1968 U.S. Women's Open: Susie Maxwell Berning wins at Moselem Springs Golf Club
Susie Maxwell Berning won the 1968 U.S. Women's Open at Moselem Springs Golf Club, Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States with 289 (+5), by 3 strokes over Mickey Wright.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the U.S. Women's Open winners list.
- Dates
- July 4, 1968 to July 7, 1968
- Course
- Moselem Springs Golf Club, Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
- Edition
- 23rd edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 71 · 6,232 yards
- Entries
- 104
- Field
- 104
- Made the cut
- 44 (cut at 156)
- Purse
- $25,000 · winner's share $5,000
- Champion
- Susie Maxwell Berning · age 26 · United States · born Pasadena, California, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 2nd major
- Winning score
- 69-73-76-71 = 289 (+5) · won by 3 strokes
- Runner-up
- Mickey Wright (292)
- 54-hole leader
- Susie Maxwell Berning
- Low amateur
- Phyllis Preuss (300)
- Run by
- United States Golf Association
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susie Maxwell Berning | 69 | 73 | 76 | 71 | 289 | +5 |
| 2 | Mickey Wright | 70 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 292 | +8 |
What happened at the 1968 U.S. Women's Open
Newlywed Susie Maxwell Berning, married seven weeks earlier, opened with a 69 and led after every round.
Mickey Wright started the final round six strokes back and closed with a 68, the week's low round, to finish second by three, her only runner-up finish in the championship.
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).
Sources
- usga.org: 26USWomensOpen
- Wikipedia: 1968 U.S. Women's Open
- Wikipedia: U.S. Women's Open
- Wikipedia: Susie Maxwell Berning
- golfcompendium.com: 1968 us womens open
- usga.org: u s women s open results 1946 to present
- golfcompendium.com: low amateurs us womens open
- where2golf.com: susie berning
- Wikipedia: Susie Berning
- thegolfnewsnet.com: us womens open history results and past winners 126262
- Wikipedia: 1968 LPGA Tour