The Women's Western Amateur is an amateur

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tournament for women. It is organized by the Women's Western Golf Association, which also organized the

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 d ...

from 1930 to 1967. It is one of the oldest women's amateur tournaments in the United States, having been played since 1901. Like many other amateur tournaments, it uses a

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qualifier to determine the final

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Winners

*2024 Farah O'Keefe *2023 Jasmine Koo *2022 Taglao Jeeravivitaporn *2021 Marissa Wenzler *2020 Brigitte Thibault *2019 Sarah Shipley *2018 Emilee Hoffman *2017 Maddie Szeryk *2016 Jillian Hollis *2015 Fai Khamborn *2014 Mika Liu *2013 Ashlan Ramsey *2012

Ariya Jutanugarn Ariya Jutanugarn (, , ; born 23 November 1995) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the American-based LPGA Tour. She was born in Bangkok. She is the first golfer, male or female, from Thailand to win a major championship. She became the nu ...

*2011 Victoria Tanco *2010 Jaclyn Jansen *2009 Taylore Karle *2008 Jennie Arseneault *2007 Mallory Blackwelder *2006

Stacy Lewis Stacy Lewis (born February 16, 1985) is an American professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She has won two major championships: the Kraft Nabisco Championship in 2011 and the Women's British Open in 2013. She was ranked number one in ...

*2005 Jennifer Hong *2004 Sophia Sheridan *2003

Brittany Lang Brittany Lang (born August 22, 1985) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. She has won one major championship, the 2016 U.S. Women's Open. Amateur career Born in Richmond, Virginia and raised in McKinney, Texas, Lang ...

*2002 Janice Olivencia *2001

Meredith Duncan Meredith Duncan (born March 25, 1980) is an American professional golfer. Duncan was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. She won the Women's Western Amateur in 2000 and 2001. She won the 2001 North and South Women's Amateur at Pinehurst. She follow ...

*2000

*1999 Kellee Booth *1998 Grace Park *1997 Stephanie Keever *1996 Mary Burkhardt Shields *1995

Cristie Kerr Cristie Kerr (born October 12, 1977) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. She has 20 wins on the LPGA Tour, including two major championships, and over $19 million in career earnings. Kerr was the number one-ranked go ...

*1994 Stephanie Neill *1993 Stephanie Sparks *1992 Moira Dunn *1991 Sarah LeBrun Ingram *1990 Patricia Cornett Iker *1989 Katie Peterson *1988 Anne Quast Sander *1987 Kathleen McCarthy *1986 Leslie Shannon *1985 Kathleen McCarthy *1984 Joanne Pacillo *1983 Tammy Welborn *1982

Lisa Stanley Lisa Stanley (born 12 March 1973) is an Irish singer, songwriter, and presenter, based in the UK and Ireland. Stanley was born in Sligo, Ireland, and is the only child of Irish entertainers Maisie McDaniel and Fintan Stanley. Early career Sta ...

*1981 Amy Benz *1980 Kathy Baker *1979 Mary Hafeman *1978

Beth Daniel Beth Daniel (born October 14, 1956) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fa ...

*1977 Lauren Howe *1976

Nancy Lopez Nancy Marie Lopez (born January 6, 1957) is an American former professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 LPGA Tour, 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events, including three women's major golf championships, major championships. ...

*1975 Debbie Massey *1974

Lancy Smith Lancy is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. History Lancy is first mentioned in 1097 as ''Lanciaco' Geography Lancy has an area, , of . Of this area, or 5.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 6.5% is forested. ...

*1973 Katie Falk *1972 Debbie Massey *1971 Beth Barry *1970 Jane Bastanchury *1969 Jane Bastanchury *1968 Catherine Lacoste *1967 Dorothy Germain Porter *1966 Peggy Conley *1965 Barbara Fay White *1964 Barbara Fay White *1963 Barbara McIntire *1962 Carol Sorenson *1961 Anne Quast Sander *1960 Mrs. Ann Casey Johnston *1959 JoAnne Gunderson *1958 Barbara McIntire *1957 Meriam Bailey *1956 Anne Quast *1955 Patricia Lesser *1954 Claire Doran *1953 Claire Doran *1952 Polly Riley *1951 Marjorie Lindsay *1950 Polly Riley *1949

Helen Sigel Helen may refer to: People * Helen of Troy, in Greek mythology, the most beautiful woman in the world * Helen (actress) (born 1938), Indian actress * Helen (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) Places * Helen, G ...

*1948 Dot Kielty *1947

Louise Suggs Mae Louise Suggs (September 7, 1923 – August 7, 2015) was an American 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, beginnin ...

*1946

*1945 Phyllis Otto *1944 Dorothy Germain *1943 Dorothy Germain *1942

Betty Jameson Elizabeth May Jameson (May 9, 1919 – February 7, 2009) was an American professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) in 1950. She won three major championships and a total of thi ...

*1941 Mrs. Russell Mann *1940

*1939 Edith Estabrooks *1938

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 fem ...

*1937

Marion Miley Marion Miley (February 18, 1914 – September 28, 1941) was an American amateur golfer. Active in the 1930s, she won dozens of amateur tournaments and was ranked as high as #1 in the United States. She was noted by the press as being one of the ...

*1936 Dorothy Traung *1935

*1934 Mrs. L. D. Cheney *1933 Lucille Robinson *1932

Opal Hill Opal S. Trout Hill (June 2, 1892 – June 23, 1981) was an American professional golfer. She won the Women's Western Open in 1935 and 1936. Opal Trout was born in Newport, Nebraska but was raised in Kansas City, Missouri. She married Oscar S. ...

*1931

*1930 Mrs. G. W. Tyson *1929

*1928 Mrs. Harry Pressler *1927 Mrs. Harry Pressler *1926 Dorothy Page *1925 Elaine Rosenthal Reinhardt *1924 Edith Cummings *1923 Miriam Burns *1922 Mrs. David Gaut *1921 Mrs. Melvin Jones *1920 Mrs. F. C. Letts, Jr. *1919 Mrs. Perry W. Fiske *1918 Elaine Rosenthal *1917 Mrs. F. C. Letts, Jr. *1916 Mrs. F. C. Letts, Jr. *1915 Elaine Rosenthal *1914 Mrs. H. D. Hammond *1913 Myra B. Helmer *1912 Caroline Painter *1911 Caroline Painter *1910 Mrs. Thurston Harris *1909 Vida Llewellyn *1908 Mrs. W. France Anderson *1907

Lillian French Lillian or Lilian can refer to: People and fictional characters * Lillian (given name) or Lilian, including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Isidore Lillian (1882-1960), American Yiddish theatre playwright and lyr ...

*1906 Mrs. C. L. Dering *1905 Mrs. C. L. Dering *1904 Frances Everett *1903 Bessie Anthony *1902 Bessie Anthony *1901 Bessie Anthony

References

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External links

Women's Western Golf AssociationPast champions
Amateur golf tournaments in the United States Women's golf tournaments in the United States