1937 Women's Western Open
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The 1937 Women's Western Open was a golf
competition held at Beverly Country Club
, which was the 8th edition of the event. Helen Hicks
won the championship in match play competition by defeating Bea Barrett
in the final match, 6 and 5.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
competition held at Beverly Country Club
Beverly Country Club
Beverly Country Club, located in the American city of Chicago, Illinois, is one of Chicago's historical cornerstones. The club was founded in 1908 and initially designed by George O'Neil, also the club's first professional golfer. Shortly after, well-known golf course architect Tom Bendelow helped...
, which was the 8th edition of the event. Helen Hicks
Helen Hicks
Helen L. Hicks was an American professional golfer and one of 13 founders of the LPGA in 1950.Hicks was born in Cedarhurst, New York. She had a successful amateur career, reaching the finals of the U.S. Women's Amateur twice. She beat Glenna Collett Vare in 1931 and lost to Virginia Van Wie in 1933...
won the championship in match play competition by defeating Bea Barrett
Bea Barrett
Beatrice Emma "Bea" Altmeyer was an American amateur golfer.Barrett was born in Chicago, Illinois. In 1938, she won the Women's Western Open, now considered an LPGA major championship...
in the final match, 6 and 5.