1955 Women's Western Open: Patty Berg wins at Maple Bluff Country Club

Patty Berg won the 1955 Women's Western Open at Maple Bluff Country Club, Madison, Wisconsin, United States with 292 (E), by 2 strokes over Fay Crocker and Louise Suggs.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: June 23, 1955 to June 26, 1955
Course: Maple Bluff Country Club, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Edition: 26th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 73 · 6,259 yards
Field: 69
Cut: 166
Purse: $5,000 · winner's share $1,000
Champion: Patty Berg · age 37 · United States · born Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Champion's title: 5th title at this event · 12th major
Winning score: 73-75-71-73 = 292 (E) · won by 2 strokes
Runners-up: Fay Crocker, Louise Suggs (294 each)
54-hole leader: Patty Berg
Low amateur: Wiffi Smith (305)

Winner and runners-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Patty Berg	73	75	71	73	292	E
T2	Fay Crocker					294
T2	Louise Suggs					294

What happened at the 1955 Women's Western Open

In the first stroke-play edition, Patty Berg won an unprecedented fifth Western Open title.

Berg closed with a 73 to finish two strokes clear of Louise Suggs and Uruguay's Fay Crocker.

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).

1955 Women's Western Open: Patty Berg wins at Maple Bluff Country Club

Winner and runners-up

What happened at the 1955 Women's Western Open

How this was built

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