1944 Women's Western Open: Babe Zaharias wins at Park Ridge Country Club
Babe Zaharias (an amateur) won the 1944 Women's Western Open at Park Ridge Country Club, Chicago, Illinois, United States, over Dorothy Germain Porter.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the Women's Western Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 19, 1944 to June 24, 1944
- Course
- Park Ridge Country Club, Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Edition
- 15th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- match play
- Par
- 75
- Field
- 100
- Champion
- Babe Zaharias · age 32 · United States · amateur · born Port Arthur, Texas, United States
- Champion's title
- 2nd title at this event · 2nd major
- Result
- 7 & 5
- Runner-up
- Dorothy Germain Porter
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Babe Zaharias |
| 2 | Dorothy Germain Porter |
What happened at the 1944 Women's Western Open
Zaharias, back as an amateur, was both qualifying medalist (77) and champion.
She beat Dorothy Germain of Philadelphia 7 & 5 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).