Spokane Women's Open

Spokane Women's Open

Tournament information
Location	Spokane, Washington
Established	1959
Course	Esmeralda Golf Club
Par	72 (70 in 1963)
Tour	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play - 72 holes (54 holes in 1963)
Prize fund	$9,000
Month played	August/September
Final year	1963
Tournament record score
Aggregate	275 Mickey Wright (1962)
To par	−13 Mickey Wright (1962)
Final champion
Kathy Whitworth

The Spokane Women's Open was a professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1959 to 1963, played in Spokane, Washington. It was held at the recently constructed Esmeralda Golf Course, a municipal facility in northeast Spokane. Originally a 72-hole event at par-72, it was reduced to 54 holes at par-70 for its final edition.

Winners

Year	Dates	Champion	Country	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Purse ($)	Winner's share ($)
1963	Sep 6–8	Kathy Whitworth	United States	67-70-73=210	E	2 strokes	Marilynn Smith	9,000	1,250
1962	Aug 31 – Sep 3	Mickey Wright	United States	68-68-70-69=275	−13	9 strokes	Kathy Whitworth	9,000	1,250
1961	Aug 24–27	Mickey Wright	United States	72-72-67-69=280	−8	4 strokes	Betsy Rawls	7,500	1,247
1960	No tournament
1959	Aug 20–23	Beverly Hanson	United States	73-70-70-74=287	−1	2 strokes	Louise Suggs Mickey Wright	7,500	1,247

External links

• Spokane Golf.org - Esmeralda Golf Club