1935 Women's Western Open: Opal Hill wins at Sunset Ridge Country Club
Opal Hill (an amateur) won the 1935 Women's Western Open at Sunset Ridge Country Club, Winnetka, Illinois, United States, over Elaine Rosenthal Reinhardt.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the Women's Western Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 24, 1935 to June 29, 1935
- Course
- Sunset Ridge Country Club, Winnetka, Illinois, United States
- Edition
- 6th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- match play
- Par
- 78
- Field
- 107
- Champion
- Opal Hill · age 43 · United States · amateur · born Newport, Nebraska, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 1st major
- Result
- 9 & 7
- Runner-up
- Elaine Rosenthal Reinhardt
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Opal Hill |
| 2 | Elaine Rosenthal Reinhardt |
What happened at the 1935 Women's Western Open
Amateur Opal Hill edged professional Helen Hicks in the semifinals.
Hill routed Elaine Rosenthal Reinhardt 9 & 7 in the final, 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).