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1953 U.S. Women's Open

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name1953 U.S. Women's Open
datesJune 25–28, 1953
locationRochester, New York
courseCountry Club of Rochester
orgUSGA
tourLPGA Tour
formatStroke play – 72 holes
par74
yardage6417 yd
field37: 17 pros, 20 amateurs
purse$7,500
winners_share$2,000
championUSA Betsy Rawls
score302 (+6), playoff
previous[1952](1952-u-s-women-s-open)
next[1954](1954-u-s-women-s-open)

|USA |USA New York 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), and the final two rounds were played on Saturday.

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. Her final two rounds of 80 and 79 on Saturday dropped her to solo third, one stroke out of the playoff.

Notably absent was two-time champion Babe Zaharias, who was recovering from colon cancer surgery. 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

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1USA Betsy Rawls75-78-74-75=302+6
USA Jackie Pung80-72-76-74=302
3USA Patty Berg71-73-80-79=303+7
4USA Betty Jameson79-76-77-80=312+16
5USA Marilynn Smith78-74-82-79=313+17
T6USA Betty Bush80-78-76-81=315+19
USA Beverly Hanson79-80-77-79=315
USA Pat Lesser (a)82-75-78-80=3150
9USA Alice Bauer83-79-78-76=316+20
10USA Louise Suggs75-81-79-82=317+21

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Playoff

Sunday, June 28, 1953

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1USA Betsy Rawls71−32,000
2USA Jackie Pung77+31,250

Source:

References

References

  1. (June 27, 1953). "Berg blows to an 80 in 3d round of Open". Spokane Daily Chronicle.
  2. Talbot, Gayle. (June 24, 1953). "First Open championship in play at Rochester, NY Thurs.". Nashua Telegraph.
  3. (June 29, 1953). "Rawls is winner in Women's Open". Spokane Daily Chronicle.
  4. Voepel, Mechelle. (July 7, 2002). "Founders marvel at tour's success". Toledo Blade.
  5. (June 28, 1953). "Pung, Rawls tie in women's golf". St. Petersburg Times.
  6. (June 26, 1953). "Patty Berg lengthens lead in Open tourney". Spokane Daily Chronicle.
  7. (June 28, 1953). "Rawls, Pung in Open playoff". Milwaukee Sentinel.
  8. Considine, Bob. (August 6, 1956). "Babe Zaharias, greatest girl athlete of all time, fights gamely in big battle". Spokane Daily Chronicle.
  9. (September 27, 1956). "Babe Zaharias loses match with cancer, dies in sleep". Free Lance-Star.
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