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1938 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Patty Berg wins at Westmoreland C.C.

Patty Berg won the 1938 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Westmoreland C.C. in Wilmette, Illinois, beating Estelle Lawson Page 6 & 5 in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition
42nd
Dates
September 19, 1938 to September 24, 1938
Course
Westmoreland C.C., Wilmette, Illinois
Format
match play
Champion
Patty Berg · age 20 · United States
Champion's title
1st U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up
Estelle Lawson Page · age 31
Final
6 & 5
Losing semifinalists
Peggy Graham and unknown
Stroke-play medalist
Dorothy Traung (80)
Defending champion
Estelle Lawson Page · lost in the final
Entries
118

The draw

Semifinals, 1938 U.S. Women’s Amateur

WinnerBeatenResult
Estelle Lawson Pagedef.Peggy Graham8 & 7

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Women’s Amateur data set (research collected through October 20, 2026). "unknown" means no source confirmed it; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the USGA's own record is used.

Data: us-womens-amateur.json.

Sources

  1. https://championships.usga.org/uswomensamateur/u-s--women-s-amateur-records.html
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Women%27s_Amateur
  3. https://championships.usga.org/uswomensamateur/u-s--women-s-amateur-champions.html