1960 Women's Western Open: Joyce Ziske wins at Beverly Country Club

Joyce Ziske won the 1960 Women's Western Open at Beverly Country Club, Chicago, Illinois, United States with 301 (+9), beating Barbara Romack in a playoff.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: June 23, 1960 to June 26, 1960
Course: Beverly Country Club, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Edition: 31st edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 73 · 6,412 yards
Field: 103
Made the cut: 37 (cut at 165)
Purse: $7,500 · winner's share $1,313
Champion: Joyce Ziske · age 26 · United States · born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Champion's title: 1st title at this event · 1st major
Winning score: 78-75-76-72 = 301 (+9)
Runner-up: Barbara Romack (301)
54-hole leader: Betsy Rawls · Joyce Ziske was 4 strokes back
Playoff: sudden death; 2 holes; beat Barbara Romack; 2nd extra hole (No. 2, par 5): Ziske 5, Romack 6
Low amateur: Phyllis Preuss (311)

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Joyce Ziske	78	75	76	72	301	+9
2	Barbara Romack					301

What happened at the 1960 Women's Western Open

Ziske won the event's first playoff on the second hole of sudden death, parring the par-5 2nd while Barbara Romack made 6.

Betsy Rawls, the 54-hole leader at 225, closed with an 81 and finished tied for sixth.

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).

1960 Women's Western Open: Joyce Ziske wins at Beverly Country Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1960 Women's Western Open

How this was built

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