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Helen Hicks

United States · born , Cedarhurst, New York, United States

2major championships

Summary

  • First major 1937 Women's Western Open
  • Last major 1940 Titleholders Championship
  • Other titles 1931 U.S. Women's Amateur

Wins

Majors (2)

  1. 1st major · 1937 Women's Western Open won (an LPGA major)
  2. 2nd major · 1940 Titleholders Championship won (an LPGA major)

Amateur titles

  1. 1931 U.S. Women's Amateur Country Club of Buffalo · 2 & 1

Near misses

  1. 1933 U.S. Women's Amateur Exmoor Country Club · runner-up to Virginia Van Wie · 4 & 3

Results by championship

    Best day

    1931 U.S. Women's Amateur

    Country Club of Buffalo · won 2 & 1

    Helen Hicks stopped Glenna Collett Vare's run of three straight titles, winning the final 2 & 1.

    Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1931.

    Career line, 1931–1940

    Other LPGA majors
    1937 Women's Western Open: won1940 Titleholders Championship: won
    U.S. Women's Amateur
    1931 U.S. Women's Amateur: won1933 U.S. Women's Amateur: runner-up
    19351940

    4 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Helen Hicks was born in 1911 in Cedarhurst, New York, United States. Hicks won 2 major championships: 1 Women's Western Open (1937) and 1 Titleholders Championship (1940).

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (2)

    1. 1st major · 1937 Women's Western Open won (an LPGA major)
    2. 2nd major · 1940 Titleholders Championship won (an LPGA major)

    Amateur titles (1)

    1. 1931 U.S. Women's Amateur Country Club of Buffalo · 2 & 1

    Near misses

    1. 1933 U.S. Women's Amateur Exmoor Country Club · runner-up to Virginia Van Wie · 4 & 3

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Wikipedia: Helen Hicks
    2. Wikipedia: U.S. Women's Amateur
    3. championships.usga.org: u s women s amateur champions