1950 Women's Western Open: Babe Zaharias wins at Cherry Hills Country Club
Babe Zaharias won the 1950 Women's Western Open at Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver, Colorado, United States, over Peggy Kirk Bell.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the Women's Western Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 19, 1950 to June 24, 1950
- Course
- Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver, Colorado, United States
- Edition
- 21st edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- match play
- Par
- 74 · 6,287 yards
- Field
- 100
- Winner's share
- $500
- Champion
- Babe Zaharias · age 38 · United States · born Port Arthur, Texas, United States
- Champion's title
- 4th title at this event · 7th major
- Result
- 5 & 3
- Runner-up
- Peggy Kirk Bell
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Babe Zaharias |
| 2 | Peggy Kirk Bell |
What happened at the 1950 Women's Western Open
Zaharias beat Peggy Kirk 5 & 3, the middle leg of her 1950 sweep of the Titleholders, Western Open and U.S. Women's Open.
Amateur Grace DeMoss won the qualifying medal with a 75.
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).
Sources
- static1.squarespace.com: WWGA Open Guide 3 2024 PDF
- Wikipedia: Women's Western Open
- Wikipedia: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
- Wikipedia: Women's major golf championships
- thegolfnewsnet.com: which tournaments count womens golf majors lpga tour 110828
- Wikipedia: Chronological list of LPGA major golf champions
- Wikipedia: 1950 LPGA Tour