The 1947 Women's Western Open was a golf competition held at Capital City Club in Atlanta, Georgia from June 16–21. It was the 18th edition of the Women's Western Open.
The field of 94 golfers played an 18-hole qualifying round to determine the 32 players advancing to match play. Grace Lenczyk won medalist honors with a qualifying round of 77 (+1). Match play was over 18 holes for each round except the 36-hole final. After the first round of match play, five professional and eleven amateur golfers remained in the field.
Louise Suggs won the championship in match play competition by defeating Dorothy Kirby in the final match, 4 and 2. It was the last win by an amateur in the event.
Final 16 bracket
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