1940 Women's Western Open: Babe Zaharias wins at Blue Mound Golf & Country Club
Babe Zaharias won the 1940 Women's Western Open at Blue Mound Golf & Country Club, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States, over Lucile Robinson Mann.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the Women's Western Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 25, 1940 to June 30, 1940
- Course
- Blue Mound Golf & Country Club, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
- Edition
- 11th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- match play
- Par
- 75
- Field
- 108
- Champion
- Babe Zaharias · age 29 · United States · born Port Arthur, Texas, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 1st major
- Result
- 5 & 4
- Runner-up
- Lucile Robinson Mann
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Babe Zaharias |
| 2 | Lucile Robinson Mann |
What happened at the 1940 Women's Western Open
Zaharias beat Lucile Robinson Mann, a member at host club Blue Mound, 5 & 4 in the final.
It was the first of Zaharias's four Western Open titles (1940, 1944, 1945, 1950).
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).