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The Women's Western Open (38th) (last year as a major championship). Second-placed Sandra Haynie (USA) finished 3 shots behind Whitworth (USA). [Pekin CC, Pekin, nr Peoria, IL].
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The Women's Western Open (37th). Second-placed Jo Ann Prentice (USA) finished 1 shot behind Wright (USA). [Rainbow Springs GC, Mukwonago, Wisconsin].
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The Women's Western Open (36th). Second-placed Marlene Hagge (USA) finished 3 shots behind Susie Maxwell (USA, who competed as Susie Berning after 1968). [Beverly CC, Chicago, IL].
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The Women's Western Open (35th). Second-placed Ruth Jessen (USA) and Judy Kimball (USA) finished 2 shots behind Mann (USA). [Scenic Hills CC, Pensacola, FL].
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The Women's Western Open (34th). Second-placed Kathy Whitworth (USA) finished 9 shots behind defending champion Wright (USA). [Maple Bluff CC, Madison, Wisconsin].
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The Women's Western Open (33rd). Wright (USA) beat Mary Lena Faulk (USA) at the fourth sudden-death playoff hole. [Montgomery CC, Montgomery, AL].
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The Women's Western Open (32nd). Second-placed Betsy Rawls (USA) finished 6 shots behind Faulk (USA). [Belle Meade CC, Nashville, TN].
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The Women's Western Open (31st). Ziske (USA) beat Barbara Romack (USA) at the second sudden-death playoff hole. [Beverly CC, Chicago, IL].
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The Women's Western Open (30th). Second-placed Patty Berg (USA) and JoAnne Gunderson (USA, amateur, later known as JoAnne Carner) finished 6 shots behind Rawls (USA). [Rainier G&CC, Seattle, WA].
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The Women's Western Open (29th). Second-placed Beverly Hanson (USA) finished 4 shots behind defending champion Berg (USA). [The Kahkwa Club, Erie, PA].
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The Women's Western Open (28th). Second-placed Wiffi Smith (USA) finished 1 shot behind Berg (USA). [Montgomery CC, Montgomery, AL].
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The Women's Western Open (27th). Second-placed Louise Suggs (USA) finished 4 shots behind Hanson (USA). [Wakonda Club, Des Moines, Iowa].
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The Women's Western Open (26th), played for the first time as a stroke play event. Second-placed Louise Suggs (USA) and Fay Crocker (Uruguay) finished 2 shots behind Berg (USA). [Maple Bluff CC, Madison, Wisconsin].
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The Women's Western Open (25th). Jameson (USA) beat Louise Suggs (USA) 6 and 5 in the final. [Glen Flora CC, Waukegan, IL].
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The Women's Western Open (24th). Suggs (USA) beat Patty Berg (USA) 6 and 5 in the final. [Capital City Club, Atlanta, Georgia].
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The Women's Western Open (23rd). Rawls (USA) beat Betty Jameson (USA) by 1 hole in the final. [Skokie CC, Glencoe, nr Chicago, IL].
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The Women's Western Open (22nd). Berg (USA) beat Pat O'Sullivan (USA, amateur) by 2 holes in the final. [Whitemarsh Valley CC, Lafayette Hill, nr Philadelphia, PA].
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The Women's Western Open (21st). Zaharias (USA) beat Peggy Kirk (USA) 5 and 3 in the final. [Cherry Hills CC, Englewood, nr Denver, CO].
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The Women's Western Open (20th). Suggs (USA) beat Betty Jameson (USA) 5 and 4 in the final. [Oklahoma City G&CC, Nichols Hill, OK].
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The Women's Western Open (19th). Berg (USA) beat Babe Zaharias (USA) at the 37th hole of the final. [Skycrest CC, Prairie View, nr Chicago, IL - club no longer exists].
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The Women's Western Open (18th). Defending champion Suggs (USA, amateur) beat Dorothy Kirby (USA, amateur) 4 and 2 in the final. [Capital City Club, Atlanta, Georgia].
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The Women's Western Open (17th). Suggs (USA, amateur) beat Patty Berg (USA) by 2 holes in the final. [Wakonda Club, Des Moines, Iowa].
