1951 LPGA Tour

1951 LPGA Tour season
Duration	January 5, 1951 – October 19, 1951
Number of official events	19
Most wins	9 – Babe Zaharias
Money leader	Babe Zaharias ($15,087)
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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[edit]

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.

Date	Tournament	Location	Winner	Score	Purse ($)	1st prize ($)
Jan 7	Ponte Vedra Beach Women's Open	Florida	Babe Zaharias (19)	223	3,000	750
Jan 21	Tampa Women's Open	Florida	Babe Zaharias (20)	288	3,500	1,000
Mar 18	Titleholders Championship	Georgia	Pat O'Sullivan (a) *(1)**	301	1,500
Mar 26	Sandhills Women's Open	North Carolina	Patty Berg (17)	221	3,000	750
Apr 15	Lakewood Weathervane	Texas	Babe Zaharias (21)	149	3,000	750
Apr 23	Richmond Women's Open	California	Babe Zaharias (22)	224	3,000	750
Apr 24	Sacramento Women's Invitational Open	California	Betsy Rawls (1)	72	2,000	225
May 1	Valley Open	California	Babe Zaharias (23)	225	3,000	750
May 6	Pebble Beach Weathervane	California	Patty Berg (18)	152	3,000	750
May 20	Meridian Hills Weathervane	Indiana	Babe Zaharias (24)	145	3,000	750
May 27	New York Weathervane	New York	Patty Berg (19)	149	3,000	750
Jun 15	144 Hole Weathervane	New York	Patty Berg (20)	601^[2]	7,500	5,000
Jun 21	Women's Western Open	Pennsylvania	Patty Berg (21)	2 up
Jul 1	Eastern Open	Pennsylvania	Beverly Hanson (2)	215	3,500	1,000
Aug 7	All American Open	Illinois	Babe Zaharias (25)	298	5,500	2,100
Aug 12	World Championship	Illinois	Babe Zaharias (26)	295		1,000
Sep 9	Carrollton Georgia Open	Georgia	Louise Suggs (9)	221	3,000	750
Sep 16	U.S. Women's Open	Georgia	Betsy Rawls (2)	293	7,500
Oct 19	Texas Women's Open	Texas	Babe Zaharias (27)	7 & 6

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

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

LPGA Tour official site

[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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