1934 Women's Western Open: Marian McDougall wins at Portland Golf Club
Marian McDougall (an amateur) won the 1934 Women's Western Open at Portland Golf Club, Portland, Oregon, United States, over Bessie Riegel.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the Women's Western Open winners list.
- Dates
- October 8, 1934 to October 13, 1934
- Course
- Portland Golf Club, Portland, Oregon, United States
- Edition
- 5th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- match play
- Par
- 78
- Field
- 128
- Champion
- Marian McDougall · age 21 · United States · amateur · born Portland, Oregon, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 1st major
- Result
- 9 & 7
- Runner-up
- Bessie Riegel
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marian McDougall |
| 2 | Bessie Riegel |
What happened at the 1934 Women's Western Open
Mrs. J.A. Rhodes made a hole-in-one on the 135-yard 4th hole in a first-flight quarterfinal.
Hometown player McDougall beat Bessie Riegel (Mrs. Guy Riegel) 9 & 7, tied for the largest winning margin in an event final.
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).