1946 Women's Western Open: Louise Suggs wins at Wakonda Club
Louise Suggs (an amateur) won the 1946 Women's Western Open at Wakonda Club, Des Moines, Iowa, United States, over Patty Berg.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the Women's Western Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 24, 1946 to June 29, 1946
- Course
- Wakonda Club, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
- Edition
- 17th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- match play
- Par
- 77 · 6,416 yards
- Field
- 123
- Champion
- Louise Suggs · age 22 · United States · amateur · born Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 2nd major
- Result
- 2 up
- Runner-up
- Patty Berg
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Louise Suggs |
| 2 | Patty Berg |
What happened at the 1946 Women's Western Open
Louise Suggs and Patty Berg tied for the qualifying medal at 79, then met in the final.
Amateur Suggs beat Berg 2 up for her first Western Open title.
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).