1950 Women's Western Open

Golf tournament August 2023 September 2026 1950 Women's Western Open 1950 6 19 1950 6 24 Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 39.643 -104.963 type:event title Cherry Hills Country Club LPGA Tour Stroke play/match play 74 6287 yd m 100 players, 32 to match play 95 (+21) $500 $500 Babe Zaharias def. Peggy Kirk (a), 5&3 USA#USA Colorado Cherry Hills CC 1949 1951 The 1950 Women's Western Open was a golf competition held at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado on June 19–24.https://www.newspapers.com/image/1056854835/?match=7&terms=western%20open%20cherry&search-id=40c4da59-ad4a-4300-b705-ebe4873de4b8&search-rank=5 Babe Zaharias Warms Up For Western Open Springfield Daily News Massachusetts June 19, 1950 19 newspapers.com subscription It was the 21st 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. Grace DeMoss won medalist honors with a qualifying round of 75 (+1).https://www.newspapers.com/image/458963056/?match=3&terms=western%20open%20cherry&search-id=c88bdcaa-ad70-4b32-a14f-b3b32a042dfe&search-rank=3 DeMoss' 75 Takes Medal The San Francisco Examiner California International News Service June 20, 1950 29,30 newspapers.com subscription Match play was over 18 holes for each round except the 36-hole final. After the first round of match play, seven professional and nine amateur golfers remained in the field.https://www.newspapers.com/image/548919056/?match=1&terms=western%20open%20cherry&search-id=dd8d47f5-cdf0-44e0-9e7c-a7226ea79420&search-rank=8 Betty Bush, Babe Advance The Cedar Rapids Gazette Iowa United Press June 21, 1950 15 newspapers.com subscription Babe Zaharias won the championship in match play competition by defeating Peggy Kirk in the final match, 5 and 3.https://www.newspapers.com/image/357843779/?match=1&terms=zaharias%20kirk Zaharias Defeats Kirk, 5-3, Recaptures Women's Open Waterloo Sunday Courier Iowa Associated Press June 25, 1950 39 newspapers.com subscription Zaharias earned the entire purse of $500.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 36 Final 16 bracket 30 130 Round of 16June 21https://www.newspapers.com/image/511100286/?match=4&terms=western%20open%20cherry&search-id=a19548a2-9b3e-434d-bdb4-16c0acca7d7b&search-rank=20 Miss McKinnon Defeats Louise Suggs In Western Open Somerset Daily American Pennsylvania Associated Press June 22, 1950 7 newspapers.com subscription Carol Bowman (a) 2&1 Grace DeMoss (a) Claire Doran (a) 1up Beverly Hanson (a) Betty Jameson 5&4 Betsy Rawls Peggy Kirk (a) 5&4 Barbara Dawson (a) Betty MacKinnon (a) 1up Louise Suggs Babe Zaharias 4&3 Marjorie Lindsay (a) Patty Berg 3&2 Helen Dettweiler Betty Bush (a) 2&1 Marilynn Smith QuarterfinalsJune 22https://www.newspapers.com/image/938640469/?match=2&terms=western%20open%20cherry&search-id=2e361dfa-a54d-4d1a-8930-80287bf90fc2&search-rank=3 Zaharias Cops Western Open Greensboro Daily News North Carolina International News Service June 23, 1950 2 (section 4) newspapers.com subscription Carol Bowman (a) Claire Doran (a) 3&2 Betty Jameson Peggy Kirk (a) 1up Betty MacKinnon (a) Babe Zaharias 4&3 Patty Berg 4&3 Betty Bush (a) SemifinalsJune 23https://www.newspapers.com/image/362843268/?match=2&terms=western%20open%20cherry&search-id=dbb38aeb-a0e6-4f39-bbd5-893bd8c57e1a&search-rank=10 Babe, Peggy Kirk Move Into Finals Of Western Open The Herald-Press St. Joseph, Michigan Associated Press June 24, 1950 2 newspapers.com subscription Claire Doran (a) Peggy Kirk (a) 2up Babe Zaharias Patty Berg 1up FinalsJune 24 Peggy Kirk (a) Babe Zaharias 5&3 References 1950 Category:Women's Western Open Category:Golf tournaments in Colorado Category:Women's sports in Colorado Category:Sports in Arapahoe County, Colorado Women's Western Open Women's Western Open Women's Western Open Women's Western Open