The 1973 U.S. Women's Open was the 28th

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, held July 19–22 at the Country Club of Rochester in

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. Defending champion

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won the third of her three U.S. Women's Open titles, five strokes ahead of runners-up

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and

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. After a three-under 69 in the third round, Berning was the co-leader with

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, two strokes ahead of 36-hole leader

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. Berning was the third of seven to successfully defend the championship, following Mickey Wright in

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and Donna Caponi in

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; it was the last of her four

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titles. The championship was held at the course twenty years earlier in

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, the first Women's Open conducted by the

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(USGA). It was the second consecutive Women's Open played in the state of

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; the

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edition was at

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Past champions in the field

Made the cut

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Missed the cut

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Final leaderboard

''Sunday, July 22, 1973'' Source:

References

External links

Golf Observer final leaderboardU.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
– past champions – 1973
Country Club of Rochester
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