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1946 U.S. Women's Open
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1946 U.S. Women's Open |
| dates | August 26 – September 1 |
| location | Spokane, Washington |
| course | Spokane Country Club |
| org | WPGA and Spokane |
| Athletic Round Table | |
| format | Match play |
| par | 74 |
| yardage | 6387 yd |
| field | 39 players, |
| 32 to match play | |
| cut | 188 (+40) |
| purse | $19,700 |
| winners_share | $5,600 |
| champion | USA Patty Berg |
| score | def. Betty Jameson, 5 and 4 |
| next | [1947](1947-u-s-women-s-open) |
Athletic Round Table 32 to match play |USA |USA Washington 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. Six professionals and 26 amateurs advanced to match play. The format was 18-hole matches through the quarterfinals, and 36 holes for the semifinals and finals.
Professionals Patty Berg and Betty Jameson reached the Sunday final. This win was later recognized as Berg's sixth 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.
Qualifying scores and final results
| Player | Qualifying | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| score | 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 |
- (a) denotes amateur
Bracket
August 28 August 29 August 30 August 31 September 1 | seed-width= | team-width=145 | score-width=30
| RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=Patty Berg | RD1-score01=7&6 | RD1-seed02=17 | RD1-team02=Margaret Spear | RD1-score02=
| RD1-seed03=9 | RD1-team03=Mary Mozel | RD1-score03=6&5 | RD1-seed04=25 | RD1-team04=Jewel Ann Gronley | RD1-score04=
| RD1-seed05=5 | RD1-team05=Jackie Pung | RD1-score05=5&4 | RD1-seed06=21 | RD1-team06=Mrs. Jo Pedicord | RD1-score06=
| RD1-seed07=13 | RD1-team07=Edean Anderson | RD1-score07=2 up | RD1-seed08=29 | RD1-team08=Mrs. William May | RD1-score08=
| RD1-seed09=3 | RD1-team09=Betty Jean Rucker | RD1-score09=6&5 | RD1-seed10=19 | RD1-team10=Mrs. Frank Kapps | RD1-score10=
| RD1-seed11=11 | RD1-team11=Helen Dettweiler | RD1-score11=6&4 | RD1-seed12=27 | RD1-team12=Betty Frank | RD1-score12=
| RD1-seed13=7 | RD1-team13=Betty Hicks | RD1-score13=1 up | RD1-seed14=23 | RD1-team14=Mary Sargent | RD1-score14=
| RD1-seed15=15 | RD1-team15=Yola Apostoli | RD1-score15=3&1 | RD1-seed16=31 | RD1-team16=Mrs. Walter McCarty | RD1-score16=
| RD1-seed17=2 | RD1-team17=Babe Didrikson Zaharias | RD1-score17= | RD1-seed18=18 | RD1-team18=Grace Lenczyk | RD1-score18=3&2
| RD1-seed19=10 | RD1-team19=Hope Seignious | RD1-score19= | RD1-seed20=26 | RD1-team20=Ellen Kieser | RD1-score20=3&2
| RD1-seed21=6 | RD1-team21=Betty Jameson | RD1-score21=9&8 | RD1-seed22=22 | RD1-team22=Barbara Smith | RD1-score22=
| RD1-seed23=14 | RD1-team23=Ann Casey | RD1-score23=3&2 | RD1-seed24=30 | RD1-team24=Grace DeMoss | RD1-score24=
| RD1-seed25=4 | RD1-team25=Beverly Hanson | RD1-score25=6&4 | RD1-seed26=20 | RD1-team26=Mrs. J.R. West | RD1-score26=
| RD1-seed27=12 | RD1-team27=Dot Kielty | RD1-score27=5&4 | RD1-seed28=28 | RD1-team28=Pedee Hosler | RD1-score28=
| RD1-seed29=8 | RD1-team29=Clara Sherman | RD1-score29=7&5 | RD1-seed30=24 | RD1-team30=Carol Gleason | RD1-score30=
| RD1-seed31=16 | RD1-team31=Mrs. Walter Nagel | RD1-score31=8&7 | RD1-seed32=32 | RD1-team32=Bennye Sellers | RD1-score32=
| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Patty Berg | RD2-score01=5&3 | RD2-seed02=9 | RD2-team02=Mary Mozel | RD2-score02=
| RD2-seed03=5 | RD2-team03=Jackie Pung | RD2-score03=4&2 | RD2-seed04=13 | RD2-team04=Edean Anderson | RD2-score04=
| RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team05=Betty Jean Rucker | RD2-score05=2&1 | RD2-seed06=11 | RD2-team06=Helen Dettweiler | RD2-score06=
| RD2-seed07=7 | RD2-team07=Betty Hicks | RD2-score07=4&2 | RD2-seed08=15 | RD2-team08=Yola Apostoli | RD2-score08=
| RD2-seed09=18 | RD2-team09=Grace Lenczyk | RD2-score09= | RD2-seed10=26 | RD2-team10=Ellen Kieser | RD2-score10=5&4
| RD2-seed11=6 | RD2-team11=Betty Jameson | RD2-score11=5&4 | RD2-seed12=14 | RD2-team12=Ann Casey | RD2-score12=
| RD2-seed13=4 | RD2-team13=Beverly Hanson | RD2-score13= | RD2-seed14=12 | RD2-team14=Dot Kielty | RD2-score14=5&4
| RD2-seed15=8 | RD2-team15=Clara Sherman | RD2-score15=5&4 | RD2-seed16=16 | RD2-team16=Mrs. Walter Nagel | RD2-score16=
| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Patty Berg | RD3-score01=6&5 | RD3-seed02=5 | RD3-team02=Jackie Pung | RD3-score02=
| RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team03=Betty Jean Rucker | RD3-score03=5&4 | RD3-seed04=7 | RD3-team04=Betty Hicks | RD3-score04=
| RD3-seed05=26 | RD3-team05=Ellen Kieser | RD3-score05= | RD3-seed06=6 | RD3-team06=Betty Jameson | RD3-score06=8&6
| RD3-seed07=12 | RD3-team07=Dot Kielty | RD3-score07=2&1 | RD3-seed08=8 | RD3-team08=Clara Sherman | RD3-score08=
| RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=Patty Berg | RD4-score01=3&2 | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-team02=Betty Jean Rucker | RD4-score02=
| RD4-seed03=6 | RD4-team03=Betty Jameson | RD4-score03=1 up | RD4-seed04=12 | RD4-team04=Dot Kielty | RD4-score04=
| RD5-seed01=1 | RD5-team01=Patty Berg | RD5-score01=5&4 | RD5-seed02=6 | RD5-team02=Betty Jameson | RD5-score02=
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 |
| USA Berg | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| USA Jameson | 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 |
| USA Berg | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | Berg wins | |||
| 5 & 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA Jameson | 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:
References
References
- Prize money was paid in [[war bonds]].
- (August 27, 1946). "Patty Berg, Babe Zaharias Post One-Under-Par Scores". Spokane Daily Chronicle.
- (August 28, 1946). "Patty Berg Gets Medalist Honor". [[Spokesman-Review]].
- (August 31, 1946). "Women's golf Open reaches semi-finals". Eugene Register-Guard.
- (September 1, 1946). "Berg, Jameson clash for golf title today". Eugene Register-Guard.
- Ashlock, Herb. (September 2, 1946). "Patty Berg winner of Women's Open". Spokane Daily Chronicle.
- (September 2, 1946). "Patty Berg hits $5,600 jackpot". Chicago Daily Tribune.
- Stucke, John. (December 10, 2015). "The Kalispel Tribe will open the Spokane Country Club to some public play". Spokesman-Review.
- (August 29, 1946). "Mrs. Zaharias Eliminated in Women's Open". [[Schenectady Gazette]].
- (August 30, 1946). "Women Enter Quarter-Finals Of Golf Play". [[The Pittsburgh Press]].
- Patterson, W.. (August 31, 1946). "Rucker Scores 5 And 4 Win Over Hicks to Meet Berg in Semi-Finals". [[The Spokesman-Review]].
- (August 31, 1946). "Betty Hick Eliminated in Spokane Golf". [[Schenectady Gazette]].
- (September 1, 1946). "Spokane Girl Loses Match In Semi-Finals". [[Lewiston Morning Tribune]].
- Fowler, Gail. (September 2, 1946). "Patty Berg Captures Women's Open Golf Crown at Spokane". [[Eugene Register-Guard]].
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