The 1930 Women's Western Open was a
golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
competition held at
Acacia Country Club, which was the 1st edition of the event.
Lucia Mida
Lucia Gueth Mida (August 4, 1887 – April 1952), also known as Mrs. Lee Mida and Louise Mida, was a golfer from Chicago, Illinois. She won the 1930 Women's Western Open, which was later designated by the LPGA as the first women's major. Mida was ...
won the championship in match play competition by defeating
June Beebe
June Beebe Atwood (March 27, 1913 – November 10, 2003) was an American golfer.
She was born in Chicago, Illinois. She won the Women's Western Open 1931 and 1933, and finished second in 1930 and to Jane Weiller 1932. She competed in colleg ...
in the final match, 6 and 5.
Women's Western Open
Golf in Illinois
Women's Western Open
The Women's Western Open was an American professional golf tournament founded in 1930. The LPGA was established in 1950, and it recognized the Western Open as one of its major championships through 1967. All of the events back to 1930 have been ...
Women's Western Open
The Women's Western Open was an American professional golf tournament founded in 1930. The LPGA was established in 1950, and it recognized the Western Open as one of its major championships through 1967. All of the events back to 1930 have been ...
Women's Western Open
The Women's Western Open was an American professional golf tournament founded in 1930. The LPGA was established in 1950, and it recognized the Western Open as one of its major championships through 1967. All of the events back to 1930 have been ...
Women's sports in Illinois
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