1952 - Women America
The winners in the category "1952 - Women America" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
America
George S. May
Played as the All American Open. Second-placed Betsy Rawls (USA) finished 9 shots behind Suggs (USA). [Tam O'Shanter CC, Niles, nr Chicago, IL; now the municipal Tam O'Shanter Golf Course].
Played as the All-American Women's Open. Second-placed Betsy Rawls finished 9 shots behind Suggs.
Played as the Betty Jameson Open. Second-placed Patty berg and Betsy Rawls finished 2 shots behind Suggs.
Played as the Carrollton Open. Second-placed Louise Suggs finished 2 shots behind Rawls.
Played as the Eastern Women's Open. Second-placed Louise Suggs finished 2 shots behind Rawls.
Played as the Fresno Open. Second-placed Marilynn Smith finished 3 shots behind Zaharias.
Played as the Jacksonville Open. Second-placed Betty Jameson finished 3 shots behind Suggs.
Played as the New Orleans Women's Open. Second-placed Marilynn Smith and Betty Jameson finished 5 shots behind Berg.
Played as the Richmond Open. Second-placed Betty Jameson finished 4 shots behind Berg.
Played as the Sarasota Open. Betsy Rawls, Louise Suggs and Babe Zaharias finished in second place behind Marlene Bauer (Hagge).
Played as the Stockton Open. Second-placed Alice Bauer finished 2 shots behind Suggs.
Played as the Tampa Women's Open. Second-placed Babe Zaharias finished 5 shots behind Suggs.
Played as the Women's Texas Open. Polly Riley finished in second place behind Zaharias.
Played as the Thomasville Open. Betty Jameson finished in second place behind Rawls.
Rawls (USA) was overall winner of the 1952 Cross Country 144-hole Weathervane Tournament, which was played as four two-round events in Houston, Miami, New York and Seattle. She won the Seattle event.
Played as the Houston Weathervane. Second-placed Babe Zaharias (USA) finished 3 shots behind Rawls (USA).
America
Weathervane
Played as the Miami Weathervane. Second-placed Betty Jameson (USA) and Louise Suggs (USA) finished 5 shots behind Zaharias.
Played as the New York Weathervane. Second-placed Marilynn Smith (USA) finished 4 shots behind Berg (USA).
Played as the Seattle Open. Second-placed Alice Bauer (USA) and Marlene Bauer (USA, Marlene Hagge from late-1955) finished 11 shots behind Rawls.
America
George S. May
Played as the World Championship of Women's Golf. Second-placed Patty Berg (USA) finished 1 shot behind Jameson (USA). [Tam O'Shanter CC, Niles, nr Chicago, IL. Now the municipal Tam O'Shanter Golf Course].
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Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
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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