The 1943 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
Glen Oak Country Club
Glen Oak Country Club is a country club and private golf course in Glen Ellyn, Illinois that was designed by Tom Bendelow and established in 1911.
On January 7, 1909, the Pickwick Country Club was created. It had a 9-hole golf course, eventual ...
, the 14th edition of the event.
Patty Berg
Patricia Jane Berg (February 13, 1918 – September 10, 2006) was an American professional golfer. She was a founding member and the first president of the LPGA. Her 15 major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a femal ...
won the championship in
match play competition by defeating
Dorothy Kirby
Mary Dorothy Kirby (January 15, 1920 – December 12, 2000) was an American professional golfer and sportscaster.
Born in West Point, Georgia, her family moved to Atlanta when she was ten. At the age of 13, Kirby's victory at the 1933 Georgia ...
in the final match, 1 up.
Women's Western Open
Golf in Illinois
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Women's Western Open
Women's Western Open
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