1953 U.S. Women's Open

August 2023 September 2026 1953 U.S. Women's Open June 25–28, 1953 Rochester, New York Country Club of Rochester USGA LPGA Tour Stroke play – 72 holes 74 6417 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v_lXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gPYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2085%2C5617310 Spokane Daily Chronicle Associated Press Berg blows to an 80 in 3d round of Open June 27, 1953 8 37: 17 pros, 20 amateurs $7,500 $2,000 USA Betsy Rawls 302 (+6), playoff 1952 1954 USA 1 Rochester bottom 43.123 -77.537 Location in the United States 5 240 USA New York 1 Rochester 43.123 -77.537 Location in New York 5 180 The 1953 U.S. Women's Open was the eighth U.S. Women's Open, held June 25–28 at the Country Club of Rochester in Rochester, New York. It was the first U.S. Women's Open conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA),https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kbArAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Tv4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6618%2C5379422 Nashua Telegraph New Hampshire Associated Press Talbot Gayle First Open championship in play at Rochester, NY Thurs. June 24, 1953 15https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wPlXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gPYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7050%2C5942532 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Rawls is winner in Women's Open June 29, 1953 16https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-lhPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3AMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6790%2C1720609 Toledo Blade Ohio Founders marvel at tour's success Voepel Mechelle July 7, 2002 5, section JF and the final two rounds were played on Saturday.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6u4lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Mk8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3457,5352958 St. Petersburg Times Florida Associated Press Pung, Rawls tie in women's golf June 28, 1953 3C Betsy Rawls won an 18-hole playoff on Sunday by six strokes over runner-up Jackie Pung, 71 to 77. It was the third of eight major championships for Rawls and the second of four U.S. Women's Opens. Patty Berg set a course record with a 71 on Thursday and was the 36-hole leader on Friday evening, eight strokes ahead of the field.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vvlXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gPYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1402%2C5340118 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Patty Berg lengthens lead in Open tourney June 26, 1953 13 Her final two rounds of 80 and 79 on Saturday dropped her to solo third, one stroke out of the playoff.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yEMxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oQ8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7315%2C5978368 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Rawls, Pung in Open playoff June 28, 1953 4, sports Notably absent was two-time champion Babe Zaharias, who was recovering from colon cancer surgery.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SkBYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0vYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5991%2C1393961 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington 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 She returned in 1954 and won by a record twelve strokes in her final U.S. Women's Open. Final leaderboard Saturday, June 27, 1953 Place Player Score To par Money ($)T1 USA Betsy Rawls75-78-74-75=302+6Playoff USA Jackie Pung80-72-76-74=3023 USA Patty Berg71-73-80-79=303+71,0004 USA Betty Jameson79-76-77-80=312+167505 USA Marilynn Smith78-74-82-79=313+17600T6 USA Betty Bush80-78-76-81=315+19450 USA Beverly Hanson79-80-77-79=315 USA Pat Lesser (a)82-75-78-80=31509 USA Alice Bauer83-79-78-76=316+2030010 USA Louise Suggs75-81-79-82=317+21250 Source: Playoff Sunday, June 28, 1953 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Betsy Rawls71 −3 2,0002 USA Jackie Pung77 +3 1,250 Source: References External links USGA final leaderboard U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship U.S. Women's Open – past champions – 1953 Country Club of Rochester 1953 43.123 -77.537 type:event title Category:U.S. Women's Open Category:Golf tournaments in New York (state) Category:Women's sports in New York (state) Category:Sports competitions in Rochester, New York U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open