1958 LPGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 5–8, 1958 |
| Location | Blackridge, Pennsylvania |
| Course(s) | Churchill Valley Country Club |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,025 yards (5,509 m)[1] |
| Field | 27 players[1] |
| Cut | none |
| Prize fund | $7,500 |
| Winner's share | $1,247 |
| Champion | |
 Mickey Wright | |
| 288 (+8) | |
Churchill Valley Country Club
Location in the United States
Churchill Valley Country Club
Location in Pennsylvania
The 1958 LPGA Championship was the fourth LPGA Championship, held June 5–8 at Churchill Valley Country Club in Blackridge, Pennsylvania, a suburb east of Pittsburgh.
Mickey Wright, age 23, won the first of her four LPGA Championships, six strokes ahead of runner-up Fay Crocker.[2] It was the first of Wright's thirteen major titles. Defending champion Louise Suggs finished ten strokes back, in a tie for ninth. The field consisted of 27 professionals; a concurrent event for amateurs was also held.[2]
The LPGA Championship was played for a second straight year at Churchill Valley, which hosted its third major the following year, the U.S. Women's Open in 1959. The club closed in 2013.[3][4]
Past champions in the field
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Suggs |  United States |
1957 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 76 | 298 | +18 | T9 |
| Beverly Hanson | United States |
1955 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 83 | 301 | +21 | T14 |
| Marlene Hagge | United States |
1956 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 307 | +27 | T17 |
Source:[2]
Final leaderboard
Sunday, June 8, 1958
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mickey Wright | United States |
69-69-76-74=288 | +8 | 1,247 |
| 2 | Fay Crocker |  Uruguay |
72-75-71-79=294 | +14 | 961 |
| T3 | Peggy Kirk Bell | United States |
75-75-74-71=295 | +15 | 581 |
| Jackie Pung | United States |
76-76-76-67=295 | |||
| Joyce Ziske | United States |
76-74-75-70=295 | |||
| Betty Jameson | United States |
75-72-74-74=295 | |||
| 7 | Kathy Cornelius | United States |
71-75-75-75=296 | +16 | 374 |
| 8 | Mary Lena Faulk | United States |
74-74-74-75=297 | +17 | 338 |
| T9 | Ruth Jessen | United States |
74-75-76-73=298 | +18 | 255 |
| Marilynn Smith | United States |
71-77-72-78=298 | |||
| Louise Suggs | United States |
76-74-72-76=298 |
Source:[2]
References
- ^ a b "Wright still leads Ladies PGA". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. June 8, 1958. p. 30.
- ^ a b c d Drum, Bob (June 9, 1958). "Mickey Wright breezes to LPGA title". Pittsburgh Press. p. 26.
- ^ "Churchill Valley Country Club sinks into financial hole". Pittsburgh Business Times. January 25, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- ^ Varine, Patrick (August 14, 2013). "Churchill Valley Country Club seeks penalty against creditors". Trib Live. Retrieved July 19, 2014.