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1931 Women's Western Open: June Beebe wins at Midlothian Country Club

June Beebe (an amateur) won the 1931 Women's Western Open at Midlothian Country Club, Midlothian, Illinois, United States, over Rose Jones.

Updated October 23, 2026

Every year is on the Women's Western Open winners list.

Dates
June 22, 1931 to June 26, 1931
Course
Midlothian Country Club, Midlothian, Illinois, United States
Edition
2nd edition
Counted as a major
yes
Format
match play
Field
69
Champion
June Beebe · age 18 · United States · amateur · born Chicago, Illinois, United States
Champion's title
1st title at this event · 1st major
Result
3 & 2
Runner-up
Rose Jones

Winner and runner-up

Pos.Player
1June Beebe
2Rose Jones

What happened at the 1931 Women's Western Open

Storms forced the final to be cut to 18 holes, and Beebe beat Rose Jones 3 & 2.

At 18, Beebe became the youngest champion in Women's Western Open history.

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's Women's Western 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).

Sources

  1. static1.squarespace.com: WWGA Open Guide 3 2024 PDF
  2. Wikipedia: Women's Western Open
  3. Wikipedia: June Beebe
  4. Wikipedia: Women's major golf championships
  5. thegolfnewsnet.com: which tournaments count womens golf majors lpga tour 110828
  6. Wikipedia: Chronological list of LPGA major golf champions