Hardscrabble Open Explained

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959 . 2010-09-20 . 2012-02-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120227042554/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology50-59.pdf . dead .
2. Web site: Patty Berg – LPGA Victories . https://web.archive.org/web/20061026210436/http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=8004&mid=2 . October 26, 2006.
3. News: Mrs. Betty Danoff Wins Hardscrabble Golf Title . https://archive.today/20120526002524/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/504120872.html?dids=504120872:504120872&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+10,+1953&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Mrs.+Betty+Danoff+Wins+Hardscrabble+Golf+Title&pqatl=google . dead . May 26, 2012 . . . October 10, 1953 . A2 . September 22, 2010.
4. News: Betty Jameson Wins . . . October 18, 1952 . 6 . September 22, 2010.
5. News: Miss Faulk Triumphs . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104000435/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1681664772.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+22,+1951&author=&pub=The+Sun+(1837-1985)&desc=VAN+DEN+BERG+GOLF+VICTOR&pqatl=google . dead . November 4, 2012 . . . October 22, 1951 . 16 . September 22, 2010.
6. News: Patty Berg Wins . . . . October 22, 1950 . 33 . September 22, 2010.
7. News: Patty Berg Takes Open . . . . October 23, 1949 . 6 . September 22, 2010.
8. News: Berg Topples The Babe, 1 Up . . . . October 26, 1948 . 14 . September 22, 2010.
9. News: Zaharias Wins First In Arkansas Golf . . . . October 18, 1947 . 5 . September 22, 2010.
10. News: S.A. Women In Ft. Worth Golf . . . October 6, 1946 . 2-D.
11. News: Magaret Gunther Wins at Ft. Smith . Miami News-Record . October 12, 1945 . Miami, Oklahoma . 9.