1958 U.S. Women's Open
Golf tournament
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The 1958 U.S. Women's Open was the 13th U.S. Women's Open, held June 26â28 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).
DatesJune 26â28, 1958
LocationBloomfield Hills, Michigan
CourseForest Lake Country Club
Organized byUSGA
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 26â28, 1958 |
| Location | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
| Course | Forest Lake Country Club |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play â 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 73 |
| Length | 6,240 yards (5,706 m)[1] |
| Prize fund | $7,200 |
| Winner's share | $1,800 |
| Champion | |
 Mickey Wright | |
| 290 (â2) | |
Forest Lake
Country Club
Country Club
Location in the United States
Forest Lake
Country Club
Country Club
Location in Michigan
Mickey Wright, age 23, won the first of her four U.S. Women's Open titles, five strokes ahead of runner-up Louise Suggs, a two-time champion.[2][3] It was the second of 13 major championships for Wright, who led wire-to-wire[1] and entered the final round with a seven stroke lead.
This was the second major held at Forest Lake, which hosted the LPGA Championship two years earlier in 1956.
Final leaderboard
Saturday, June 28, 1958
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mickey Wright | 74-72-70-74=290 | â2 | 1,800 |
| 2 | Louise Suggs | 75-74-75-71=295 | +3 | 1,200 |
| 3 |  Fay Crocker | 79-68-76-74=297 | +5 | 800 |
| 4 | Alice Bauer | 76-77-75-72=300 | +8 | 650 |
| 5 | Betty Jameson | 75-80-74-74=303 | +11 | 500 |
| 6 | Betsy Rawls | 79-82-73-70=304 | +12 | 400 |
| T7 | Jackie Pung | 75-77-77-76=305 | +13 | 325 |
| Wiffi Smith | 81-76-73-75=305 | |||
| T9 | Patty Berg | 78-78-77-73=306 | +14 | 250 |
| Vonnie Colby | 77-76-75-78=306 |
Source:[2]