1954 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
Player Country Year ( s ) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Babe Zaharias United States 1948 , 1950 72 71 73 75 291 +3 1
Louise Suggs United States 1949 , 1952 76 77 78 76 307 +19 3
Betsy Rawls United States 1951 , 1953 77 73 78 80 308 +20 T4
Patty Berg United States 1946 78 76 78 81 313 +25 12
Betty Jameson United States 1947 78 78 80 80 316 +28 T14
Past champions in the field
The 1954 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the ninth U.S. Women's Open, held July 1-3 at Salem Country Club in Peabody, Massachusetts. It was the second conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA). Babe Zaharias won her third U.S. Women's Open, twelve strokes ahead of runner-up Betty Hicks, a record victory margin which still stands. It was the last of her ten major championships and her final U.S. Women's Open as a competitor. Zaharias missed the event in 1953 while recovering from surgery for colon cancer. She did not defend in 1955 due to back surgery, which discovered that cancer had recurred near her sacrum and she died in September 1956 at age 45. Future four-time champion Mickey Wright, age 19, was the low amateur and tied for fourth place. She was paired with Zaharias on Saturday for the final two rounds and impressed the three-time champion.