1966 Women's Western Open: Mickey Wright wins at Rainbow Springs Country Club

Mickey Wright won the 1966 Women's Western Open at Rainbow Springs Country Club, Mukwonago, Wisconsin, United States with 302 (+2), by 1 stroke over Margie Masters and Jo Ann Prentice.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: August 18, 1966 to August 21, 1966
Course: Rainbow Springs Country Club, Mukwonago, Wisconsin, United States
Edition: 37th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 75 · 6,415 yards
Field: 99
Made the cut: 38 (cut at 168)
Purse: $10,000 · winner's share $1,500
Champion: Mickey Wright · age 31 · United States · born San Diego, California, United States
Champion's title: 3rd title at this event · 13th major
Winning score: 72-78-76-76 = 302 (+2) · won by 1 stroke
Runners-up: Margie Masters, Jo Ann Prentice (303 each)
54-hole leader: Jo Ann Prentice · Mickey Wright was 1 stroke back
Low amateur: Carol Sorenson (324)

Winner and runners-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Mickey Wright	72	78	76	76	302	+2
T2	Margie Masters					303
T2	Jo Ann Prentice					303

What happened at the 1966 Women's Western Open

Wright won by one stroke over Australia's Margie Masters and Jo Ann Prentice for her third Western Open title.

Jo Ann Prentice held the 54-hole lead at 225 but closed with a 78.

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).

1966 Women's Western Open: Mickey Wright wins at Rainbow Springs Country Club

Winner and runners-up

What happened at the 1966 Women's Western Open

How this was built

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