1955 U.S. Women's Open
Fay Crocker led wire-to-wire and won the first of her two major championships, four strokes ahead of runners-up Mary Lena Faulk and Louise Suggs. From Uruguay, Crocker was the first international winner of the U.S. Women's Open. She posted a 72 in the second round on Friday in difficult blustery conditions, with winds of 40 mph (64 km/h), and had an eight shot lead after 36 holes. A 79 (+7) in the wind in the third round on Saturday morning reduced it to a single stroke over Faulk, with Suggs another two strokes back.
Defending champion Babe Zaharias did not compete due to back surgery; she also missed the 1953 edition due to colon cancer surgery and died in 1956.
This was the second U.S. Women's Open played in Wichita; the first in 1950 was at Rolling Hills Country Club.
Final leaderboard
Saturday, July 2, 1955
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | ![]() |
74-72-79-74=299 | +11 | 2,000 |
T2 | ![]() |
77-77-72-77=303 | +15 | 1,125 |
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79-77-72-75=303 | |||
4 | ![]() |
79-76-76-75=306 | +18 | 750 |
5 | ![]() |
78-80-78-71=307 | +19 | 600 |
T6 | ![]() |
80-78-74-77=309 | +21 | 0 |
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76-79-76-78=309 | |||
8 | ![]() |
81-76-79-75=311 | +23 | 0 |
T9 | ![]() |
87-76-77-72=312 | +24 | 450 |
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83-77-76-76=312 |
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