1948 U.S. Women's Open

August 2023 September 2026 1948 U.S. Women's Open August 12–15, 1948 Northfield, New Jersey Atlantic City Country Club WPGA WPGA Stroke play – 72 holes 75 6326 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jzwbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I00EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1978%2C4250782 Pittsburgh Press United Press Babe Zaharias has stamina going for her in U.S. Open August 12, 1948 31 51 players $7,500 $1,200 USA Babe Zaharias 300 (E) 1947 1949 USA 1 Atlantic City Country Club 39.370 -74.542 Location in the United States 240 The 1948 U.S. Women's Open was the third U.S. Women's Open, held August 12–15 at Atlantic City Country Club in Northfield, New Jersey. Babe Zaharias won the first of her three U.S. Women's Open titles, eight strokes ahead of runner-up Betty Hicks.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MNcNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W2oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3749%2C2993037 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Babe wins Women's Open August 16, 1948 18 It was the fifth of ten major championships for Zaharias. The U.S. Women's Open returned to the course in 1965 and 1975. Final leaderboard Sunday, August 15, 1948 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 USA Babe Zaharias75-72-75-78=300E1,2002 USA Betty Hicks84-75-72-77=308+81,0003 USA Betty Jameson79-77-78-78=312+12825T4 USA Patty Berg80-78-81-74=313+13750 USA Grace Lenczyk (a)79-78-73-83=3130T6 USA Peggy Kirk (a)74-80-81-80=315+150 USA Mary Agnes Wall (a)79-78-78-80=315T8 USA Beverly Hanson (a)78-81-82-77=318+180 USA Mary Mozell79-77-83-79=318700T10 USA Katherine Hemphill80-73-83-85=321+21550 USA Sally Sessions76-81-79-85=321 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-YVeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OmINAAAAIBAJ&pg=3441,5662424 St. Joseph Gazette Associated Press Babe Zaharias cops National August 16, 1948 7 References External links USGA final leaderboard Gettysburg Times explaining par source U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship U.S. Women's Open – past champions – 1948 1948 39.370 -74.542 type:event title Category:U.S. Women's Open Category:Golf tournaments in New Jersey Category:Women's sports in New Jersey U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open