1965 Women's Western Open: Susie Maxwell Berning wins at Beverly Country Club

Susie Maxwell Berning won the 1965 Women's Western Open at Beverly Country Club, Chicago, Illinois, United States with 290 (−2), by 3 strokes over Marlene Bauer Hagge.

Updated October 23, 2026

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

Dates: June 10, 1965 to June 13, 1965
Course: Beverly Country Club, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Edition: 36th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 73 · 6,399 yards
Field: 94
Cut: 166
Purse: $10,000 · winner's share $1,500
Champion: Susie Maxwell Berning · age 23 · United States · born Pasadena, California, United States
Champion's title: 1st title at this event · 1st major
Winning score: 73-72-76-69 = 290 (−2) · won by 3 strokes
Runner-up: Marlene Bauer Hagge (293)
54-hole leader: Marlene Bauer Hagge · Susie Maxwell Berning was 2 strokes back
Low amateur: Carol Sorenson (313)

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Susie Maxwell Berning	73	72	76	69	290	−2
2	Marlene Bauer Hagge					293

What happened at the 1965 Women's Western Open

Susie Maxwell closed with a 69 to overtake 54-hole leader Marlene Hagge and win by three.

It was only her second tour win, four weeks after her first at the Muskogee Civitan Open on May 16, 1965.

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).

1965 Women's Western Open: Susie Maxwell Berning wins at Beverly Country Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1965 Women's Western Open

How this was built

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