1961 U.S. Women's Open

Archive note

The 1961 edition was won by Mickey Wright. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

Record sources

• USGA Women's Open Champions and Championship Results
  • 1961 U.S. Women's Open · Championship identity

    The official champions table records the 1961 winner and site. Recorded site text follows that table; no canonical Club or Course identity is inferred. Explicit date span: https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/media/online-media-center/usga-records/u-s--women-s-open-results--1946-to-present.html

    Verified 2026-09-09
• USGA official results and canonical Club identity
  • Lower Course

    Official 1961 site Baltusrol G.C., Springfield, N.J., matched to canonical Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, NJ. Club name abbreviation or definite-article equivalence only; no Course inferred. Dated official results explicitly identify Lower Course: https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/media/online-media-center/usga-records/u-s--women-s-open-results--1946-to-present.html

    Verified 2026-09-09
• USGA Women's Open Champions and Detailed Results
  • Mickey Wright

    1961 official winner. Champions-table score and footnotes cross-checked against the detailed results for completed years through 2025: https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/media/online-media-center/usga-records/u-s--women-s-open-results--1946-to-present.html

    Verified 2026-09-09
• USGA: 2021 U.S. Women’s Open Record Book
  • Betsy Rawls

    Printed/PDF page 6, 1961 result row. Regulation stroke total excludes playoff strokes. Every tied runner-up is retained. Recorded regulation score: 299 (+11). Display notation transcribed from the verified stroke total and score relative to par.

    Verified 2026-10-22