Miss Suggs won her second Championship with a record-breaking 70-69-70-75—284 at the Bala Golf Club, Philadelphia. As far as is known, her score was the lowest ever made by a woman over 72 holes in a major competition.

The Misses Marlene Bauer and Betty Jameson tied for second at 291. In the second round, Miss Marilyn Smith made a single-round record of 67, and Miss Bauer matched this in the third round.

The purse was $7,500. The course measured only 5,460 yards, and par was 69.