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