1958 LPGA Championship

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1958 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 5–8, 1958
LocationBlackridge, Pennsylvania
Course(s)Churchill Valley Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par70
Length6,025 yards (5,509 m)[1]
Field27 players[1]
Cutnone
Prize fund$7,500
Winner's share$1,247
Champion
United States Mickey Wright
288 (+8)
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Churchill Valley Country Club is located in the United States
Churchill Valley Country Club
Churchill Valley Country Club
Location in the United States
Churchill Valley Country Club is located in Pennsylvania
Churchill Valley Country Club
Churchill Valley Country Club
Location in Pennsylvania

The 1958 LPGA Championship was the fourth LPGA Championship, held June 5–8 at Churchill Valley Country Club in Blackridge, Pennsylvania, a suburb east of Pittsburgh.

Mickey Wright, age 23, won the first of her four LPGA Championships, six strokes ahead of runner-up Fay Crocker.[2] It was the first of Wright's thirteen major titles. Defending champion Louise Suggs finished ten strokes back, in a tie for ninth. The field consisted of 27 professionals; a concurrent event for amateurs was also held.[2]

The LPGA Championship was played for a second straight year at Churchill Valley, which hosted its third major the following year, the U.S. Women's Open in 1959. The club closed in 2013.[3][4]

Past champions in the field[]

Player Country Year won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Louise Suggs  United States 1957 76 74 72 76 298 +18 T9
Beverly Hanson  United States 1955 72 74 72 83 301 +21 T14
Marlene Hagge  United States 1956 76 78 77 76 307 +27 T17

Source:[2]

Final leaderboard[]

Sunday, June 8, 1958

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Mickey Wright  United States 69-69-76-74=288 +8 1,247
2 Fay Crocker  Uruguay 72-75-71-79=294 +14 961
T3 Peggy Kirk Bell  United States 75-75-74-71=295 +15 581
Jackie Pung  United States 76-76-76-67=295
Joyce Ziske  United States 76-74-75-70=295
Betty Jameson  United States 75-72-74-74=295
7 Kathy Cornelius  United States 71-75-75-75=296 +16 374
8 Mary Lena Faulk  United States 74-74-74-75=297 +17 338
T9 Ruth Jessen  United States 74-75-76-73=298 +18 255
Marilynn Smith  United States 71-77-72-78=298
Louise Suggs  United States 76-74-72-76=298

Source:[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Wright still leads Ladies PGA". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. June 8, 1958. p. 30.
  2. ^ a b c d Drum, Bob (June 9, 1958). "Mickey Wright breezes to LPGA title". Pittsburgh Press. p. 26.
  3. ^ "Churchill Valley Country Club sinks into financial hole". Pittsburgh Business Times. January 25, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  4. ^ Varine, Patrick (August 14, 2013). "Churchill Valley Country Club seeks penalty against creditors". Trib Live. Retrieved July 19, 2014.

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