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The Women's Western Open (16th). For the second straight year Zaharias (USA, amateur) beat Dorothy Germain (USA, amateur) in the final; this time by 4 and 2. [Highland G&CC, Indianapolis, Indiana].
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The Women's Western Open (15th). Zaharias (USA, amateur) beat Dorothy Germain (USA, amateur) by 7 and 5 in the final. [Park Ridge CC, Park Ridge, nr Chicago, IL].
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The Women's Western Open (14th). Berg (USA) beat Dorothy "Dot" Kirby (USA, amateur) by 1 hole in the 36-hole final. [Glen Oak CC, Glen Ellyn, nr Chicago, IL].
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The Women's Western Open (13th). Jameson (USA, amateur) beat Phyllis Otto (USA) 9 and 7 in the 36-hole final. [Elmhurst CC, Addison, nr Chicago, IL - now Oak Meadows GC].
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The Women's Western Open (12th). Berg (USA) beat Mrs Burt Weil (née Olga Strashun) 7 and 6 in the final. This was Berg's first professional victory, for which she won a $100 war bond. [Cincinnati CC, Cincinnati, OH].
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The Women's Western Open (11th). Zaharias (USA, amateur) beat Mrs Russell Mann 5 and 4 in the final. [Blue Mound G&CC, Wauwatosa, nr Milwaukee, WI].
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The Women's Western Open (10th). Dettweiler (USA, amateur) beat defending champion Bea Barrett (USA, amateur) 4 and 3 in the final. [Westwood CC, Rocky River, Ohio].
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The Women's Western Open (9th) (June 15-18). 21-year-old Beatrice "Bea" Barrett (USA, amateur) beat 22-year-old Helen Hofmann (USA, amateur) 6 and 4 in the 36-hole final. [The Broadmoor GC, Colorado Springs, Colo.].
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The Women's Western Open (8th) (June 16-19). Helen Hicks (USA) beat Beatrice "Bea" Barrett (USA, amateur) 6 and 5 in the 36-hole final, to become the first professional golfer to win this coveted title. [Beverly CC, Chicago, IL].
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The Women's Western Open (7th) (June 9-13). Defending champion Mrs Opal Hill (USA, amateur, née Opal Trout) beat Mrs Charles Dennehey (USA, amateur, née Virginia Wilson) 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final. [Topeka CC, Topeka, Kansas].
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The Women's Western Open (6th) (June 26-29; first year professional golfers were eligible). Mrs Opal Hill (USA, amateur, née Opal Trout) beat Mrs S.L. Reinhardt (USA, amateur, née Elaine Rosenthal) 9 and 7 in the 36-hole final. [Sunset Ridge CC, Northfield, nr Chicago, IL].
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The Women's Western Open (5th) (Oct 10-13). Miss Marian McDougall (USA, amateur) beat Mrs Guy Riegel (USA, amateur) 9 and 7 in the 36-hole final. [Portland GC, Portland, Oregon].
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The Women's Western Open (4th) (Jun 27-30). 20-year-old Miss June Beebe (USA, amateur) beat 21-year-old defending champion Miss Jane Weiller (USA, amateur) 3 and 2 in the final, to win this event for the second time in three years. [Olympia Fields CC, nr Chicago, IL].
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The Women's Western Open (3rd) (July 12-15). 20-year-old Miss Jane Weiller (USA, amateur) beat 19-year-old defending champion Miss June Beebe (USA, amateur) 5 and 4 in the final. [Ozaukee CC, Mequon, nr Milwaukee, WI].
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The Women's Western Open (2nd) (July 23-26). 18-year-old Miss June Beebe (USA, amateur) beat Mrs Melvin Jones (USA, amateur, née Rose Amanda Freeman) 3 and 2 in the final. [Midlothian CC, Midlothian, nr Chicago, IL].
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The inaugural Women's Western Open (July 16-19). Mrs Lee W. Mida (USA, amateur, née Lucia Gueth) beat 17-year-old Miss June Beebe (USA, amateur) 6 and 5 in the 36-hole final. [Acacia CC, LaGrange, Chicago, IL. This course no longer exists; it was subsumed into the Indian Head Park residential area]. Note: following the formation of the LPGA in 1950, all editions of the Women's Western Open from 1930 until 1967 were designated as women's major championships. The 1930 edition is therefore the oldest women's major golf championship.
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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