titleholders championship 

Statements about this table:
patty berg be the runner - up of the 1956 championship
judy rankin and mickey wright be the runner - up of the 1972 championship
patty berg , dorothy kirby (a) be the runner - up of the 1956 championship
judy rankin and mickey wright be the runner - up of the 1972 championship with a score of less than 283
year
winner
country
score
runner (s) - up
1972
sandra palmer
united states
283
judy rankin , mickey wright
1967 - 71 no tournament
1967 - 71 no tournament
1967 - 71 no tournament
1967 - 71 no tournament
1967 - 71 no tournament
1966
kathy whitworth
united states
291
judy kimball - simon , mary mills
1965
kathy whitworth
united states
287
peggy wilson
1964
marilynn smith
united states
289
mickey wright
1963
marilynn smith
united states
292 po
mickey wright
1962
mickey wright
united states
295 po
ruth jessen
1961
mickey wright
united states
299
patty berg , louise suggs
1960
fay crocker
uruguay
303
kathy cornelius
1959
louise suggs
united states
297
betsy rawls
year
winner
country
score
runner (s) - up
1958
beverly hanson
united states
299
betty dodd
1957
patty berg
united states
296
anne quast (a)
1956
louise suggs
united states
302
patty berg
1955
patty berg
united states
291
mary lena faulk
1954
louise suggs
united states
293
patty berg
1953
patty berg
united states
294
betsy rawls
1952
babe zaharias
united states
299
betsy rawls
1951
pat o 'sullivan (a)
united states
301
beverly hanson
1950
babe zaharias
united states
298
claire doran (a)
1949
peggy kirk (a)
united states
299
patty berg , dorothy kirby (a)
year
winner
country
score
runner (s) - up
1948
patty berg
united states
308
peggy kirk (a) , babe zaharias
1947
babe zaharias (a)
united states
304
dorothy kirby (a)
1946
louise suggs (a)
united states
314
eileen stulb (a)
1943 - 45 no tournament
1943 - 45 no tournament
1943 - 45 no tournament
1943 - 45 no tournament
1943 - 45 no tournament
1942
dorothy kirby (a)
united states
239
eileen stulb (a)
1941
dorothy kirby (a)
united states
224
helen sigel
1940
helen hicks (a)
united states
336
helen dettweiler
1939
patty berg (a)
united states
319
dorothy kirby (a)
1938
patty berg (a)
united states
311
jane cothran (a)
1937
patty berg (a)
united states
240
dorothy kirby (a)