1947 U.S. Women's Open: Betty Jameson wins at Starmount Forest Country Club
Betty Jameson won the 1947 U.S. Women's Open at Starmount Forest Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States with 295 (−9), by 6 strokes over Sally Sessions (a) and Polly Riley (a).
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the U.S. Women's Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 26, 1947 to June 29, 1947
- Course
- Starmount Forest Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 76 · 6,414 yards
- Entries
- 39
- Field
- 39
- Purse
- $7,500 · winner's share $1,200
- Champion
- Betty Jameson · age 28 · United States · born Norman, Oklahoma, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 2nd major
- Winning score
- 76-75-74-70 = 295 (−9) · won by 6 strokes
- Runners-up
- Sally Sessions (a), Polly Riley (a) (301 each)
- 54-hole leader
- Betty Jameson
- Low amateurs
- Polly Riley, Sally Sessions (301 each)
- Run by
- Women's Professional Golfers' Association
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betty Jameson | 76 | 75 | 74 | 70 | 295 | −9 |
| T2 | Polly Riley (a) | 74 | 75 | 78 | 74 | 301 | −3 |
| T2 | Sally Sessions (a) | 77 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 301 | −3 |
What happened at the 1947 U.S. Women's Open
Betty Jameson closed with a course-record 70 on the par-76 Starmount Forest layout, with seven birdies and an eagle, to win by six strokes.
Thirteen-year-old Marlene Bauer made the cut at 13 years, 4 months, 13 days, still the USGA's record for the youngest player to make the cut in the championship.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Women's Open data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).
Also from GNN's U.S. Women's Open set (entries, runners-up round by round, values the majors set does not hold).
Sources
- usga.org: 26USWomensOpen
- Wikipedia: 1947 U.S. Women's Open
- Wikipedia: U.S. Women's Open
- Wikipedia: Betty Jameson
- golfcompendium.com: 1947 us womens open
- loc.gov: resource
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- lpga.com: lpga founder jameson dies at 89
- texasgolfhof.org: betty jameson