# Women's Western Open

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

| Year | Winner | Score | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) | Course | Location |
| 1967 | Kathy Whitworth | 289 (−11) | Sandra Haynie | 1,500 | Pekin CC | Pekin, Illinois |
| 1966 | Mickey Wright (3) | 302 (+2) | Margie Masters Jo Ann Prentice | 1,500 | Rainbow Springs CC | Mukwonago, Wisconsin |
| 1965 | Susie Maxwell | 290 (−2) | Marlene Hagge | 1,500 | Beverly CC | Chicago, Illinois |
| 1964 | Carol Mann | 308 (+8) | Ruth Jessen Judy Kimball-Simon | 1,200 | Scenic Hills CC | Pensacola, Florida |
| 1963 | Mickey Wright (2) | 292 (E) | Kathy Whitworth | 1,200 | Maple Bluff CC | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1962 | Mickey Wright | 295 (+7)$^{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 | 1,313 | 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

| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Winner's share ($) | Course | Location |
| 1954 | 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 | | Elmhurst CC | Chicago, Illinois |
| 1941 | Patty Berg | 7 & 6 | Olga Strashun Weil | 100 | Cincinnati CC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1940 | Babe Zaharias (a) | 5 & 4 | Mrs. Russell Mann | | 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 | | 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 Dennehy (a) | | Topeka CC | Topeka, Kansas |
| 1935 | Opal Hill (a) | 9 & 7 | Mrs. S.L. Reinhart (a) | | Sunset Ridge CC | Chicago, Illinois |
| 1934 | Marian McDougall (a) | 9 & 7 | Mrs. Guy 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 | Mrs. Melvin 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

## Multiple winners

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 |
| United States | Patty Berg † | 7 | 1941, 1943, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1958 |
| United States | Babe Zaharias † | 4 | 1940, 1944, 1945, 1950 |
| United States | Louise Suggs ∞ | 4 | 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953 |
| United States | Mickey Wright ‡ | 3 | 1962, 1963, 1966 |
| United States | June Beebe † | 2 | 1931, 1933 |
| United States | Opal Hill † | 2 | 1935, 1936 |
| United States | Betty Jameson † | 2 | 1942, 1954 |
| United States | Betsy Rawls | 2 | 1952, 1959 |

## Winners by nationality

All of the champions were from the United States.
| Nationality | Number of wins |
| United States | 38 |