ChAmpionShipS mediA GUide - USGA

1926 (Sept. 27 – Oct. 2) Helen Stetson d. Elizabeth Goss, 3
and 1; Merion Cricket Club (East Course), Ardmore, Pa.;
Medalist — 81, Glenna Collett; Entries: 134
1927 (Sept. 19-24) Miriam Burns Horn d. Maureen Orcutt,
5 and 4; Cherry Valley Club, Garden City, N.Y.; Medalist
— 77, Ada MacKenzie; Entries: 150
1928 (Sept. 24-29) Glenna Collett d. Virginia Van Wie,
13 and 12; Virginia Hot Springs G. & T.C. (Cas cades
Course), Hot Springs, Va.; Medalist — 80, Maureen
Orcutt; Entries: 123
1929 (Sept. 30 – Oct. 5) Glenna Collett d. Leona Press ler,
4 and 3; Oakland Hills C.C. (South Course), Birmingham,
Mich.; Medalists — 79, Helen Hicks, Virginia Van Wie;
Entries: 98
1930 (Oct. 13-18) Glenna Collett d. Virginia Van Wie, 6 and
5; Los Angeles C.C. (North Course), Beverly Hills, Calif.;
Medalist — 79, Opal S. Hill; Entries: 102
1931 (Sept. 21-26) Helen Hicks d. Glenna Collett Vare,
2 and 1; Country Club of Buffalo, Williams ville, N.Y.;
Medalists — 82, Maureen Orcutt, Glenna Collett Vare,
Dorothy Higbie, Opal S. Hill; Entries: 90
1932 (Sept. 26 – Oct. 1) Virginia Van Wie d. Glenna Collett
Vare, 10 and 8; Salem C.C., Peabody, Mass.; Medalists
— 77, Maureen Orcutt, Virginia Van Wie; Entries: 101
1933 (Aug. 28 – Sept. 2) Virginia Van Wie d. Helen Hicks, 4
and 3; Exmoor C.C., Highland Park, Ill.; Medalist — 76,
Enid Wilson; Entries: 120
1934 (Oct. 1-6) Virginia Van Wie d. Dorothy Traung, 2 and
1; Whitemarsh Valley C.C., Chestnut Hill, Pa.; Medalists
— 82, Leona Pressler, Lucile Robinson, Glenna Collett
Vare; Entries: 157
1935 (Aug. 26-31) Glenna Collett Vare d. Patty Berg, 3 and
2; Interlachen C.C., Hopkins, Minn.; Medalist — 79, Jean
Bauer; Entries: 94
1936 (Sept. 28 – Oct. 3) Pamela Barton d. Maureen Orcutt,
4 and 3; Canoe Brook C.C. (South Course), Summit, N.J.;
Medalist — 78, Estelle Lawson Page; Entries: 188
1937 (Oct. 4-9) Estelle Lawson Page d. Patty Berg, 7 and 6;
Memphis (Tenn.) C.C.; Medalist — 79, Estelle Lawson
Page; Entries: 136
1938 (Sept. 19-24) Patty Berg d. Estelle Lawson Page, 6 and
5; Westmoreland C.C., Wilmette, Ill.; Medalists — 80,
Dorothy Traung, Estelle Lawson Page; Entries: 118
1939 (Aug. 21-26) Betty Jameson d. Dorothy Kirby, 3 and 2;
Wee Burn Club, Darien, Conn.; Medalist — 74, Beatrice
Barrett; Entries: 201
1940 (Sept. 23-28) Betty Jameson d. Jane S. Cothran, 6 and
5; Del Monte G. & C.C., Pebble Beach, Calif.; Medalist
— 78, Dorothy Traung; Entries: 163
1941 (Sept. 8-13) Elizabeth Hicks d. Helen Sigel, 5 and 3;
The Country Club, Brookline, Mass.; Medalists — 76,
Grace Amory, Alice O. Belanger, Jean Bauer, Betty
Jameson; Entries: 124
1942–45 No Championships: World War II
1946 (Sept. 23-28) Babe Didrikson Zaharias d. Clara
Sherman, 11 and 9; Southern Hills C.C., Tulsa, Okla.;
Medalist — 152 (36 holes), Dorothy Kirby; Entries: 60
1947 (Sept. 22-27) Louise Suggs d. Dorothy Kirby, 2 up;
Franklin Hills C.C., Franklin, Mich.; Medalist — 78,
Louise Suggs; Entries: 83
1948 (Sept. 13-18) Grace S. Lenczyk d. Helen Sigel, 4 and 3;
Del Monte G. & C.C., Pebble Beach, Calif.; Medalist —
77, Bettye Mims White; Entries: 116
1949 (Sept. 12-17) Dorothy Porter d. Dorothy Kielty, 3 and 2;
Merion G.C. (East Course), Ardmore, Pa.; All match play;
Entries: 171
1950 (Sept. 11-16) Beverly Hanson d. Mae Murray, 6 and 4;
Atlanta (Ga.) Athletic Club (East Lake Course); All match
play; Entries: 110
1951 (Aug. 20-25) Dorothy Kirby d. Claire Doran, 2 and
1; Town & C.C., St. Paul, Minn.; Medalists — 74, Carol
Diringer, Barbara Romack; Entries: 79
1952 (Aug. 25-30) Jacqueline Pung d. Shirley McFedters,
2 and 1; Waverley C.C., Portland, Ore.; Medalist — 76,
Dorothy Kirby; Entries: 159
All Match Play (1953–1963)
U.S. Women’s Amateur 13
1953 (Aug. 24-29) Mary Lena Faulk d. Polly Riley, 3 and 2;
Rhode Island C.C., West Barrington, R.I.; Entries: 158
1954 (Sept. 13-19) Barbara Romack d. Mickey Wright, 4 and
2; Allegheny C.C., Sewickley, Pa.; Entries: 151
1955 (Aug. 22-27) Patricia A. Lesser d. Jane Nelson, 7 and
6; Myers Park C.C., Charlotte, N.C.; Entries: 112
1956 (Sept. 17-22) Marlene Stewart d. JoAnne Gunderson,
2 and 1; Meridian Hills C.C., Indianapolis, Ind.; Entries:
116
1957 (Aug. 19-24) JoAnne Gunderson d. Ann Casey
Johnstone, 8 and 6; Del Paso C.C., Sacramento, Calif.;
Entries: 100
1958 (Aug. 18-23) Anne Quast d. Barbara Romack, 3 and 2;
Wee Burn C.C., Darien, Conn.; Entries: 195
1959 (Aug. 24-29) Barbara McIntire d. Joanne Goodwin,
4 and 3; Congressional C.C., Washington, D.C.; Entries:
*128
1960 (Aug. 22-27) JoAnne Gunderson d. Jean Ashley, 6 and
5; Tulsa (Okla.) C.C.; Entries: 109
1961 (Aug. 21-26) Anne Quast Sander d. Phyllis Preuss, 14
and 13; Tacoma (Wash.) C. & G.C.; Entries: 107
1962 (Aug. 27 - Sept. 1) JoAnne Gunderson d. Ann Baker, 9
and 8; Country Club of Rochester (N.Y.); Entries: *128
1963 (Aug. 19-24) Anne Quast Sander d. Peggy Conley, 2
and 1; Taconic G.C., Williamstown, Mass.; Entries: *128
Women’s
Amateur