1945 Women's Western Open: Babe Zaharias wins at Highland Golf & Country Club
Babe Zaharias (an amateur) won the 1945 Women's Western Open at Highland Golf & Country Club, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, over Dorothy Germain Porter.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the Women's Western Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 18, 1945 to June 23, 1945
- Course
- Highland Golf & Country Club, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- Edition
- 16th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- match play
- Par
- 76 · 6,591 yards
- Field
- 136
- Champion
- Babe Zaharias · age 33 · United States · amateur · born Port Arthur, Texas, United States
- Champion's title
- 3rd title at this event · 3rd major
- Result
- 4 & 2
- Runner-up
- Dorothy Germain Porter
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Babe Zaharias |
| 2 | Dorothy Germain Porter |
What happened at the 1945 Women's Western Open
Amateurs Zaharias and Louise Suggs tied for the qualifying medal at 75.
Dorothy Germain beat Suggs 6 & 5 in the round of 16, then lost the final to Zaharias for the second straight year.
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).