1955 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
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The 1955 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was contested from June 30 to July 3 at Wichita Country Club. It was the 10th edition of the U.S. Women's Open.
This event was won by Fay Crocker
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This event was won by Fay Crocker
Fay Crocker
Fay Crocker was the first non-American golfer to win one of the LPGA major golf championships. Her first major was the 1955 U.S. Women's Open and her second was the 1960 Titleholders Championship, where she set a record for the oldest LPGA major champion of 45 years, 7 months and 1 day.Crocker was...
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Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fay Crocker Fay Crocker Fay Crocker was the first non-American golfer to win one of the LPGA major golf championships. Her first major was the 1955 U.S. Women's Open and her second was the 1960 Titleholders Championship, where she set a record for the oldest LPGA major champion of 45 years, 7 months and 1 day.Crocker was... |
74-72-79-74=299 | 2,000 | |
| 2 | Mary Lena Faulk Mary Lena Faulk Mary Lena Faulk was an American professional golfer.Faulk was born in Chipley, Florida but at the age of 14 moved to Thomasville, Georgia where she won three consecutive Georgia Women's Amateur Matchplay Championships from 1946 to 1948.In 1953, Faulk won the U.S. Women's Amateur. In 1954 she was... |
77-77-72-77=303 | 1,125 | |
| 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... |
79-77-72-75=303 | 1,125 | |
| 4 | Jackie Pung Jackie Pung Jacqueline LiWai Pung is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Pung was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her mother was Jacqueline Nolte... |
79-76-76-75=306 | 750 | |
| 5 | 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... |
78-80-78-71=307 | 600 | |
| 6 | Polly Riley Polly Riley Polly Ann Riley was an American amateur golfer.Riley won over 100 tournaments in her career. Although she remained an amateur throughout her career, she won the first LPGA Tour event, the 1950 Tampa Open.... (a) |
80-78-74-77=309 | 0 | |
| 6 | Jackie Yates (a) | 76-79-76-78=309 | 0 | |
| 8 | Pat Lesser (a) | 81-76-79-75=311 | 0 | |
| 9 | Beverly Hanson Beverly Hanson Beverly Hanson is an American professional golfer who played on the United States-based LPGA Tour.Hanson was born in Fargo, North Dakota. She studied at the University of North Dakota, Mills College in Oakland, California and the University of Wisconsin and was a bassoon player, performing with... |
87-76-77-72=312 | 450 | |
| 9 | Betty Jameson Betty Jameson Elizabeth May "Betty" Jameson was an American professional golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA.-Biography:... |
83-77-76-76=312 | 450 |