1958 U.S. Women's Open
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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).
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Tournament information | |
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Dates | June 26–28, 1958 |
Location | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
Course(s) | Forest Lake Country Club |
Organized by | USGA |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play – 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 (−2) | |
Close
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.