1958 LPGA Championship

1958 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates June 5–8, 1958
Location Blackridge, Pennsylvania
Course(s) Churchill Valley Country Club
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par 70
Length 6,025 yards (5,509 m)[1]
Field 27 players[1]
Cut none
Prize fund $7,500
Winner's share $1,247
Champion
United States Mickey Wright
288 (+8)
«1957
1959»
Churchill Valley Country Club
Location in the United States
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 eighth. 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 T8
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 ($)
1Mickey Wright United States69-69-76-74=288+8 1,247
2Fay Crocker Uruguay72-75-71-79=294+14 961
T3Peggy Kirk Bell United States75-75-74-71=295+15581
Jackie Pung United States76-76-76-67=295
Joyce Ziske United States76-74-75-70=295
6Kathy Cornelius United States71-75-75-75=296+16 374
7Mary Lena Faulk United States74-74-74-75=297+17 338
T8Ruth Jessen United States74-75-76-73=298+18 255
Marilynn Smith United States71-77-72-78=298
Louise Suggs United States76-74-72-76=298

Source:[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Wright still leads Ladies PGA". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. June 8, 1958. p. 30.
  2. 1 2 3 4 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.

Coordinates: 40°27′00″N 79°50′42″W / 40.450°N 79.845°W / 40.450; -79.845

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