1973 U.S. Women's Open Winner, Scores

The 1973 U.S. Women's Open was the 28th time this major championship tournament was played. And for the champion, it was her third victory in this major.

Winner: Susie Maxwell Berning, 290

Where it was played: Country Club of Rochester in Rochester, New York

Tournament dates: July 19-22, 1973

Leaders after first round: a-Cynthia Hill, 68

Leader after second round: Sharon Miller, 142

Leader after third round: Pam Higgins, Susie Berning, 218

What Happened in the 1973 U.S. Women's Open

Susie Maxwell Berning won the 1973 U.S. Women's Open for her third overall victory in this tournament, and her second consecutive. At the time, she was just the third golfer to win back-to-back USWO titles, and the fourth to win this major at least three times. Berning also won the 1965 Women's Western Open, making this the last of her four career wins in majors. It was her 10th overall victory on the LPGA Tour, and she won only once more after this.

Amateur Cynthia (Cindy) Hill was the first-round leader with a 68. At the time that was the second-lowest score by an amateur in U.S. Women's Open history — and the lowest first-round score by anyone in tournament history. But Hill had three rounds of 79 or higher after that and fell well down the scoreboard. The eventual low amateur was Anne Quast Sander, who finished solo fourth.

Berning was seven off Sharon Miller's lead after 36 holes. But with a 69 in the third round, Berning moved into a tie for the lead with Pam Higgins at 218.

The fourth round opened with Berning parring the first hole and Higgins bogeying it, giving Berning the solo lead. Higgins wasn't a factor after the fifth hole and wound up scoring 79.

Shelley Hamlin began the final round three behind Berning, and got within one after her birdies on the 10th and 12th holes. But then she had a three-putt bogey on the 13th and fell away after that.

In the end, Berning scored 72 in the final round and recorded a five-stroke victory over Hamlin and Gloria Ehret.

1973 U.S. Women's Open Final Scores

Susie Berning	72-77-69-72—290
Shelley Hamlin	76-70-75-74—295
Gloria Ehret	75-75-74-71—295
a-Anne Sander	74-72-76-74—296
Pam Higgins	72-76-70-79—297
Judy Rankin	77-72-75-74—298
Sandra Palmer	76-72-74-76—298
Mary Mills	74-73-75-76—298
Sue Roberts	71-81-73-74—299
Mary Crocker	75-78-69-77—299
Jane Blalock	78-76-72-73—299
Sandra Spuzich	75-79-74-72—300
Carole Jo Skala	78-74-74-74—300
Sharon Miller	73-69-78-81—301
Margie Masters	74-75-78-74—301
a-Beth Barry	74-74-78-75—301
Marilynn Smith	75-76-75-76—302
Susie McAllister	77-75-76-74—302
Mary Horner	75-76-76-75—302
Kathy Cornelius	74-77-76-75—302
a-Mary Budke	77-76-76-73—302
Murle Breer	76-75-75-76—302
a-Liana Zambresky	75-78-75-75—303
a-Jane Booth	73-74-77-79—303
Donna Caponi Young	78-73-76-77—304
a-Marlene Streit	72-76-78-78—304
a-Hollis Stacy	77-77-73-77—304
Laura Baugh	73-79-77-75—304
Amie Amizich	75-78-76-75—304
Kathy Whitworth	78-74-76-77—305
Jan Ferraris	78-71-78-78—305
Barbara Boddie	70-81-79-75—305
a-Cynthia Hill	68-79-79-80—306
Betty Burfeindt	80-73-74-79—306
Beth Stone	78-75-76-78—307
a-Carol Semple	73-77-81-76—307
Joyce Kazmierski	79-75-78-75—307
a-Brenda Goldsmith	76-76-77-78—307
Gail Denenberg	75-80-75-77—307
Kathy Martin	73-73-82-80—308
Janet LePera	77-74-79-78—308
Catherine Duggan	78-77-72-81—308
Clifford Ann Creed	76-79-75-78—308
JoAnn Washam	78-76-75-80—309
Judy Kimball	75-77-78-79—309
Brenda High	77-78-77-77—309
Andy Fisher	78-76-77-78—309
Kathy Hite	81-72-78-80—311
Mardell Wilkins	78-77-77-80—312
Sandra Post	78-77-77-80—312
Kathy Farrer	78-75-79-80—312
JoAnne Carner	75-75-82-80—312
Betsy Rawls	71-82-84-76—313
Kathleen Ahern	75-78-79-81—313
Mary Canney	76-79-79-80—314
Karolyn Kertzman	80-74-85-80—319
a-Judy Meister	77-78-84-81—320
Joyce Deese	78-77-79-86—320
Mary Bryan	80-75-83-84—322

Sources:
The Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution. "Amateur Cynthia Hill Leads U.S. Women's Open," Associated Press, July 20, 1973.
Daytona Beach (Fla.) Morning Journal. "Scoreboard," U.S. Women's Open Scores, July 22, 1973.
Spartanburg (S.C.) Herald-Journal. "Miller Takes Lead In Women's Open," Associated Press, July 21, 1973, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O5oeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Qs0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2914%2C4069097.
United States Golf Association. U.S. Women's Open Past Champions, 1973, via Internet Archive, https://web.archive.org/web/20100314144601/https://www.uswomensopen.com/history/pastchamps/1973.html.
United States Golf Association. U.S. Women's Open Records, https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/media/online-media-center/usga-records/u-s--women-s-open-records.html.
United States Golf Association. U.S. Women's Open, Records & Results, 1973, https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/championships/history-timeline/scoring-and-stats/scoring.html#!&y=1973.