Hardscrabble Open

The Hardscrabble Open, also known as the Hardscrabble Women's Invitation, was a golf tournament played at the Hardscrabble Golf Club in Fort Smith, Arkansas, from 1945 to 1953. It was an official LPGA Tour event from 1948 to 1950. ^{[1] [2]}

Winners

• 1953 Bettye Danoff ^[3]
• 1952 Betty Jameson ^[4]
• 1951 Mary Lena Faulk ^[5]
• 1950 Patty Berg ^[6]
• 1949 Patty Berg ^[7]
• 1948 Patty Berg ^[8]
• 1947 Babe Zaharias ^[9]
• 1946 Betty Jameson ^[10]
• 1945 Margaret Gunther ^[11]

References

1. "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
2. "Patty Berg – LPGA Victories". Archived from the original on October 26, 2006.
3. "Mrs. Betty Danoff Wins Hardscrabble Golf Title". Chicago Daily Tribune . Chicago, Illinois. October 10, 1953. p. A2. Archived from the original on May 26, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
4. "Betty Jameson Wins". The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 18, 1952. p. 6. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
5. "Miss Faulk Triumphs". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Maryland. October 22, 1951. p. 16. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
6. "Patty Berg Wins". The Palm Beach Post-Times . West Palm Beach, Florida. AP. October 22, 1950. p. 33. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
7. "Patty Berg Takes Open". Tri-City Herald . Kennewick, Washington. AP. October 23, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
8. "Berg Topples The Babe, 1 Up". The Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. AP. October 26, 1948. p. 14. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
9. "Zaharias Wins First In Arkansas Golf". Eugene Register-Guard . Eugene, Oregon. AP. October 18, 1947. p. 5. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
10. "S.A. Women In Ft. Worth Golf". San Antonio Light . San Antonio, Texas. October 6, 1946. p. 2-D.
11. "Magaret Gunther Wins at Ft. Smith". Miami News-Record. Miami, Oklahoma. October 12, 1945. p. 9.