Helen Dettweiler

Helen Dettweiler
— Golfer —
Personal information
Born	(1914-12-05)December 5, 1914 Washington, D.C.
Died	November 13, 1990(1990-11-13) (aged 75) Palm Springs, California
Nationality	United States
Career
College	Trinity College
Turned professional	1939
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (Founder)
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1)
Western Open	Won: 1939
Titleholders C'ship	2nd: 1940
U.S. Women's Open	4th: 1950

Helen Dettweiler (December 5, 1914 – November 13, 1990) was an American professional golfer. She won the Women's Western Open in 1939.^[1]

She was one of the 13 founders of the Ladies Professional Golf Association in 1950.^[2]

She was born on December 5, 1914, in Washington, D.C., and died on November 13, 1990, in Palm Springs, California.^[3]

Major championships

Year	Championship	Winning score	Runner-up
1939	Women's Western Open	4 & 3	Bea Barrett (a)

↑ Glenn, Rhonda (March 2010). "Lest We Forget: Helen Dettweiler in World War II". USGA. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
↑ "History of Women's Golf in America – From Amateur to Professional". Retrieved March 10, 2008.
↑ "Dettweiler, Helen (1914–1990)". Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages. Gale. 2007. Retrieved January 6, 2013.

Women's Western Open champions

Match play era	1930 Mrs. Lee Mida 1931 June Beebe 1932 Jane Weiller 1933 June Beebe 1934 Marian McDougall 1935 Opal Hill 1936 Opal Hill 1937 Helen Hicks 1938 Bea Barrett 1939 Helen Dettweiler 1940 Babe Zaharias 1941 Patty Berg 1942 Betty Jameson 1943 Patty Berg 1944 Babe Zaharias 1945 Babe Zaharias 1946 Louise Suggs 1947 Louise Suggs 1948 Patty Berg 1949 Louise Suggs 1950 Babe Zaharias 1951 Patty Berg 1952 Betsy Rawls 1953 Louise Suggs 1954 Betty Jameson

Stroke play era	1955 Patty Berg 1956 Beverly Hanson 1957 Patty Berg 1958 Patty Berg 1959 Betsy Rawls 1960 Joyce Ziske† 1961 Mary Lena Faulk 1962 Mickey Wright† 1963 Mickey Wright 1964 Carol Mann 1965 Susie Maxwell 1966 Mickey Wright 1967 Kathy Whitworth

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

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