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(s)	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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Location in the United States

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.

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.

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]

• USGA final leaderboard
• U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
• U.S. Women's Open – past champions – 1947

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