1958 U.S. Women's Open
The 1958 U.S. Women's Open was the 13th U.S. Women's Open, held June 26–28 at Forest Lake Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb northwest of Detroit. It was the sixth edition conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA).
Tournament information | |
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Dates | June 26–28, 1958 |
Location | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
Course(s) | Forest Lake Country Club |
Organized by | USGA |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
Statistics | |
Par | 73 |
Length | 6,240 yards (5,706 m)[1] |
Prize fund | $7,200 |
Winner's share | $1,800 |
Champion | |
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290 (−2) | |
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Forest Lake
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Location in the United States
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Forest Lake
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Location in Michigan
Mickey Wright, age 23, won the first of her four U.S. Women's Open titles, five strokes ahead of runner-up Louise Suggs, a two-time champion.[2][3] It was the second of 13 major championships for Wright, who led wire-to-wire[1] and entered the final round with a seven stroke lead.
This was the second major held at Forest Lake, which hosted the LPGA Championship two years earlier in 1956.
Past champions in the field
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
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Louise Suggs | ![]() | 1949, 1952 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 71 | 295 | +3 | 2 |
Fay Crocker | ![]() | 1955 | 79 | 68 | 76 | 74 | 297 | +5 | 3 |
Betty Jameson | ![]() | 1947 | 75 | 80 | 74 | 74 | 303 | +11 | 5 |
Betsy Rawls | ![]() | 1951, 1953, 1957 | 79 | 82 | 73 | 70 | 304 | +12 | 6 |
Patty Berg | ![]() | 1946 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 73 | 306 | +14 | T9 |
Kathy Cornelius | ![]() | 1956 | 80 | 74 | 77 | 78 | 309 | +17 | 15 |
Source:[2]
Final leaderboard
Saturday, June 28, 1958
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Mickey Wright | ![]() | 74-72-70-74=290 | −2 | 1,800 |
2 | Louise Suggs | ![]() | 75-74-75-71=295 | +3 | 1,200 |
3 | Fay Crocker | ![]() | 79-68-76-74=297 | +5 | 800 |
4 | Alice Bauer | ![]() | 76-77-75-72=300 | +8 | 650 |
5 | Betty Jameson | ![]() | 75-80-74-74=303 | +11 | 500 |
6 | Betsy Rawls | ![]() | 79-82-73-70=304 | +12 | 400 |
T7 | Jackie Pung | ![]() | 75-77-77-76=305 | +13 | 325 |
Wiffi Smith | ![]() | 81-76-73-75=305 | |||
T9 | Patty Berg | ![]() | 78-78-77-73=306 | +14 | 250 |
Vonnie Colby | ![]() | 77-76-75-78=306 |
Source:[2]
References
- "Fay Crocker shoots 68 in Open golf". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. June 28, 1958. p. 13.
- "Mickey Wright Open champion". St. Petersburg Independent. Florida. Associated Press. June 29, 1958. p. 10A.
- Brown, Gwilym (July 7, 1958). "Too long and too straight". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
External links
- USGA final leaderboard
- U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
- U.S. Women's Open – past champions – 1958
- Forest Lake Country Club
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