1963 Women's Western Open: Mickey Wright wins at Maple Bluff Country Club

Mickey Wright won the 1963 Women's Western Open at Maple Bluff Country Club, Madison, Wisconsin, United States with 292 (−4), by 9 strokes over Kathy Whitworth.

Updated October 23, 2026

Every year is on the Women's Western Open winners list.

Dates: June 20, 1963 to June 23, 1963
Course: Maple Bluff Country Club, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Edition: 34th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 74 · 6,365 yards
Field: 103
Cut: 167
Purse: $7,500 · winner's share $1,200
Champion: Mickey Wright · age 28 · United States · born San Diego, California, United States
Champion's title: 2nd title at this event · 10th major
Winning score: 78-70-71-73 = 292 (−4) · won by 9 strokes
Runner-up: Kathy Whitworth (301)
54-hole leader: Mickey Wright
Low amateur: Nancy Roth (316)

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Mickey Wright	78	70	71	73	292	−4
2	Kathy Whitworth					301

What happened at the 1963 Women's Western Open

Wright's nine-stroke margin is the largest of the event's stroke-play era.

After opening with a 78, Wright shot 70-71-73 to pull away from Kathy Whitworth.

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).

1963 Women's Western Open: Mickey Wright wins at Maple Bluff Country Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1963 Women's Western Open

How this was built

Sources