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1958 U.S. Women's Open
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1958 U.S. Women's Open |
| dates | June 26–28, 1958 |
| location | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
| course | Forest Lake Country Club |
| org | USGA |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| par | 73 |
| yardage | 6240 yd |
| purse | $7,200 |
| winners_share | $1,800 |
| champion | USA Mickey Wright |
| score | 290 (−2) |
| previous | [1957](1957-u-s-women-s-open) |
| next | [1959](1959-u-s-women-s-open) |
|USA Country Club |USA Michigan Country Club The 1958 U.S. Women's Open was the 13th U.S. Women's Open, held June 26–28 at Forest Lake Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb northwest of Detroit. It was the sixth edition conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA).
Mickey Wright, age 23, won the first of her four U.S. Women's Open titles, five strokes ahead of runner-up Louise Suggs, a two-time champion. It was the second of 13 major championships for Wright, who led wire-to-wire and entered the final round with a seven stroke lead.
This was the second major held at Forest Lake, which hosted the LPGA Championship two years earlier in 1956.
Final leaderboard
Saturday, June 28, 1958
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA **Mickey Wright** | 74-72-70-74=290 | −2 | ||
| 2 | USA Louise Suggs | 75-74-75-71=295 | +3 | ||
| 3 | URY Fay Crocker | 79-68-76-74=297 | +5 | ||
| 4 | USA Alice Bauer | 76-77-75-72=300 | +8 | ||
| 5 | USA Betty Jameson | 75-80-74-74=303 | +11 | ||
| 6 | USA Betsy Rawls | 79-82-73-70=304 | +12 | ||
| T7 | USA Jackie Pung | 75-77-77-76=305 | +13 | ||
| USA Wiffi Smith | 81-76-73-75=305 | ||||
| T9 | USA Patty Berg | 78-78-77-73=306 | +14 | ||
| USA Vonnie Colby | 77-76-75-78=306 |
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References
References
- (June 28, 1958). "Fay Crocker shoots 68 in Open golf". Spokesman-Review.
- (June 29, 1958). "Mickey Wright Open champion". St. Petersburg Independent.
- Brown, Gwilym. (July 7, 1958). "Too long and too straight".
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