1947 U.S. Women's Open | |
Dates: | June 26–29, 1947 |
Location: | Greensboro, North Carolina |
Course: | Starmount Forest Country Club |
Tour: | WPGA |
Format: | Stroke play − 72 holes |
Par: | 76 [1] |
Yardage: | [2] |
Purse: | $7,500 |
Winners Share: | $1,200 |
Champion: | Betty Jameson |
Score: | 295 (−9) |
Previous: | 1946 |
Next: | 1948 |
The 1947 U.S. Women's Open was the second U.S. Women's Open, held June 26−29 at Starmount Forest Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Betty Jameson won her only U.S. Women's Open, six strokes ahead of runners-up Polly Riley and Sally Sessions, both amateurs. She entered the final round on Sunday with a two shot lead at 225 (−3)[3] and carded a six-under 70.[1] [2] It was the second of her three major championships. Jameson was the runner-up the previous year, conducted in a match play format. Defending champion Patty Berg finished ninth, third among the professionals.
Sunday, June 29, 1947
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) | |||
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1 | Betty Jameson | 76-75-74-70=295 | −9 | 1,200 | |||
align=center rowspan=2 | T2 | Polly Riley (a) | 74-75-78-74=301 | align=center rowspan=2 | −3 | align=center rowspan=2 | 0 |
Sally Sessions (a) | 77-76-74-74=301 | ||||||
4 | Louise Suggs (a) | 74-76-79-73=302 | −2 | 0 | |||
5 | Estelle Page (a) | 76-73-78-79=306 | +2 | 0 | |||
6 | Carol Diringer (a) | 81-76-73-77=307 | +3 | 0 | |||
7 | Grace Lenczyk (a) | 80-75-74-79=308 | +4 | 0 | |||
8 | Helen Dettweiler | 75-84-73-77=309 | +5 | 1,000 | |||
9 | Patty Berg | 74-81-79-76=310 | +6 | 900 | |||
10 | Peggy Kirk (a) | 81-83-72-77=313 | +9 | 0 |