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1949 U.S. Women's Open

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1949 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesSeptember 22–25, 1949
LocationLandover, Maryland
Course(s)Prince George's Country Club
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par75
Length6,892 yards (6,302 m)[1]
Winner's share$1,500
Champion
United States Louise Suggs
291 (−9)
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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

  1. ^ a b "Suggs fires 69 for Open lead". St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. September 23, 1949. p. 27.
  2. ^ "Louise Suggs is new golf queen". Free Lance-Star. Fredericksburg, Virginia. Associated Press. September 26, 1949. p. 6.
  3. ^ Kelly, John (October 8, 2010). "Old Beaver Dam golf course couldn't hold back development". Washington Post. Retrieved June 24, 2014.

38°55′26″N 76°53′42″W / 38.924°N 76.895°W / 38.924; -76.895