1968 U.S. Women's Open

The 1968 U.S. Women's Open was the 23rd U.S. Women's Open, held July 4–7 at Moselem Springs Golf Club in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, northeast of Reading.

1968 U.S. Women's Open

Tournament information
Dates	July 4–7, 1968
Location	Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
Course(s)	Moselem Springs Golf Club
Organized by	USGA
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par	71
Length	6,232 yards (5,699 m)[1]
Field	104: 65 pros, 39 amateurs; 44 after cut[2]
Cut	156 (+14)[2]
Prize fund	$25,000
Winner's share	$5,000
Champion
Susie Maxwell Berning
294 (+10)
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Moselem  
Springs GC

Location in the United States

Moselem  
Springs GC

Location in Pennsylvania

Susie Maxwell Berning won the first of her three U.S. Women's Open titles, three shots ahead of runner-up Mickey Wright, a four-time champion. It was the second of four major titles for Berning, a newlywed of less than two months.^[3][4] She led wire-to-wire and bogeyed the final three holes.

Defending champion Catherine Lacoste, still an amateur, finished thirteen strokes back, tied for thirteenth place.^[3][4]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 7, 1968

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Susie Maxwell Berning	69-73-76-71=289	+5	5,000
2	Mickey Wright	70-78-76-68=292	+8	2,200
T3	Carol Mann	71-76-73-75=295	+11	1,125
	Marilynn Smith	72-76-74-73=295
T5	Murle Lindstrom	73-73-75-75=296	+12	800
	Kathy Whitworth	75-74-73-74=296
7	Clifford Ann Creed	77-73-76-71=297	+13	680
8	Gerda Whalen	75-72-79-73=299	+15	630
T9	Phyllis Preuss (a)	73-76-73-78=300	+16	0
	Judy Rankin	75-76-74-75=300		570
	Sandra Spuzich	75-75-78-72=300

Source:^[4]