1953 Women's Western Open: Louise Suggs wins at Capital City Club
Louise Suggs won the 1953 Women's Western Open at Capital City Club, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, over Patty Berg.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the Women's Western Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 15, 1953 to June 20, 1953
- Course
- Capital City Club, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Edition
- 24th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- match play
- Par
- 76 · 6,339 yards
- Field
- 77
- Purse
- $1,500 · winner's share $1,000
- Champion
- Louise Suggs · age 29 · United States · born Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Champion's title
- 4th title at this event · 7th major
- Result
- 6 & 5
- Runner-up
- Patty Berg
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Louise Suggs |
| 2 | Patty Berg |
What happened at the 1953 Women's Western Open
Suggs, Jackie Pung and amateur Claire Doran tied for the qualifying medal at 75.
Suggs routed Patty Berg 6 & 5 in the final at Capital City, where she had also won in 1947.
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).