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).

1958 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 26–28, 1958
LocationBloomfield Hills, Michigan
Course(s)Forest Lake Country Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par73
Length6,240 yards (5,706 m)[1]
Prize fund$7,200
Winner's share$1,800
Champion
United States Mickey Wright
290 (−2)
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Forest Lake  Country Club is located in the United States
Forest Lake  Country Club
Forest Lake 
Country Club
Forest Lake  Country Club is located in Michigan
Forest Lake  Country Club
Forest Lake 
Country Club

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.

Final leaderboard

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Saturday, June 28, 1958

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
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

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  1. ^ a b "Fay Crocker shoots 68 in Open golf". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. June 28, 1958. p. 13.
  2. ^ a b "Mickey Wright Open champion". St. Petersburg Independent. Florida. Associated Press. June 29, 1958. p. 10A.
  3. ^ Brown, Gwilym (July 7, 1958). "Too long and too straight". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
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