1951 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 5, 1951 (1951-01-05) – October 19, 1951 (1951-10-19)
Number of official events19
Most wins9 – Babe Zaharias
Money leaderBabe Zaharias ($15,087)
← 1950
1952 →

The 1951 LPGA Tour was the second season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 5 to October 19. The season consisted of 19 official money events. Babe Zaharias won the most tournaments, nine. She also led the money list with earnings of $15,087.

There were two first-time winners in 1951, Pat O'Sullivan, an amateur, and Betsy Rawls, who won 55 LPGA events in her career.

The tournament results are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1951 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse ($)1st prize ($)
Jan 7Ponte Vedra Beach Women's OpenFloridaUnited States Babe Zaharias (19)2233,000750
Jan 21Tampa Women's OpenFloridaUnited States Babe Zaharias (20)2883,5001,000
Mar 18Titleholders ChampionshipGeorgiaUnited States Pat O'Sullivan (a) (1*)3011,500
Mar 26Sandhills Women's OpenNorth CarolinaUnited States Patty Berg (17)2213,000750
Apr 15Lakewood WeathervaneTexasUnited States Babe Zaharias (21)1493,000750
Apr 23Richmond Women's OpenCaliforniaUnited States Babe Zaharias (22)2243,000750
Apr 24Sacramento Women's Invitational OpenCaliforniaUnited States Betsy Rawls (1)722,000225
May 1Valley OpenCaliforniaUnited States Babe Zaharias (23)2253,000750
May 6Pebble Beach WeathervaneCaliforniaUnited States Patty Berg (18)1523,000750
May 20Meridian Hills WeathervaneIndianaUnited States Babe Zaharias (24)1453,000750
May 27New York WeathervaneNew YorkUnited States Patty Berg (19)1493,000750
Jun 15144 Hole WeathervaneNew YorkUnited States Patty Berg (20)601[2]7,5005,000
Jun 21Women's Western OpenPennsylvaniaUnited States Patty Berg (21)2 up
Jul 1Eastern OpenPennsylvaniaUnited States Beverly Hanson (2)2153,5001,000
Aug 7All American OpenIllinoisUnited States Babe Zaharias (25)2985,5002,100
Aug 12World ChampionshipIllinoisUnited States Babe Zaharias (26)2951,000
Sep 9Carrollton Georgia OpenGeorgiaUnited States Louise Suggs (9)2213,000750
Sep 16U.S. Women's OpenGeorgiaUnited States Betsy Rawls (2)2937,500
Oct 19Texas Women's OpenTexasUnited States Babe Zaharias (27)7 & 6

(a) - amateur
* - non-member at time of win

References

  1. ↑ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959 Archived 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Defeated Babe Zaharias in 36-hole playoff, 146 to 147
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