1955 U.S. Women's Open
The 1955 U.S. Women's Open was the tenth U.S. Women's Open, held from June 30 to July 2 at Wichita Country Club in Wichita, Kansas. It was the third conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA).
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 30 – July 2, 1955 |
| Location | Wichita, Kansas |
| Course(s) | Wichita Country Club |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,330 yards (5,788 m) |
| Prize fund | $7,500 |
| Winner's share | $2,000 |
| Champion | |
| Fay Crocker | |
| 299 (+11) | |
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.