Golf tournament
The 1946 U.S. Women's Open was a golf tournament contested from August 26 to September 1 at Spokane Country Club , north of Spokane, Washington . It was the first edition of the U.S. Women's Open , and only one to have been played in match play competition. The field of 39 women was reduced to the 32-player match play field by a 36-hole qualifier on Monday and Tuesday.[ 1] [ 2] [ 5] [ 6]
Professionals Patty Berg and Betty Jameson reached the Sunday final.[ 6] $ 5,600 and Jameson $3,100, all in war bonds .[ 4] [ 7] [ 8] major championship .
The winner's share at the U.S. Women's Open was substantially less in succeeding years and was not exceeded until 1972 , 26 years later.
Jameson won the title the following year as a 72-hole stroke play event.
Founded in 1898, Spokane Country Club was purchased by the Kalispel Tribe in late 2015 and is now Kalispell Golf and Country Club.[ 9]
Qualifying scores and final results
Player
Qualifying
Seed
Finish
Patty Berg 145
1
1
Betty Jameson 158
6
2
Betty Jean Rucker (a)
153
3
T3
Dot Kielty (a)162
12
T3
Jackie Pung (a)157
5
T5
Betty Hicks 159
7
T5
Clara Sherman (a)
160
8
T5
Ellen Kieser (a)
180
26
T5
Beverly Hanson (a)155
4
T9
Mary Mozel
160
9
T9
Helen Dettweiler 161
11
T9
Edean Anderson (a)
164
13
T9
Ann Casey (a)
165
14
T9
Yola Apostoli (a)
166
15
T9
Mrs. Walter Nagel (a)
166
16
T9
Grace Lenczyk (a)167
18
T9
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (a)152
2
T17
Hope Seignious
161
10
T17
Margaret Spear (a)
166
17
T17
Mrs. Frank Kapps (a)
174
19
T17
Mrs. J.R. West (a)
174
20
T17
Mrs. Jo Pedicord (a)
175
21
T17
Barbara Smith (a)
176
22
T17
Mary Sargent (a)
178
23
T17
Carol Gleason (a)
179
24
T17
Jewel Ann Gronley (a)
180
25
T17
Betty Frank (a)
181
27
T17
Pedee Hosler (a)
184
28
T17
Mrs. William May (a)
185
29
T17
Grace DeMoss (a)186
30
T17
Mrs. Walter McCarty (a)
187
31
T17
Bennye Sellers (a)
188
32
T17
Bracket
Final match scorecards
Morning
Hole
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Par
4
4
5
5
4
4
3
5
3
3
5
4
5
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
3
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
6
4
3
5
3
6
4
5
5
3
4
Leader
–
–
J1
J1
J1
J2
J3
J2
J1
J2
J1
J2
J1
J1
J1
–
–
–
Afternoon
Hole
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Par
4
4
5
5
4
4
3
5
3
3
5
4
5
4
4
5
3
4
3
4
5
4
5
4
3
6
3
3
5
4
5
4
Berg wins
4
5
4
5
6
6
3
6
3
4
5
3
5
5
Leader
B1
B2
B1
B2
B3
B4
B4
B4
B4
B5
B5
B4
B4
B5
Source: [ 7]
References
^ a b c "Patty Berg, Babe Zaharias Post One-Under-Par Scores" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). August 27, 1946. p. 13.^ a b "Patty Berg Gets Medalist Honor" . Spokesman-Review ^ Prize money was paid in war bonds .
^ a b c Fowler, Gail (September 2, 1946). "Patty Berg Captures Women's Open Golf Crown at Spokane" . Eugene Register-Guard . Retrieved July 3, 2013 . ^ "Women's golf Open reaches semi-finals" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. August 31, 1946. p. 3.^ a b "Berg, Jameson clash for golf title today" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). United Press. September 1, 1946. p. 19.^ a b Ashlock, Herb (September 2, 1946). "Patty Berg winner of Women's Open" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). p. 13. ^ "Patty Berg hits $5,600 jackpot" . Chicago Daily Tribune . Associated Press. September 2, 1946. p. 1, sec.3.^ Stucke, John (December 10, 2015). "The Kalispel Tribe will open the Spokane Country Club to some public play" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Retrieved April 6, 2017 . ^ "Mrs. Zaharias Eliminated in Women's Open" . Schenectady Gazette . Retrieved July 3, 2013 .^ "Women Enter Quarter-Finals Of Golf Play" . The Pittsburgh Press . Retrieved July 3, 2013 .^ Patterson, W. (August 31, 1946). "Rucker Scores 5 And 4 Win Over Hicks to Meet Berg in Semi-Finals" . The Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington . p. 9. Retrieved July 3, 2013 . ^ "Betty Hick Eliminated in Spokane Golf" . Schenectady Gazette . Retrieved July 3, 2013 .^ "Spokane Girl Loses Match In Semi-Finals" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Retrieved July 3, 2013 .
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