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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.
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
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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