1944 Women's Western Open

Golf tournament August 2023 September 2026 1944 Women's Western Open 1944 6 19 1944 6 24 Park Ridge, Illinois 42.0196 -87.8309 type:event title Park Ridge Country Club Stroke play/match play 75 100 players, 32 to match play 91 (+16) Babe Zaharias def. Dorothy Germain, 7 and 5 USA#USA Illinois Park Ridge CC 1943 1945 The 1944 Women's Western Open was a golf competition held at Park Ridge Country Club in Park Ridge, Illinois from June 19–24.https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e49a89907eced29ee4ad1f7/t/69f40b7ebd490854e92bb1c5/1777601406541/WWGA+Open+Guide+3+2024+PDF.pdf Women's Western Open: Records & Statistics 1930–1967 Women's Western Golf Association 30https://www.newspapers.com/image/1112625857/?match=4&terms=western%20open&search-id=3d5686df-5109-4042-afab-128e8ed8ee0c&search-rank=2 Germaine, Zaharias Are Favored in Western Open The Grand Rapids Press Michigan Associated Press June 19, 1944 13 newspapers.com subscription It was the 15th edition of the Women's Western Open. The field of 100 golfers played an 18-hole qualifying round to determine the 32 players advancing to match play. Babe Zaharias earned medalist honors with a qualifying round of 77 (+2).https://www.newspapers.com/image/42751244/?match=3&terms=western%20open&search-id=09390247-2199-42c5-a961-34e8d45106f6&search-rank=6 Western Open Golf Medal Honors Go To Babe Didriksen Harrisburg Telegraph Pennsylvania Associated Press June 20, 1944 15 newspapers.com subscription Match play was over 18 holes for each round except the 36-hole final. After the first round of match play, one professional and fifteen amateur golfers remained in the field.https://www.newspapers.com/image/181828427/?match=2&terms=western%20open&search-id=a4c34aac-28fb-48d8-83c5-eb6972c6066b&search-rank=6 Two Upsets Feature Western; Patty Wins Minneapolis Morning Tribune Minnesota Associated Press June 21, 1944 12 newspapers.com subscription Babe Zaharias won the championship in match play competition by defeating Dorothy Germain in the final match, 7 and 5.https://www.newspapers.com/image/138417547/?match=1&terms=%22Western%20Open%22%20Zaharias%20Germain Mrs Zaharias Wins Golf Title St. Louis Post-Dispatch Missouri Associated Press June 25, 1944 1D newspapers.com subscription Final 16 bracket 30 150 Round of 16June 21https://www.newspapers.com/image/573427845/?match=2&terms=western%20open&search-id=cc3dcbae-7d4d-46ec-80d6-51c55415c308&search-rank=3 Haemerle Upsets Kirby, 2 and 1, in Women's Western Open St. Louis Globe-Democrat Illinois Associated Press June 22, 1944 7A newspapers.com subscription Babe Zaharias (a) 5&4 Ann Casey (a) Marge Becker (a) 19h Claire Doran (a) Patty Berg 4&3 Lois Penn (a) Betty Jane Haemerle (a) 2&1 Dorothy Kirby (a) Dorothy Germain (a) 2up Joanne Barr Tracy (a) Georgia Tainter (a) 3&2 Jane Weiller Selz (a) Phyllis Otto (a) 6&5 Virginia Nilles (a) Jeanne Cline (a) 4&2 Margaret Gunther (a) QuarterfinalsJune 22https://www.newspapers.com/image/171542501/?match=1&terms=western%20open&search-id=0c73cb0a-d1f7-4365-a9dc-668cf5713b43&search-rank=1 Lt. Berg Eliminated In Western Open Golf The Philadelphia Inquirer Pennsylvania Associated Press June 23, 1944 20 newspapers.com subscription Babe Zaharias (a) 3&2 Marge Becker (a) Patty Berg Betty Jane Haemerle (a) 19h Dorothy Germain (a) 4&3 Georgia Tainter (a) Phyllis Otto (a) Jeanne Cline (a) 3&2 SemifinalsJune 23https://www.newspapers.com/image/171543901/?match=1&terms=western%20open&search-id=ca03635a-d12c-494c-a51a-16dd69bc10ed&search-rank=1 Dot Germain Gains Western Open Final The Philadelphia Inquirer Pennsylvania Associated Press Charles Chamberlain June 24, 1944 13 newspapers.com subscription Babe Zaharias (a) 2&1 Betty Jane Haemerle (a) Dorothy Germain (a) 4&3 Jeanne Cline (a) FinalsJune 24 Babe Zaharias (a) 7&5 Dorothy Germain (a) References 1944 Category:Women's Western Open Category:Golf tournaments in Illinois Category:Women's sports in Illinois Category:Park Ridge, Illinois Women's Western Open Women's Western Open Women's Western Open Women's Western Open