1943 Women's Western Open: Patty Berg wins at Glen Oak Country Club
Patty Berg won the 1943 Women's Western Open at Glen Oak Country Club, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, United States, over Dorothy Kirby.
Updated October 23, 2026
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- Dates
- June 28, 1943 to July 2, 1943
- Course
- Glen Oak Country Club, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, United States
- Edition
- 14th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- match play
- Par
- 76
- Field
- 107
- Champion
- Patty Berg · age 25 · United States · born Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Champion's title
- 2nd title at this event · 5th major
- Result
- 1 up
- Runner-up
- Dorothy Kirby
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Patty Berg |
| 2 | Dorothy Kirby |
What happened at the 1943 Women's Western Open
Back from a knee shattered in a December 1941 car crash, Berg won the Western Open on her comeback.
Berg beat Dorothy Germain 7 & 6 in the semifinals and amateur Dorothy Kirby 1 up 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).