1949 Women's Western Open

Golf tournament August 2023 September 2026 1949 Women's Western Open 1949 6 20 1949 6 25 Nichols Hills, Oklahoma 35.5458 N 97.5422 W type:event title Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club Stroke play/match play 75 6679 yd m 116 players, 32 to match play 89 (+14) $500 $500 Louise Suggs def. Betty Jameson, 5&4 USA#USA Oklahoma Oklahoma City G&CC 1948 1950 The 1949 Women's Western Open was a golf competition held at the Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club in Nichols Hills, Oklahoma, a suburb of Oklahoma City, form June 20–25.https://www.newspapers.com/image/742887771/?match=6&terms=western%20open%20oklahoma&search-id=c74431d8-5dbc-43bb-895a-35c7431304f3&search-rank=2 Woman Golfers Tee Off Today In Western Open Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise Oklahoma Associated Press June 20, 1949 6 Google News Archive It was the 20th edition of the Women's Western Open. The field of 116 golfers played an 18-hole qualifying round to determine the 32 players advancing to match play. Grace Lenczyk won medalist honors with a qualifying round of 66 (−9).https://www.newspapers.com/image/900820375/?match=19&terms=western%20open%20oklahoma&search-id=b60e347c-f4f1-4690-aaa9-4a0cc661bb54&search-rank=2 Lenczyk Advances in Western Open The Tulsa Tribune Oklahoma Associated Press June 21, 1949 16 newspapers.com subscription Match play was over 18 holes for each round except the 36-hole final. After the first round of match play, five professional and eleven amateur golfers remained in the field.https://www.newspapers.com/image/1131184021/?match=3&terms=western%20open%20oklahoma&search-id=2489f5d2-a406-469a-b321-8bfba952164c&search-rank=11 Patty Berg, Babe Zaharias Advance in Western Open Duluth News Tribune Minnesota June 22, 1949 12 newspapers.com subscription Louise Suggs won the championship in match play competition by defeating Betty Jameson in the final match, 5 and 4.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 35Suggs Whips Jameson In Women's Finals https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hsUKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ek4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5432,2596903&dq=western+open+golf+suggs&hl=en St. Petersburg Times Florida Associated Press June 26, 1949 23 Google News Archive Suggs earned the entire purse of $500. Final 16 bracket 30 130 Round of 16June 22https://www.newspapers.com/image/906792452/?match=2&terms=western%20open%20oklahoma&search-id=574ef10b-e1fa-42a2-9fa8-31da8510e426&search-rank=4 Babe Zaharias To Meet Polly Riley In Western Open The Wewoka Times-Democrat Oklahoma United Press June 23, 1949 4 newspapers.com subscription Babe Zaharias 2&1 Grace Lenczyk (a) Polly Riley (a) 2&1 Dorothy Kirby (a) Betty Jameson 4&3 Patricia Devaney (a) Carol Diringer (a) 1up Margaret Gunther (a) Marjorie Lindsay (a) 2&1 Jean Hopkins (a) Louise Suggs 4&3 Betty MacKinnon (a) Beverly Hanson (a) 1up Bettye Mims White Patty Berg 7&5 Claire Doran (a) QuarterfinalsJune 23https://www.newspapers.com/image/393686247/?match=5&terms=western%20open%20oklahoma&search-id=33bc2ed9-53de-43d0-8284-d56ca4239179&search-rank=4 Polly Riley Puts Zaharias Out Of Western Open The Independent Record Helena, Montana Associated Press June 24, 1949 7 newspapers.com subscription Babe Zaharias Polly Riley (a) 3&1 Betty Jameson 4&2 Carol Diringer (a) Marjorie Lindsay (a) Louise Suggs 5&3 Beverly Hanson (a) Patty Berg 3&2 SemifinalsJune 24https://www.newspapers.com/image/222226954/?match=3&terms=western%20open%20oklahoma&search-id=fad22bdf-25b7-42d4-8352-47a706e58a12&search-rank=10 Miss Suggs Tops Patty Berg 1-Up In Western Open Fort Myers News-Press Florida Associated Press June 25, 1949 8 newspapers.com subscription Polly Riley (a) Betty Jameson 2&1 Louise Suggs 1up Patty Berg FinalsJune 25 Betty Jameson Louise Suggs 5&4 References 1949 Category:Women's Western Open Category:Golf tournaments in Oklahoma Category:Women's sports in Oklahoma Women's Western Open Women's Western Open Women's Western Open Women's Western Open