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1955 U.S. Women's Open

FieldValue
name1955 U.S. Women's Open
datesJune 30 – July 2, 1955
locationWichita, Kansas
courseWichita Country Club
orgUSGA
tourLPGA Tour
formatStroke play – 72 holes
par72
yardage6330 yd
purse$7,500
winners_share$2,000
championURY Fay Crocker
score299 (+11)
previous1954
next1956

|USA |USA Kansas 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-wire and won the first of her two major championships, four strokes ahead of runners-up Mary Lena Faulk and Louise Suggs. 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; she also missed the 1953 edition due to colon cancer surgery and died in 1956.

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

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1URY Fay Crocker74-72-79-74=299+11
T2USA Mary Lena Faulk77-77-72-77=303+15
USA Louise Suggs79-77-72-75=303
4USA Jackie Pung79-76-76-75=306+18
5USA Patty Berg78-80-78-71=307+19
T6USA Polly Riley (a)80-78-74-77=309+21
USA Jackie Yates (a)76-79-76-78=309
8USA Pat Lesser (a)81-76-79-75=311+23
T9USA Beverly Hanson87-76-77-72=312+24
USA Betty Jameson83-77-76-76=312

Source:

References

References

  1. (July 3, 1955). "Fay Crocker captures Women's National Open". Palm Beach Post-Times.
  2. (July 1, 1955). "Crocker leading National Open". St. Petersburg Times.
  3. (July 2, 1955). "Crocker expands lead in Wichita". Wilmington Morning Star.
  4. (July 4, 1955). "Crocker new queen of women's circuit". Lawrence Journal-World.
  5. Considine, Bob. (August 6, 1956). "Babe Zaharias, greatest girl athlete of all time, fights gamely in big battle". Spokane Daily Chronicle.
  6. (September 27, 1956). "Babe Zaharias loses match with cancer, dies in sleep". Free Lance-Star.
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