The 1949 U.S. Women's Open was the fourth U.S. Women's Open, held September 22–25 at Prince George's Country Club in Landover, Maryland, a suburb east of Washington, D.C.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | September 22–25, 1949 |
| Location | Landover, Maryland |
| Course(s) | Prince George's Country Club |
| Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 75 |
| Length | 6,892 yards (6,302 m)[1] |
| Winner's share | $1,500 |
| Champion | |
 Louise Suggs | |
| 291 (−9) | |
Prince Georges
Country Club
Country Club
Location in the United States
Louise Suggs led wire-to-wire[1] and won the first of her two U.S. Women's Open titles, fourteen strokes ahead of runner-up Babe Zaharias, the defending champion.[2] It was the fourth of eleven major championships for Suggs.
The course no longer exists and is now the site of Kentland Community Center Park.[3]
Final leaderboard
editSunday, September 25, 1949
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louise Suggs |
69-75-77-70=291 | −9 | 1,500 |
| 2 | Babe Zaharias |
74-76-75-80=305 | +5 | 1,000 |
| 3 | Carol Diringer (a) |
75-76-77-78=306 | +6 | 0 |
| T4 | Patty Berg |
73-84-78-75=310 | +10 | 800 |
| Dot Kielty (a) |
74-83-76-77=310 | 0 | ||
| T6 | Marlene Bauer (a) |
75-78-78-80=311 | +11 | 0 |
| Beverly Hanson (a) |
72-81-75-83=311 | |||
| Mae-Murray Jones (a) |
78-78-79-76=311 | |||
 Frances Stephens (a) |
75-81-80-75=311 | |||
| 10 | Polly Riley (a) |
75-83-79-75=312 | +12 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Suggs fires 69 for Open lead". St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. September 23, 1949. p. 27.
- ^ "Louise Suggs is new golf queen". Free Lance-Star. Fredericksburg, Virginia. Associated Press. September 26, 1949. p. 6.
- ^ Kelly, John (October 8, 2010). "Old Beaver Dam golf course couldn't hold back development". Washington Post. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
External links
edit- USGA final leaderboard
- U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
- U.S. Women's Open – past champions – 1949