1947 U.S. Women's Open
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) and carded a six-under 70. 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.
Final leaderboard
Sunday, June 29, 1947
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Betty Jameson |
76-75-74-70=295 | −9 | 1,200 |
| T2 | Polly Riley (a) |
74-75-78-74=301 | −3 | 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 |
Source:
References
- ^ "Betty Jameson fires 70 for Open title". Eugene Register-Guard. United Press. June 30, 1947. p. 9.
- ^ "Pro Betty Jameson wins Open with record 295". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. June 30, 1947. p. 2, part 2.
- ^ "Betty Jameson low with 225". Milwaukee Journal. United Press. June 29, 1947. p. 2, sports.
External links
- USGA final leaderboard
- U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
- U.S. Women's Open – past champions – 1947