1949 U.S. Women's Open

The 1949 U.S. Women's Open was the fourth U.S. Women's Open, held September 22–25 at Prince George's Country Club in Landover, Maryland, a suburb east of Washington, D.C.

1949 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesSeptember 22–25, 1949
LocationLandover, Maryland
Course(s)Prince George's Country Club
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par75
Length6,892 yards (6,302 m)
Winner's share$1,500
Champion
Louise Suggs
291 (−9)
Prince Georges
Country Club
Location in the United States

Louise Suggs led wire-to-wire and won the first of her two U.S. Women's Open titles, fourteen strokes ahead of runner-up Babe Zaharias, the defending champion. It was the fourth of eleven major championships for Suggs.

The course no longer exists and is now the site of Kentland Community Center Park.

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