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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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1952 U.S. Women's Open

The 1952 U.S. Women's Open was the seventh U.S. Women's Open, held June 26–29 at Bala Golf Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the final time the event was organized by the LPGA Tour; the United States Golf Association (USGA) has conducted the championship since 1953.

Louise Suggs, the 1949 champion, won the second of her two U.S. Women's Open titles, seven strokes ahead of runners-up Marlene Bauer and Betty Jameson. It was the sixth of eleven major championships for Suggs, whose lead after 36 holes was four strokes, and extended to seven strokes after the third round.

The championship was played in hot weather; temperatures in the first round on Thursday exceeded 100 °F (38 °C).

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 29, 1952

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Louise Suggs 70-69-70-75=284 +8 1,750
T2 United States Marlene Bauer 83-70-67-71=291 +15 1,120
United States Betty Jameson 71-73-72-75=291
4 United States Beverly Hanson 76-73-75-69=293 +17 770
T5 United States Peggy Kirk Bell 77-75-70-73=295 +19 560
United States Betty Mackinnon 74-72-73-76=295
7 United States Betsy Rawls 72-72-78-75=297 +21 350
8 United States Alice Bauer 76-72-80-70=298 +22 245
9 United States Patty Berg 69-77-79-74=299 +23 210
10 United States Dorothy Germain Porter (a) 72-78-76-74 =300 +24 0

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