1946 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
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The 1946 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was contested from August 26 to September 1 at Spokane Country Club. It was the first edition of the U.S. Women's Open, and only one to have been played in match play competition.
This event was won by Patty Berg
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This event was won by Patty Berg
Patty Berg
Patricia Jane Berg was an American professional golfer and a founding member and then leading player on the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Her 15 major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a female golfer...
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Rounds
| # | Status | Player | Qualifying | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Final |
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| 1 | Patty Berg | 145 | def. Margaret Spear 7 and 6 | def. Mary Mozel 5 and 3 | def. Jackie Pung 6 and 5 | def. Betty Jean Rucker 3 and 2 | def. Betty Jameson 5 and 4 | |
| 2 | Betty Jameson | 158 | def. Barbara Smith 9 and 8 | def. Ann Casey 5 and 4 | def. Ellen Kieser 8 and 6 | def. Dot Kielty 1 up | lost to Patty Berg 5 and 4 | |
| 3 | a | Betty Jean Rucker | 153 | def. Mrs. Frank Kapps 6 and 5 | def. Helen Detweiler 2 and 1 | def. Betty Hicks | Lost to Patty Berg 3 and 2 | |
| 3 | a | Dorothy Kielty | 162 | def. Mrs. Pedee Hosler 5 and 4 | def. Beverly Hanson 5 and 4 | def. Clara Sherman | lost to Betty Jameson 1 up | |
| 5 | a | Jackie Pung | 157 | def. Mrs. Jo Pedicord 5 and 4 | def. Edean Anderson 4 and 2 | lost to Patty Berg 6 and 5 | ||
| 5 | a | Ellen Kieser | 180 | def. Hope Seignious 3 and 2 | def. Grace Lenczyk 3 and 2 | lost to Betty Jameson 8 and 6 | ||
| 5 | Betty Hicks | 159 | def. Mary Sargent 1 up | def. Mrs. Yola Apostoli 4 and 2 | lost to Betty Jean Rucker | |||
| 5 | a | Clara Sherman | 160 | def. Carol Gleason 7 and 5 | def. Mrs. Walter Hagel 5 and 4 | lost to Dot Kielty | ||
| 9 | Mary Mozel | 160 | def. Jewel Ann Gronley 6 and 5 | lost to Patty Berg 5 and 3 | ||||
| 9 | a | Ann Casey | 165 | def. Grace De Moss 3 and 2 | lost to Betty Jameson 5 and 4 | |||
| 9 | a | Helen Dettweiler | 161 | def. Betty Frank 6 and 4 | lost to Betty Jean Rucker 2 and 1 | |||
| 9 | a | Edean Anderson | 164 | def. Mrs. William May 2 up | lost to Jack ie Pung 4 and 2 | |||
| 9 | a | Mrs. Yola Apostoli | 166 | def. Mrs. Walter McCarty 3 and 1 | lost to Betty Hicks 4 and 2 | |||
| 9 | a | Grace Lenczyk | 167 | def. Babe Didrikson Zaharias 3 and 2 | lost to Ellen Kieser 3 and 2 | |||
| 9 | a | Beverly Hanson | 155 | def. Mrs. J.R. West 6 and 4 | lost to Dot Kielty 5 and 4 | |||
| 9 | a | Mrs. Walter Nagel | 166 | def. Bennye Sellers 8 and 7 | lost to Clara Sherman 5 and 4 | |||
| 17 | a | Margaret Spear | 166 | lost to Patty Berg 7 and 6 | ||||
| 17 | a | Barbara Smith | 176 | lost to Betty Jameson 9 and 8 | ||||
| 17 | a | Babe Didrikson Zaharias | 152 | lost to Grace Lenczyk 3 and 2 | ||||
| 17 | a | Hope Seignious | 161 | lost to Ellen Kieser 3 and 2 | ||||
| 17 | a | Mary Sargent | 178 | lost to Helen Hicks 1 up | ||||
| 17 | a | Jewel Ann Gronley | 180 | lost to Mary Mozel 6 and 5 | ||||
| 17 | a | Mrs. Jo Pedicord | 175 | lost to Jackie Pung 5 and 4 | ||||
| 17 | a | Mrs. Frank Kapps | 174 | lost to Betty Jean Rucker 6 and 5 | ||||
| 17 | a | Mrs. J.R. West | 174 | lost to Beverly Hanson 6 and 4 | ||||
| 17 | a | Mrs. Pedee Hosler | 184 | lost to Dorothy Kielty 5 and 4 | ||||
| 17 | a | Mrs. William May | 185 | lost to Edean Anderson 2 up | ||||
| 17 | a | Grace De Moss | 186 | lost to Ann Casey 3 and 2 | ||||
| 17 | a | Mrs. Walter McCarty | 187 | lost to Yola Apostoli 3 and 1 | ||||
| 17 | a | Betty Frank | 181 | lost to Helen Dettweiler 6 and 4 | ||||
| 17 | a | Carol Gleason | 179 | lost to Clara Callendar Sherman 7 and 5 | ||||
| 17 | a | Bennye Sellers | 188 | lost to Mrs. Walter Nagel 8 and 7 |