1947 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
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The 1947 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was contested from June 26 to 29 at Starmount Forest Country Club. It was the second edition of the U.S. Women's Open.
This event was won by Betty Jameson
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This event was won by Betty Jameson
Betty Jameson
Elizabeth May "Betty" Jameson was an American professional golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA.-Biography:...
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Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betty Jameson Betty Jameson Elizabeth May "Betty" Jameson was an American professional golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA.-Biography:... |
76-75-74-70=295 | −9 | 1,200 | |
| 2 | Polly Riley Polly Riley Polly Ann Riley was an American amateur golfer.Riley won over 100 tournaments in her career. Although she remained an amateur throughout her career, she won the first LPGA Tour event, the 1950 Tampa Open.... (a) |
74-75-78-74=301 | −3 | 0 | |
| 2 | Sally Sessions (a) | 77-76-74-74=301 | −3 | 0 | |
| 4 | Louise Suggs Louise Suggs Mae Louise Suggs is a retired professional golfer, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf.-Amateur career:Born in Atlanta, Suggs had a very successful amateur career, beginning as a teenager... (a) |
74-76-79-73=302 | −2 | 0 | |
| 5 | Estelle Page (a) | 76-73-78-79=306 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Carol Diringer (a) | 81-76-73-77=307 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Grace Lencyk (a) | 80-75-74-79=308 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Helen Dettweiler Helen Dettweiler Helen Dettweiler was an American professional golfer. She won the Women's Western Open in 1939.She was one of the 13 founders of the Ladies Professional Golf Association in 1950.-Wins :-References:... |
75-84-73-77=309 | 1,000 | ||
| 9 | 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... |
74-81-79-76=310 | 900 | ||
| 10 | Peggy Kirk Bell Peggy Kirk Bell Margaret Anne "Peggy" Kirk Bell is a former American professional golfer and golf instructor and is a strong advocate of women's golf.... (a) |
81-83-72-77=313 | 0 |