1959 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
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The 1959 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was contested from June 24 to June 27 at Churchill Valley Country Club. It was the 14th edition of the U.S. Women's Open.
This event was won by Mickey Wright
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This event was won by Mickey Wright
Mickey Wright
Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an American professional golfer. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early life:...
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Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mickey Wright Mickey Wright Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an American professional golfer. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early life:... |
72-75-69-71=287 | 1,800 | |
| 2 | Louise Suggs Louise Suggs Mae Louise Suggs is a retired professional golfer, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf.-Amateur career:Born in Atlanta, Suggs had a very successful amateur career, beginning as a teenager... |
71-74-75-69=289 | 1,200 | |
| T3 | Marlene Hagge Marlene Hagge Marlene Hagge , also known as Marlene Bauer before her marriage, is an American professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2002.... |
71-76-73-72=292 | 650 | |
| T3 | Ruth Jessen Ruth Jessen Mary Ruth Jessen was an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Jessen was born in Seattle, Washington. She briefly played on the men's golf team at Seattle University.... |
75-74-72-71=292 | 650 | |
| T3 | Joyce Ziske Joyce Ziske Joyce Ziske is an American professional golfer. She played on the LPGA Tour from 1955 to 1960 and in 1960 she won the Women's Western Open which was one of the LPGA major championships at that time. She had her best finish in the U.S. Women's Open that same year, placing second... |
75-73-72-72=292 | 650 | |
| 6 | Patty Berg Patty Berg Patricia Jane Berg was an American professional golfer and a founding member and then leading player on the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Her 15 major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a female golfer... |
72-75-75-74=296 | 400 | |
| 7 | Betsy Rawls Betsy Rawls Elizabeth Earle "Betsy" Rawls is an American professional golfer.Rawls was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. After attending the University of Texas, Rawls joined the LPGA Tour in its second season in 1951. She won 55 tournaments on the tour, including eight major championships... |
76-73-72-76=297 | 350 | |
| 8 | Murle Breer Murle Breer Murle Lindstrom Breer is an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1962 U.S. Women's Open.Breer was born Murle Lindstrom in St. Petersburg, Florida. She joined the LPGA Tour in 1958. Her first Tour victory came in a major championship in 1962, when she defeated Jo Ann Prentice and... |
77-75-75-71=298 | 300 | |
| 9 | Anne Sander (a) | 75-76-75-73=299 | 0 | |
| 10 | JoAnn Prentice | 77-74-77-74=302 | 260 |