1952 U.S. Women's Open: Louise Suggs wins at Bala Golf Club
Louise Suggs won the 1952 U.S. Women's Open at Bala Golf Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States with 284 (+8), by 7 strokes over Marlene Bauer Hagge and Betty Jameson.
Updated October 23, 2026
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- Dates
- June 26, 1952 to June 29, 1952
- Course
- Bala Golf Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Edition
- 7th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 69 · 5,460 yards
- Field
- 45
- Purse
- $7,500 · winner's share $1,750
- Champion
- Louise Suggs · age 28 · United States · born Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Champion's title
- 2nd title at this event · 6th major
- Winning score
- 70-69-70-75 = 284 (+8) · won by 7 strokes
- Runners-up
- Marlene Bauer Hagge, Betty Jameson (291 each)
- 54-hole leader
- Louise Suggs
- Low amateur
- Dorothy Germain Porter (300)
- Run by
- LPGA
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louise Suggs | 70 | 69 | 70 | 75 | 284 | +8 |
| T2 | Betty Jameson | 71 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 291 | +15 |
| T2 | Marlene Bauer | 83 | 70 | 67 | 71 | 291 | +15 |
What happened at the 1952 U.S. Women's Open
First-round temperatures topped 100°F at Bala Golf Club, a 5,460-yard, par-69 course.
Louise Suggs took a seven-stroke lead into the final round, and her 284 broke the championship's 72-hole record by seven strokes.
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).