1951 LPGA Tour

Golf tour season December 2024 March 2026 1951 LPGA Tour 1951 1 5 – 1951 10 19 19 9 USA Babe Zaharias Money leader USA Babe 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 $15,087. There were two first-time winners in 1951, Pat O'Sullivan, an amateur, and Betsy Rawls, who won 55 LPGA events in her career. The tournament results are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1951 season.http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology50-59.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959 LPGA https://web.archive.org/web/20100102110028/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology50-59.pdf 2010-01-02 "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold. Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($) Jan 7 Ponte Vedra Beach Women's Open Florida USA Babe Zaharias (19) 223 3,000 750 Jan 21 Tampa Women's Open Florida USA Babe Zaharias (20) 288 3,500 1,000 Mar 18 Titleholders Championship Georgia USA Pat O'Sullivan (a) (1*) 301 1,500 Mar 26 Sandhills Women's Open North Carolina USA Patty Berg (17) 221 3,000 750 Apr 15 Lakewood Weathervane Texas USA Babe Zaharias (21) 149 3,000 750 Apr 23 Richmond Women's Open California USA Babe Zaharias (22) 224 3,000 750 Apr 24 Sacramento Women's Invitational Open California USA Betsy Rawls (1) 72 2,000 225 May 1 Valley Open California USA Babe Zaharias (23) 225 3,000 750 May 6 Pebble Beach Weathervane California USA Patty Berg (18) 152 3,000 750 May 20 Meridian Hills Weathervane Indiana USA Babe Zaharias (24) 145 3,000 750 May 27 New York Weathervane New York USA Patty Berg (19) 149 3,000 750 Jun 15 144 Hole Weathervane New York USA Patty Berg (20) 601Defeated Babe Zaharias in 36-hole playoff, 146 to 147 7,500 5,000 Jun 21 Women's Western Open Pennsylvania USA Patty Berg (21) 2 up Jul 1 Eastern Open Pennsylvania USA Beverly Hanson (2) 215 3,500 1,000 Aug 7 All American Open Illinois USA Babe Zaharias (25) 298 5,500 2,100 Aug 12 World Championship Illinois USA Babe Zaharias (26) 295 1,000 Sep 9 Carrollton Georgia Open Georgia USA Louise Suggs (9) 221 3,000 750 Sep 16 U.S. Women's Open Georgia USA Betsy Rawls (2) 293 7,500 Oct 19 Texas Women's Open Texas USA Babe Zaharias (27) 7 & 6 (a) - amateur * - non-member at time of win References External links LPGA Tour official site Category:LPGA Tour seasons LPGA Tour