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Bea Barrett
Personal information
Full name	Beatrice Emma Altmeyer
Nickname	Bea
Born	November 15, 1916(1916-11-15) Chicago, Illinois
Died	August 26, 2002(2002-08-26) (aged 85) St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Nationality	United States
Best results in LPGA Major Championships (Wins: 1)
Western Open	Won: 1938

Beatrice Emma "Bea" (Barrett) Altmeyer (November 15, 1916 – August 26, 2002) was an American amateur golfer.

Barrett was born in Chicago, Illinois. In 1938, she won the Women's Western Open, now considered an LPGA major championship. She won ten Minnesota state golf tournaments between 1933 and 1962,^[1] competing under both her maiden and married names.

Altmeyer was elected to the Minnesota Golf Hall of Fame in 1989.^[2] She died in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.

Contents

1 Tournament wins (11)
2 Major championships
- 2.1 Wins (1)
3 See also
4 References

Tournament wins (11)

this list may be incomplete

1938 Women's Western Open
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)

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Runner-up
1938	Women's Western Open	6 & 4	Helen Hofmann

References

v d e Women's Western Open champions

Match play era 1930 Mrs. Lee Mida • 1931 June Beebe • 1932 Jane Weiller• 1933 June Beebe • 1934 Marian McDougall • 1935 Opal Hill • 1936 Opal Hill • 1937 Helen Hicks • 1938 Bea Barrett • 1939 Helen Dettweiler 1940 Babe Zaharias • 1941 Patty Berg • 1942 Betty Jameson • 1943 Patty Berg • 1944 Babe Zaharias • 1945 Babe Zaharias • 1946 Louise Suggs • 1947 Louise Suggs • 1948 Patty Berg • 1949 Louise Suggs • 1950 Babe Zaharias • 1951 Patty Berg • 1952 Betsy Rawls • 1953 Louise Suggs • 1954 Betty Jameson Stroke play era 1955 Patty Berg • 1956 Beverly Hanson • 1957 Patty Berg • 1958 Patty Berg • 1959 Betsy Rawls • 1960 Joyce Ziske† • 1961 Mary Lena Faulk • 1962 Mickey Wright† • 1963 Mickey Wright • 1964 Carol Mann • 1965 Susie Maxwell • 1966 Mickey Wright • 1967 Kathy Whitworth

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

Persondata
Name	Barrett, Bea
Alternative names	Barrett, Beatrice Emma; Altmeyer, Bea; Altmeyer, Beatrice Emma
Short description	Golfer
Date of birth	November 15, 1916
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
Date of death	August 26, 2002
Place of death	St. Louis Park, Minnesota

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