1964 Women's Western Open: Carol Mann wins at Scenic Hills Country Club

Carol Mann won the 1964 Women's Western Open at Scenic Hills Country Club, Pensacola, Florida, United States with 308 (+8), by 2 strokes over Ruth Jessen and Judy Kimball.

Updated October 23, 2026

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

Dates: March 20, 1964 to March 22, 1964
Course: Scenic Hills Country Club, Pensacola, Florida, United States
Edition: 35th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 75 · 6,543 yards
Field: 90
Made the cut: 32 (cut at 173)
Purse: $7,500 · winner's share $1,200
Champion: Carol Mann · age 23 · United States · born Buffalo, New York, United States
Champion's title: 1st title at this event · 1st major
Winning score: 83-75-76-74 = 308 (+8) · won by 2 strokes
Runners-up: Ruth Jessen, Judy Kimball (310 each)
Low amateur: Barbara McIntire (312)

Winner and runners-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Carol Mann	83	75	76	74	308	+8
T2	Ruth Jessen					310
T2	Judy Kimball					310

What happened at the 1964 Women's Western Open

Carol Mann won her first professional tournament despite opening with an 83.

Her 308 total is the highest winning 72-hole score of the event's stroke-play era (1955-67).

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).

1964 Women's Western Open: Carol Mann wins at Scenic Hills Country Club

Winner and runners-up

What happened at the 1964 Women's Western Open

How this was built

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