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1959 U.S. Women's Open
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1959 U.S. Women's Open |
| dates | June 25–27, 1959 |
| location | Blackridge, Pennsylvania |
| course | Churchill Valley Country Club |
| org | USGA |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| par | 70 |
| yardage | 6200 yd |
| field | 61, 40 after cut |
| cut | 164 (+24) |
| purse | $7,200 |
| winners_share | $1,800 |
| champion | USA Mickey Wright |
| score | 287 (+7) |
| previous | [1958](1958-u-s-women-s-open) |
| next | [1960](1960-u-s-women-s-open) |
|USA |USA Pennsylvania The 1959 U.S. Women's Open was the 14th U.S. Women's Open, held June 25–27 at Churchill Valley Country Club in Blackridge, Pennsylvania, a suburb east of Pittsburgh. It was the seventh edition conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA).
Defending champion Mickey Wright won the second of her four U.S. Women's Open titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up Louise Suggs, a two-time champion. Suggs led after 36 holes, but a third round 75 pushed her four strokes back. Wright, age 24, putted well in the final round and was two-under after fifteen holes, but bogeyed the final three. She was the first of seven to successfully defend the championship, last accomplished by Karrie Webb in 2001. It was the third of 13 major championships for Wright.
In this competition, Patty Berg became the first woman to hit a hole-in-one during any USGA competition.
This was the third major in three years at Churchill Valley, which hosted the LPGA Championship in 1957 and 1958. The club closed in 2013.
Final leaderboard
Saturday, June 27, 1959
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA **Mickey Wright** | 72-75-69-71=287 | +7 | ||
| 2 | USA Louise Suggs | 71-74-75-69=289 | +9 | ||
| T3 | USA Marlene Hagge | 71-76-73-72=292 | +12 | ||
| USA Ruth Jessen | 75-74-72-71=292 | ||||
| USA Joyce Ziske | 75-73-72-72=292 | ||||
| 6 | USA Patty Berg | 72-75-75-74=296 | +16 | ||
| 7 | USA Betsy Rawls | 76-73-72-76=297 | +17 | ||
| 8 | USA Murle MacKenzie | 77-75-75-71=298 | +18 | ||
| 9 | USA Anne Sander (a) | 75-76-75-73=299 | +19 | ||
| 10 | USA Jo Ann Prentice | 77-74-77-74=302 | +22 |
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References
References
- Drum, Bob. (June 25, 1959). "Mickey favored in Women's Open". Pittsburgh Press.
- Gundelfinger, Phil. (June 27, 1959). "Louise Suggs takes two stroke Open lead". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- (June 28, 1959). "Wright wins second Open". Eugene Register-Guard.
- Drum, Bob. (June 28, 1959). "Mickey Wright Open winner". Pittsburgh Press.
- "Patty Berg – Bio". LPGA.
- (January 25, 2013). "Churchill Valley Country Club sinks into financial hole". Pittsburgh Business Times.
- Varine, Patrick. (August 14, 2013). "Churchill Valley Country Club seeks penalty against creditors". Trib Live.
- (June 28, 1959). "Mickey Wright repeats as National Open champion". Palm Beach Post-Times.
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