1939 Women's Western Open: Helen Dettweiler wins at Westwood Country Club
Helen Dettweiler won the 1939 Women's Western Open at Westwood Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, over Bea Barrett.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the Women's Western Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 12, 1939 to June 17, 1939
- Course
- Westwood Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Edition
- 10th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- match play
- Par
- 75
- Field
- 92
- Champion
- Helen Dettweiler · age 24 · United States · born Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 1st major
- Result
- 4 & 3
- Runner-up
- Bea Barrett
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Helen Dettweiler |
| 2 | Bea Barrett |
What happened at the 1939 Women's Western Open
Bea Barrett reached her third straight final by beating Mrs. Sam Israel 8 & 7 in the semifinals.
Dettweiler beat defending champion Barrett 4 & 3 in the 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).
Sources
- static1.squarespace.com: WWGA Open Guide 3 2024 PDF
- Wikipedia: Women's Western Open
- Wikipedia: Helen Dettweiler
- Wikipedia: Women's major golf championships
- thegolfnewsnet.com: which tournaments count womens golf majors lpga tour 110828
- Wikipedia: Chronological list of LPGA major golf champions
- newspapers.com: image