1958 U.S. Women's Open

August 2023 September 2026 1958 U.S. Women's Open June 26–28, 1958 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Forest Lake Country Club USGA LPGA Tour Stroke play – 72 holes 73 6240 yd 0https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iMkRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XucDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2782%2C3561103 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Fay Crocker shoots 68 in Open golf June 28, 1958 13 $7,200 $1,800 USA Mickey Wright 290 (−2) 1957 1959 USA 1 Forest Lake Country Club 42.6 -83.3 Location in the United States 5 240 USA Michigan 1 Forest Lake Country Club 42.6 -83.3 Location in Michigan 5 180 The 1958 U.S. Women's Open was the 13th U.S. Women's Open, held June 26–28 at Forest Lake Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb northwest of Detroit. It was the sixth edition conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA). Mickey Wright, age 23, won the first of her four U.S. Women's Open titles, five strokes ahead of runner-up Louise Suggs, a two-time champion.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=97YmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XFUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4680,3924618 St. Petersburg Independent Florida Associated Press Mickey Wright Open champion June 29, 1958 10Ahttps://www.si.com/vault/1958/07/07/560208/too-long-and-too-straight Sports Illustrated Brown Gwilym Too long and too straight July 7, 1958 June 26, 2014 It was the second of 13 major championships for Wright, who led wire-to-wire and entered the final round with a seven stroke lead. This was the second major held at Forest Lake, which hosted the LPGA Championship two years earlier in 1956. Final leaderboard Saturday, June 28, 1958 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 USA Mickey Wright74-72-70-74=290−21,8002 USA Louise Suggs75-74-75-71=295+31,2003 URY Fay Crocker79-68-76-74=297+58004 USA Alice Bauer76-77-75-72=300+86505 USA Betty Jameson75-80-74-74=303+115006 USA Betsy Rawls79-82-73-70=304+12400T7 USA Jackie Pung75-77-77-76=305+13325 USA Wiffi Smith81-76-73-75=305T9 USA Patty Berg78-78-77-73=306+14250 USA Vonnie Colby77-76-75-78=306 Source: References External links USGA final leaderboard U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship U.S. Women's Open – past champions – 1958 Forest Lake Country Club 1958 42.597 N 83.297 W type:event title Category:U.S. Women's Open Category:Golf tournaments in Michigan Category:Women's sports in Michigan Category:Bloomfield Hills, Michigan U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open