1959 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship

1959 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
Dates June 25–27, 1959
Location Blackridge, Pennsylvania
Course(s) Churchill Valley Country Club
Organized by USGA
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par 70
Length 6,200 yards (5,670 m)[1]
Field 61, 40 after cut[2]
Cut 164 (+24)
Prize fund $7,200
Winner's share $1,800
Champion
United States Mickey Wright
287 (+7)
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Churchill Valley Country Club
Location in the United States
Churchill Valley Country Club
Location in Pennsylvania

The 1959 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 14th U.S. Women's Open, held June 25–27 at Churchill Valley Country Club in Blackridge, Pennsylvania, a suburb east of Pittsburgh. It was the seventh edition conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA).

Defending champion Mickey Wright won the second of her four U.S. Women's Open titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up Louise Suggs, a two-time champion.[3][4] Suggs led after 36 holes,[2] but a third round 75 pushed her four strokes back. Wright, age 24, putted well in the final round and was two-under after fifteen holes, but bogeyed the final three.[3] She was the first of seven to successfully defend the championship, last accomplished by Karrie Webb in 2001. It was the third of 13 major championships for Wright.

This was the third major in three years at Churchill Valley, which hosted the LPGA Championship in 1957 and 1958. The club closed in 2013.[5][6]

Past champions in the field

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Mickey Wright  United States 1958 72 75 69 71 287 +7 1
Louise Suggs  United States 1949, 1952 71 74 75 69 289 +9 2
Patty Berg  United States 1946 72 75 75 74 296 +16 6
Betsy Rawls  United States 1951, 1953, 1957 76 73 72 76 297 +17 7
Kathy Cornelius  United States 1956 75 77 76 78 306 +26 T15
Fay Crocker  Uruguay 1955 77 74 75 80 306 +26 T15
Betty Jameson  United States 1947 76 75 81 74 306 +26 T15

Source:[7]

Final leaderboard

Saturday, June 27, 1959

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1Mickey Wright United States72-75-69-71=287+71,800
2Louise Suggs United States71-74-75-69=289+91,200
T3Marlene Hagge United States71-76-73-72=292+12650
Ruth Jessen United States75-74-72-71=292
Joyce Ziske United States75-73-72-72=292
6Patty Berg United States72-75-75-74=296+16400
7Betsy Rawls United States76-73-72-76=297+17350
8Murle MacKenzie United States77-75-75-71=298+18300
9Anne Sander (a) United States75-76-75-73=299+190
10JoAnn Prentice United States77-74-77-74=302+22260

Source:[7]

References

  1. Drum, Bob (June 25, 1959). "Mickey favored in Women's Open". Pittsburgh Press. p. 43.
  2. 1 2 Gundelfinger, Phil (June 27, 1959). "Louise Suggs takes two stroke Open lead". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 11.
  3. 1 2 "Wright wins second Open". Eugene Register-Guard (Oregon). Associated Press. June 28, 1959. p. 2B.
  4. Drum, Bob (June 28, 1959). "Mickey Wright Open winner". Pittsburgh Press. p. 1, section 4.
  5. "Churchill Valley Country Club sinks into financial hole". Pittsburgh Business Times. January 25, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  6. Varine, Patrick (August 14, 2013). "Churchill Valley Country Club seeks penalty against creditors". Trib Live. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Mickey Wright repeats as National Open champion". Palm Beach Post-Times. Associated Press. June 28, 1959. p. 49.

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