1938 Women's Western Open: Bea Barrett wins at Broadmoor Golf Club
Bea Barrett (an amateur) won the 1938 Women's Western Open at Broadmoor Golf Club, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, over Helen Hofmann.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the Women's Western Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 13, 1938 to June 18, 1938
- Course
- Broadmoor Golf Club, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
- Edition
- 9th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- match play
- Par
- 77
- Field
- 100
- Champion
- Bea Barrett · age 21 · United States · amateur · born Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 1st major
- Result
- 6 & 4
- Runner-up
- Helen Hofmann
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bea Barrett |
| 2 | Helen Hofmann |
What happened at the 1938 Women's Western Open
A year after losing the final to Helen Hicks, Bea Barrett won the title 6 & 4 over Helen Hofmann.
Patty Berg, then an amateur, won the qualifying medal with a 79.
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).