1948 U.S. Women's Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 12–15, 1948 |
| Location | Northfield, New Jersey |
| Course(s) | Atlantic City Country Club |
| Organized by | WPGA |
| Tour(s) | WPGA |
| Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 75 |
| Length | 6,326 yards (5,784 m)[1] |
| Field | 51 players[1] |
| Prize fund | $7,500 [1] |
| Winner's share | $1,200 |
| Champion | |
 Babe Zaharias | |
| 300 (E) | |
Atlantic City
Country Club
Country Club
Location in the United States
The 1948 U.S. Women's Open was the third U.S. Women's Open, held August 12–15 at Atlantic City Country Club in Northfield, New Jersey.
Babe Zaharias won the first of her three U.S. Women's Open titles, eight strokes ahead of runner-up Betty Hicks.[2] It was the fifth of ten major championships for Zaharias.
The U.S. Women's Open returned to the course in 1965 and 1975.
Past champions in the field
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betty Jameson |  United States |
1947 | 79 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 312 | +12 | 3 |
| Patty Berg | United States |
1946 | 80 | 78 | 81 | 74 | 313 | +13 | T4 |
Final leaderboard
Sunday, August 15, 1948
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babe Zaharias | United States |
75-72-75-78=300 | E | 1,200 |
| 2 | Betty Hicks | United States |
84-75-72-77=308 | +8 | 1,000 |
| 3 | Betty Jameson | United States |
79-77-78-78=312 | +12 | 825 |
| T4 | Patty Berg | United States |
80-78-81-74=313 | +13 | 750 |
| Grace Lenczyk (a) | United States |
79-78-73-83=313 | 0 | ||
| T6 | Peggy Kirk (a) | United States |
74-80-81-80=315 | +15 | 0 |
| Mary Agnes Wall (a) | United States |
79-78-78-80=315 | |||
| T8 | Beverly Hanson (a) | United States |
78-81-82-77=318 | +18 | 0 |
| Mary Mozell | United States |
79-77-83-79=318 | 700 | ||
| T10 | Katherine Hemphill | United States |
80-73-83-85=321 | +21 | 550 |
| Sally Sessions | United States |
76-81-79-85=321 |
Source:[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Babe Zaharias has stamina going for her in U.S. Open". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. August 12, 1948. p. 31.
- ^ "Babe wins Women's Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. August 16, 1948. p. 18.
- ^ "Babe Zaharias cops National". St. Joseph Gazette. Associated Press. August 16, 1948. p. 7.