1955 U.S. Women's Open

August 2023 September 2026 1955 U.S. Women's Open June 30 – July 2, 1955 Wichita, Kansas Wichita Country Club USGA LPGA Tour Stroke play – 72 holes 72 6330 yd 0https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qcYqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MM0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2862,610663 Palm Beach Post-Times Associated Press Fay Crocker captures Women's National Open July 3, 1955 23 June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes $7,500 $2,000 URY Fay Crocker 299 (+11) 1954 1956 USA 1 Wichita CC 37.705 -97.236 Location in the United States 5 240 USA Kansas 1 Wichita CC 37.705 -97.236 Location in Kansas 5 180 The 1955 U.S. Women's Open was the tenth U.S. Women's Open, held from June 30 to July 2 at Wichita Country Club in Wichita, Kansas. It was the third conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA). Fay Crocker led wire-to-wirehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XUlSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=f3oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4392%2C105822 St. Petersburg Times Associated Press Crocker leading National Open July 1, 1955 15 and won the first of her two major championships, four strokes ahead of runners-up Mary Lena Faulk and Louise Suggs. From Uruguay, Crocker was the first international winner of the U.S. Women's Open. She posted a 72 in the second round on Friday in difficult blustery conditions, with winds of 40 mph 0 on, and had an eight shot lead after 36 holes.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yVhgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V3ENAAAAIBAJ&pg=6099%2C305151 Wilmington Morning Star Associated Press Crocker expands lead in Wichita July 2, 1955 8 A 79 (+7) in the wind in the third round on Saturday morning reduced it to a single stroke over Faulk, with Suggs another two strokes back. Defending champion Babe Zaharias did not compete due to back surgery;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4uVFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xOcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5452%2C191460 Lawrence Journal-World Associated Press Crocker new queen of women's circuit July 4, 1955 7 she also missed the 1953 edition due to colon cancer surgery and died in 1956.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SkBYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0vYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5991%2C1393961 Spokane Daily Chronicle Considine Bob Babe Zaharias, greatest girl athlete of all time, fights gamely in big battle August 6, 1956 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-dNNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZooDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7057%2C7003714 Free Lance-Star Fredericksburg, Virginia Associated Press Babe Zaharias loses match with cancer, dies in sleep September 27, 1956 8 This was the second U.S. Women's Open played in Wichita; the first in 1950 was at Rolling Hills Country Club. Final leaderboard Saturday, July 2, 1955 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 URY Fay Crocker74-72-79-74=299+112,000T2 USA Mary Lena Faulk77-77-72-77=303+151,125 USA Louise Suggs79-77-72-75=3034 USA Jackie Pung79-76-76-75=306+187505 USA Patty Berg78-80-78-71=307+19600T6 USA Polly Riley (a)80-78-74-77=309+210 USA Jackie Yates (a)76-79-76-78=3098 USA Pat Lesser (a)81-76-79-75=311+230T9 USA Beverly Hanson87-76-77-72=312+24450 USA Betty Jameson83-77-76-76=312 Source: References External links USGA final leaderboard U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship U.S. Women's Open – past champions – 1955 Wichita Country Club 1955 37.705 -97.236 type:event title Category:U.S. Women's Open Category:Golf tournaments in Kansas Category:Sports competitions in Wichita, Kansas Category:Women's sports in Kansas U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open