1968 U.S. Women's Open

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{{Infobox individual golf tournament

| name = 1968 U.S. Women's Open

| image =

| dates = July 4–7, 1968

| location = Fleetwood, Pennsylvania

| course = Moselem Springs Golf Club

| org = USGA

| tour = LPGA Tour

| format = Stroke play – 72 holes

| par = 71

| yardage = {{convert|6232|yd}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ar5YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Z-kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4450%2C1481286 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Susie shoots 73, ahead by four |date=July 6, 1968 |page=9}}

| field = 104: 65 pros, 39 amateurs;
44 after cut{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8j0jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RqAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4983%2C2095797 |newspaper=Reading Eagle |location=Pennsylvania |title=Into the Third Round |date=July 6, 1968 |page=6}}

| cut = 156 (+14)

| purse = $25,000

| winners_share = $5,000

| champion = {{flagicon|USA}} Susie Maxwell Berning

| score = 294 (+10)

| previous = 1967

| next = 1969

}}

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|label = Moselem  
Springs GC

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|long = -75.846

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{{Location map

|USA Pennsylvania

|relief = 1

|label = Moselem  
Springs GC

|lat = 40.499

|long = -75.846

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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.

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.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1968/07/15/611263/loved-having-you-catherine |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Ryan |first=Pat |title=Loved having you, Catherine |date=July 15, 1968 |accessdate=July 4, 2014 }}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BL5YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Z-kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7230%2C2388820 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Tiny Susie wins gals' Open title |date=July 8, 1968 |page=11}} 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.