Eastern Women's Open
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Golf tournament formerly on the LPGA Tour
The Eastern Women's Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1949 to 1961.[1][2] It was played at four different courses in New Jersey, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
| Years | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Essex Fells Country Club[3] | Essex Fells, New Jersey |
| 1950 | Woodland Golf Club | Newton, Massachusetts |
| 1951–55 | Berkshire Country Club | Reading, Pennsylvania |
| 1960–61 | Range End Country Club | Dillsburg, Pennsylvania |
Winners
- Eastern Open
- 1961 Mary Lena Faulk
- 1960 Mickey Wright
- 1956-59 No tournament
- 1955 Louise Suggs
- 1954 No tournament
- 1953 Betsy Rawls
- 1952 Betsy Rawls
- 1951 Beverly Hanson
- 1950 Patty Berg
- 1949 Babe Zaharias[3]
References
- ↑ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959 Archived January 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969 Archived June 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 "Zaharias Takes Essex Falls Golf". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. May 30, 1949. p. 10. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
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