 5 & 3 Peggy Kirk 500 Cherry Hills CC Denver, Colorado 1949 Louise Suggs (3) 5 & 4 Betty Jameson 500 Oklahoma City CC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1948 Patty Berg (3) 37 holes Babe Zaharias 500 Skycrest CC Chicago, Illinois 1947 Louise Suggs (a) (2) 4 & 2 Dorothy Kirby (a) Capital City Club Atlanta, Georgia 1946 Louise Suggs (a) 2 up Patty Berg Wakonda Club Des Moines, Iowa 1945 Babe Zaharias (a) (3) 4 & 2 Dorothy Germain (a) Highland G&CC Indianapolis, Indiana 1944 Babe Zaharias (a) (2) 7 & 5 Dorothy Germain (a) Park Ridge Chicago, Illinois 1943 Patty Berg (2) 1 up Dorothy Kirby (a) Glen Oak CC Glen Ellyn, Illinois 1942 Betty Jameson (a) 9 & 7 Phyllis Otto (a) Elmhurst CC Chicago, Illinois 1941 Patty Berg 7 & 6 Olga Strashun Weil (a) 100 Cincinnati CC Cincinnati, Ohio 1940 Babe Zaharias (a) 5 & 4 Lucile Mann (a) Blue Mound G&CC Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 1939 Helen Dettweiler 4 & 3 Bea Barrett (a) Westwood CC St. Louis, Missouri 1938 Bea Barrett (a) 6 & 4 Helen Hofmann (a) Broadmoor GC Colorado Springs, Colorado 1937 Helen Hicks 6 & 5 Bea Barrett (a) Beverly CC Chicago, Illinois 1936 Opal Hill (a) (2) 3 & 2 Virginia Wilson Dennehy (a) Topeka CC Topeka, Kansas 1935 Opal Hill (a) 9 & 7 Elaine Rosenthal Reinhardt (a) Sunset Ridge CC Chicago, Illinois 1934 Marian McDougall (a) 9 & 7 Bessie Riegel (a) Portland G&CC Portland, Oregon 1933 June Beebe (a) (2) 3 & 2 Jane Weiller (a) Olympia Fields CC Olympia Fields, Illinois 1932 Jane Weiller (a) 5 & 4 June Beebe (a) Ozaukee CC Mequon, Wisconsin 1931 June Beebe (a) 3 & 2 Rose Jones (a) Midlothian CC Midlothian, Illinois 1930 Lucia Mida (a) 6 & 5 June Beebe (a) Acacia CC Indian Head Park, Illinois (a) - denotes amateur PO - won in playoff Source:

Multiple winners This table lists the golfers who have won more than one Women's Western Open as a major championship. Louise Suggs and Mickey Wright, by virtue of their multiple victories, became the first and second golfers to claim the women's Grand Slam.

CountryGolferTotalYearsPatty Berg71941, 1943, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1958Babe Zaharias41940, 1944, 1945, 1950Louise Suggs41946, 1947, 1949, 1953Mickey Wright31962, 1963, 1966June Beebe21931, 1933Opal Hill21935, 1936Betty Jameson21942, 1954Betsy Rawls21952, 1959

Winners by nationality All of the champions were from the United States.

Nationality Numberof wins 38

See also Western Open - a men's event on the PGA Tour

References

External links Women's Western Golf Association List of winners