1949 U.S. Women's Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | September 22–25, 1949 |
| Location | Landover, Maryland |
| Course(s) | Prince George's Country Club |
| Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 75 |
| Length | 6,892 yards (6,302 m)[1] |
| Winner's share | $1,500 |
| Champion | |
 Louise Suggs | |
| 291 (−9) | |
Prince Georges
Country Club
Country Club
Location in the United States
The 1949 U.S. Women's Open was the fourth U.S. Women's Open, held September 22–25 at Prince George's Country Club in Landover, Maryland, a suburb east of Washington, D.C.
Louise Suggs led wire-to-wire[1] and won the first of her two U.S. Women's Open titles, fourteen strokes ahead of runner-up Babe Zaharias, the defending champion.[2] It was the fourth of eleven major championships for Suggs.
The course no longer exists and is now the site of Kentland Community Center Park.[3]
Past champions in the field
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babe Zaharias |  United States |
1948 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 80 | 305 | +5 | 2 |
| Patty Berg | United States |
1946 | 73 | 84 | 78 | 75 | 310 | +10 | T4 |
| Betty Jameson | United States |
1947 | 318 | +18 | T17 |
Final leaderboard
Sunday, September 25, 1949
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louise Suggs | United States |
69-75-77-70=291 | −9 | 1,500 |
| 2 | Babe Zaharias | United States |
74-76-75-80=305 | +5 | 1,000 |
| 3 | Carol Diringer (a) | United States |
75-76-77-78=306 | +6 | 0 |
| T4 | Patty Berg | United States |
73-84-78-75=310 | +10 | 800 |
| Dot Kielty (a) | United States |
74-83-76-77=310 | 0 | ||
| T6 | Marlene Bauer (a) | United States |
75-78-78-80=311 | +11 | 0 |
| Beverly Hanson (a) | United States |
72-81-75-83=311 | |||
| Mae-Murray Jones (a) | United States |
78-78-79-76=311 | |||
| Frances Stephens (a) |  England |
75-81-80-75=311 | |||
| 10 | Polly Riley (a) | United States |
75-83-79-75=312 | +12 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b "Suggs fires 69 for Open lead". St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. September 23, 1949. p. 27.
- ^ "Louise Suggs is new golf queen". Free Lance-Star. Fredericksburg, Virginia. Associated Press. September 26, 1949. p. 6.
- ^ Kelly, John (October 8, 2010). "Old Beaver Dam golf course couldn't hold back development". Washington Post. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
External links
- USGA final leaderboard
- U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
- U.S. Women's Open – past champions – 1949