1948 U.S. Women's Open: Babe Zaharias wins at Atlantic City Country Club
Babe Zaharias won the 1948 U.S. Women's Open at Atlantic City Country Club, Northfield, New Jersey, United States with 300 (E), by 8 strokes over Betty Hicks.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the U.S. Women's Open winners list.
- Dates
- August 12, 1948 to August 15, 1948
- Course
- Atlantic City Country Club, Northfield, New Jersey, United States
- Edition
- 3rd edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 75 · 6,326 yards
- Field
- 51
- Purse
- $7,500 · winner's share $1,200
- Champion
- Babe Zaharias · age 37 · United States · born Port Arthur, Texas, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 5th major
- Winning score
- 75-72-75-78 = 300 (E) · won by 8 strokes
- Runner-up
- Betty Hicks (308)
- 54-hole leader
- Babe Zaharias
- Low amateur
- Grace Lenczyk (313)
- Run by
- Women's Professional Golfers' Association
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babe Zaharias | 75 | 72 | 75 | 78 | 300 | E |
| 2 | Betty Hicks | 84 | 75 | 72 | 77 | 308 | +8 |
What happened at the 1948 U.S. Women's Open
Babe Didrikson Zaharias shot 72 in the second round, a women's course record at Atlantic City Country Club, and led alone from then on.
Amateur Grace Lenczyk played the back nine in 32 during a third-round 73 before closing with an 83, finishing tied for fourth as low amateur.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Women's Open data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).
Also from GNN's U.S. Women's Open set (entries, runners-up round by round, values the majors set does not hold).