1959 U.S. Women's Open: Mickey Wright wins at Churchill Valley Country Club
Mickey Wright won the 1959 U.S. Women's Open at Churchill Valley Country Club, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States with 287 (+7), by 2 strokes over Louise Suggs.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the U.S. Women's Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 25, 1959 to June 27, 1959
- Course
- Churchill Valley Country Club, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Edition
- 14th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 70 · 6,200 yards
- Entries
- 63
- Field
- 61
- Made the cut
- 40 (cut at 164)
- Purse
- $7,200 · winner's share $1,800
- Champion
- Mickey Wright · age 24 · United States · born San Diego, California, United States
- Champion's title
- 2nd title at this event · 3rd major
- Winning score
- 72-75-69-71 = 287 (+7) · won by 2 strokes
- Runner-up
- Louise Suggs (289)
- 54-hole leader
- Mickey Wright
- Low amateur
- Anne Quast (299)
- Run by
- United States Golf Association
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mickey Wright | 72 | 75 | 69 | 71 | 287 | +7 |
| 2 | Louise Suggs | 71 | 74 | 75 | 69 | 289 | +9 |
What happened at the 1959 U.S. Women's Open
Patty Berg aced the 7th hole at Churchill Valley, the first hole-in-one by a woman in any USGA competition.
Mickey Wright bogeyed the last three holes but held on by two over Louise Suggs to become the first player to successfully defend the title.
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).