1936 Women's Western Open: Opal Hill wins at Topeka Country Club
Opal Hill (an amateur) won the 1936 Women's Western Open at Topeka Country Club, Topeka, Kansas, United States, over Virginia Wilson Dennehy.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the Women's Western Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 8, 1936 to June 13, 1936
- Course
- Topeka Country Club, Topeka, Kansas, United States
- Edition
- 7th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- match play
- Par
- 77
- Field
- 125
- Champion
- Opal Hill · age 44 · United States · amateur · born Newport, Nebraska, United States
- Champion's title
- 2nd title at this event · 2nd major
- Result
- 3 & 2
- Runner-up
- Virginia Wilson Dennehy
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Opal Hill |
| 2 | Virginia Wilson Dennehy |
What happened at the 1936 Women's Western Open
Hill shot a 71, six under women's par, to win the qualifying medal.
Hill beat Virginia Wilson Dennehy 3 & 2 to become the first player to win back-to-back titles.
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).