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Completed Edition
1953 Western Open
BMW Championship May 28–May 31, 1953
Results
Published results
Recorded score
- Won byDutch Harrison278 (-2)
Venue
- Primary venueBellerive Country Club
Nearby editions
Sources and record notes
Archive note
The 1953 edition was won by Dutch Harrison. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.
Record sources
- Western Golf Association: 2025 BMW / Western Open Records and Statistics Guide
- 1953 Western Open · Championship identity
PDF page 116, 1953 chapter, plus summary page 5. Competition dates come from the actual year chapter; institutional venue and champion are independently cross-checked against the official publisher chronology.
Verified 2026-10-24 - Bellerive Country Club
Official 1953 venue: May 28-31Bellerive Countr y Club, St. Louis, Mo. 6,574 yards, par 70. Institution-level venue only. Historical routing or former-site continuity to a current physical course remains unverified; no current course is assigned.
Verified 2026-10-24 - Dutch Harrison
PDF page 116, 1953 chapter, plus summary page 5. Named champion in official records.
Verified 2026-10-24
- 1953 Western Open · Championship identity