Tournament information | |
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Location | various, U.S. |
Established | 1930 |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play (1955–1967) Match play (1930–1954) |
Prize fund | $10,000 |
Month played | August |
Final year | 1967, 57 years ago |
Final champion | |
Kathy Whitworth |
The Women's Western Open was an American professional golf tournament founded in 1930. The LPGA was established in 1950, and it recognized the Western Open as one of its major championships through 1967. All of the events back to 1930 have been designated as majors by the LPGA.
Organized by the Women's Western Golf Association, the tournament was match play through 1954, then became a 72-hole stroke play event. All of the winners were American.