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1952 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship

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Dates
  
June 26–29, 1952

Tour(s)
  
LPGA Tour

Course(s)
  
Bala Golf Club

Format
  
Stroke play – 72 holes

1952 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship

Location
  
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Organized by
  
LPGA Tour and Philadelphia Inquirer Charities, Inc.

The 1952 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship 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

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1952 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship Wikipedia