1947 U.S. Women's Open

The 1947 U.S. Women's Open was the second U.S. Women's Open, held June 26−29 at Starmount Forest Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina.

1947 U.S. Women's Open

Tournament information
Dates	June 26–29, 1947
Location	Greensboro, North Carolina
Course(s)	Starmount Forest Country Club
Organized by	WPGA
Tour	WPGA
Format	Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par	76 [1]
Length	6,414 yards (5,865 m)[2]
Prize fund	$7,500 [2]
Winner's share	$1,200 [1][2]
Champion
Betty Jameson
295 (−9)
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Starmount 
Forest CC

Location in the United States

Betty Jameson won her only U.S. Women's Open, six strokes ahead of runners-up Polly Riley and Sally Sessions, both amateurs. She entered the final round on Sunday with a two shot lead at 225 (−3)^[3] and carded a six-under 70.^[1][2] It was the second of her three major championships. Jameson was the runner-up the previous year, conducted in a match play format. Defending champion Patty Berg finished ninth, third among the professionals.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 29, 1947

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Betty Jameson	76-75-74-70=295	−9	1,200
T2	Polly Riley (a)	74-75-78-74=301	−3	0
	Sally Sessions (a)	77-76-74-74=301
4	Louise Suggs (a)	74-76-79-73=302	−2	0
5	Estelle Page (a)	76-73-78-79=306	+2	0
6	Carol Diringer (a)	81-76-73-77=307	+3	0
7	Grace Lenczyk (a)	80-75-74-79=308	+4	0
8	Helen Dettweiler	75-84-73-77=309	+5	1,000
9	Patty Berg	74-81-79-76=310	+6	900
10	Peggy Kirk (a)	81-83-72-77=313	+9	0

Source:^[1][2]