The 1948 U.S. Women's Open was the third U.S. Women's Open, held August 12–15 at Atlantic City Country Club in Northfield, New Jersey.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 12–15, 1948 |
| Location | Northfield, New Jersey |
| Course(s) | Atlantic City Country Club |
| Organized by | WPGA |
| Tour(s) | WPGA |
| Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 75 |
| Length | 6,326 yards (5,784 m)[1] |
| Field | 51 players[1] |
| Prize fund | $7,500 [1] |
| Winner's share | $1,200 |
| Champion | |
 Babe Zaharias | |
| 300 (E) | |
Atlantic City
Country Club
Country Club
Location in the United States
Babe Zaharias won the first of her three U.S. Women's Open titles, eight strokes ahead of runner-up Betty Hicks.[2] It was the fifth of ten major championships for Zaharias.
The U.S. Women's Open returned to the course in 1965 and 1975.
Final leaderboard
editSunday, August 15, 1948
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babe Zaharias |
75-72-75-78=300 | E | 1,200 |
| 2 | Betty Hicks |
84-75-72-77=308 | +8 | 1,000 |
| 3 | Betty Jameson |
79-77-78-78=312 | +12 | 825 |
| T4 | Patty Berg |
80-78-81-74=313 | +13 | 750 |
| Grace Lenczyk (a) |
79-78-73-83=313 | 0 | ||
| T6 | Peggy Kirk (a) |
74-80-81-80=315 | +15 | 0 |
| Mary Agnes Wall (a) |
79-78-78-80=315 | |||
| T8 | Beverly Hanson (a) |
78-81-82-77=318 | +18 | 0 |
| Mary Mozell |
79-77-83-79=318 | 700 | ||
| T10 | Katherine Hemphill |
80-73-83-85=321 | +21 | 550 |
| Sally Sessions |
76-81-79-85=321 |
Source:[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Babe Zaharias has stamina going for her in U.S. Open". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. August 12, 1948. p. 31.
- ^ "Babe wins Women's Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. August 16, 1948. p. 18.
- ^ "Babe Zaharias cops National". St. Joseph Gazette. Associated Press. August 16, 1948. p. 7.