Beatrice Emma "Bea" Altmeyer (November 15, 1916 – August 26, 2002) was an American

United States

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Golf

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Barrett was born in Chicago, Illinois. In 1938, she won the Women's Western Open, now considered an LPGA major championship

Women's major golf championships

Women's golf has a set of major championships which parallels that in men's golf, but the women's system is younger and has been less stable than the men's. Many professional stroke play events for women are played over three rounds , but the majors are played over four rounds , which is the...

. She won ten Minnesota state golf tournaments between 1933 and 1962, competing under both her maiden and married names.

Altmeyer was elected to the Minnesota Golf Hall of Fame in 1989. She died in St. Louis Park, Minnesota

St. Louis Park, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 44,126 people, 20,782 households, and 10,557 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,122.5 persons per square mile . There were 21,140 housing units at an average density of 1,975.0 per square mile...

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Tournament wins (11)

this list may be incomplete

• 1938 Women's Western Open
• Minnesota Women's State Match Play Championship (1933, 1937, 1946, 1947, 1958, 1961)
• Minnesota Women's State Amateur Championship (1947, 1950, 1958, 1962)

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Runner-up
1938 1938 Women's Western Open The 1938 Women's Western Open was a golf competition held at Broadmoor Golf Club, which was the 9th edition of the event. Bea Barrett won the championship in match play competition by defeating Helen Hofmann in the final match, 6 and 4....	Women's Western Open	6 & 4	Helen Hofmann

See also

• Golfers with most LPGA major championship wins
  Golfers with most LPGA major championship wins
  This article lists all the women who have won the LPGA Tour's, past and present major championships by number of victories. The four current majors are shown first in the order in which they are played each season, followed by the three defunct majors in alphabetical order...
  
  
• Chronological list of LPGA major golf champions
  Chronological list of LPGA major golf champions
  Through the 2011 Women's British Open, 102 golfers have won one of women's golf's LPGA majors. They are listed here in order of their first win. For a complete list of results in these tournaments see the LPGA majors article.-See also:...