1954 Women's Western Open: Betty Jameson wins at Glen Flora Country Club
Betty Jameson won the 1954 Women's Western Open at Glen Flora Country Club, Waukegan, Illinois, United States, over Louise Suggs.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the Women's Western Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 14, 1954 to June 19, 1954
- Course
- Glen Flora Country Club, Waukegan, Illinois, United States
- Edition
- 25th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- match play
- Par
- 75 · 6,550 yards
- Field
- 100
- Purse
- $1,500 · winner's share $1,000
- Champion
- Betty Jameson · age 35 · United States · born Norman, Oklahoma, United States
- Champion's title
- 2nd title at this event · 3rd major
- Result
- 6 & 5
- Runner-up
- Louise Suggs
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Betty Jameson |
| 2 | Louise Suggs |
What happened at the 1954 Women's Western Open
Patty Berg won the qualifying medal with a 70.
Jameson beat Louise Suggs 6 & 5 in the last match-play final, 12 years after winning as an amateur in 1942.
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).