Beatrice Emma (Barrett) Altmeyer (November 15, 1916 – August 26, 2002) was an American amateur
golf
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er.
Barrett was born in
Chicago, Illinois
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. In 1938, she won the
Women's Western Open
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, now considered an
LPGA major championship
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. She won ten Minnesota state golf tournaments between 1933 and 1962, competing under both her maiden and married names.
Altmeyer was elected to the Minnesota Golf Hall of Fame in 1989.
MGA-PGA Minnesota Golf Hall of Fame
She died in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
Tournament wins (11)
''this list may be incomplete''
*1938 Women's Western Open
The Women's Western Open was an American professional golf tournament founded in 1930. The LPGA was established in 1950, and it recognized the Western Open as one of its major championships through 1967. All of the events back to 1930 have been d ...
*Minnesota Women's State Match Play Championship (1933, 1937, 1946, 1947, 1958, 1961)
*Minnesota Women's State Amateur Championship (1947, 1950, 1958, 1962)
Major championships
Wins (1)
See also
*Chronological list of LPGA major golf champions
Through the 2025 U.S. Women's Open, 142 golfers have won one of women's golf's LPGA majors. They are listed here in order of their first win. For a complete list of results in these tournaments see the LPGA majors article.
Notes and references ...
*List of golfers with most LPGA major championship wins
This article lists all 142 women who have won major championships on the LPGA Tour
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References
American female golfers
Amateur golfers
Winners of LPGA major golf championships
Golfers from Minnesota
Golfers from Chicago
1916 births
2002 deaths
20th-century American sportswomen
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