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Sunday 23 June 1963Women’s majorsYear in Review

Wright wins Women's Western Open

Maple Bluff Country Club, Madison · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 June 1963 · purse $7,500 · winner's share $1,200

The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.

The weather

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The name over time

  1. Women's Western Open

1930–1967 in our record, 38 editions.

The ones it got away from

Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.

103 started · cut 167

Same week

Women's major

Women's Western Open

Maple Bluff Country Club, Madison

2 of 5 researched

Winner

Mickey Wright

292Total
−4To par
9 strokesMargin

Runner-up: Kathy Whitworth

The golfer

b. 1935-02-14, San Diego, California, United States; United States; age 28 at the win (year page); 11th major (card's count)

Mickey Wright’s player card · Source

Top 10

Not yet researched

What’s in the bag

No bag on file yet

From the papers

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