1962 Women's Western Open: Mickey Wright wins at Montgomery Country Club

Mickey Wright won the 1962 Women's Western Open at Montgomery Country Club, Montgomery, Alabama, United States with 295 (+7), beating Mary Lena Faulk in a playoff.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: May 10, 1962 to May 13, 1962
Course: Montgomery Country Club, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Edition: 33rd edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 72 · 6,346 yards
Field: 118
Cut: 161
Purse: $7,500 · winner's share $1,200
Champion: Mickey Wright · age 27 · United States · born San Diego, California, United States
Champion's title: 1st title at this event · 9th major
Winning score: 69-74-76-76 = 295 (+7)
Runner-up: Mary Lena Faulk (295)
54-hole leader: Mickey Wright, Ruth Jessen, Barbara Romack
Playoff: sudden death; 4 holes; beat Mary Lena Faulk; 4th extra hole (No. 4, par 3): Wright 3, Faulk 4
Low amateur: Clifford Ann Creed (300)

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Mickey Wright	69	74	76	76	295	+7
2	Mary Lena Faulk					295

What happened at the 1962 Women's Western Open

Wright beat defending champion Mary Lena Faulk on the fourth hole of sudden death, a par 3, making 3 to Faulk's 4.

Two weeks earlier Wright had won the Titleholders, giving her back-to-back major titles.

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).

1962 Women's Western Open: Mickey Wright wins at Montgomery Country Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1962 Women's Western Open

How this was built

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