1951 - Women (All)
The winners in the category "1951 - Women (All)" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Majors
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (12th). Second-placed Beverly Hanson (USA) finished 2 shots behind O'Sullivan (USA, amateur). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
Majors
LPGA
The US Women's Open (6th) (Sept 13-16). Second-placed Louise Suggs (USA) finished 5 shots behind 23-year-old Rawls (USA), who recorded her first major championship victory. [Druid Hills GC, Atlanta, GA].
Majors
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The Women's Western Open (22nd). Berg (USA) beat Pat O'Sullivan (USA, amateur) by 2 holes in the final. [Whitemarsh Valley CC, Lafayette Hill, nr Philadelphia, PA].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (48th). MacCann (Ire) beat Frances Stephens (Eng) 4 and 3 in the final. [Broadstone GC, Broadstone, Dorset].
Amateur
USGA
The US Women's Amateur Championship (51st). Kirby (USA) beat Claire Doran (USA) 2 and 1 in the final. [Town & Country Club, St Paul, Minn.].
America
George S. May
Played as the All American Open (Aug 2-5). Second-placed Betsy Rawls (USA) finished 10 shots behind defending champion Zaharias (USA). [Tam O'Shanter CC, Niles, nr Chicago, IL; now the municipal Tam O'Shanter Golf Course].
Played as the All-American Women's Open. Patty Berg finished in second place behind Zaharias.
Played as the Carrollton Georgia Open. Second-placed Babe Zaharias finished 1 shot behind Suggs.
America
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Played as the Eastern Women's Open (Jun 29-Jul 1). Second-placed Babe Zaharias (USA) finished 3 shots behind Hanson (USA), who was playing in her first ever professional tournament. A debutant win by an LPGA Tour member was not repeated until Ko Jin-young accomplished the same feat in 2018. [Berkshire CC, Reading, Pennsylvania].
Played as the Richmond Women's Open. Second-placed Louise Suggs finished 1 shot behind Zaharias.
Played as the Sacramento Women's Invitational Open. Second-placed Marlene Bauer (Hagge) and Babe Zaharias finished 2 shots behind Rawls.
Played as the Sandhills Open. Second-placed Babe Zaharias finished 10 shots behind Berg.
Played as the Tampa Women's Open. Second-placed Louise Suggs finished 7 shots behind Zaharias.
Played as the Women's Texas Open.
Played as the Valley Open. Second-placed Patty Berg finished 6 shots behind Zaharias.
Berg (USA) was overall winner of the 1951 Cross Country 144-hole Weathervane Tournament, which was played as four two-round events in Dallas, Indianapolis, New York and Pebble Beach. She won the New York and Pebble Beach events.
America
Weathervane
Played as the Dallas Weathervane. Second-placed Patty Berg (USA) finished 4 shots behind Zaharias (USA). [Lakewood CC, Dallas, TX].
America
Weathervane
Played as the Indianapolis Weathervane. Patty Berg (USA) finished in second place behind Zaharias (USA).
Played as the New York Weathervane. Second-placed Louise Suggs finished 1 shot behind Berg.
Played as the Pebble Beach Weathervane. Second-placed Babe Zaharias (USA) finished 4 shots behind Berg (USA).
America
George S. May
Played as the World Championship of Women's Golf (Aug 9-12). Second-placed Patty Berg (USA) finished 6 shots behind Zaharias (USA), who won this event for the fourth straight year. [Tam O'Shanter CC, Niles, nr Chicago, IL. Now the municipal Tam O'Shanter Golf Course].
Awards
LPGA Tr
Zaharias (USA) won her second straight LPGA Tour Money List, with 1951 season earnings of $15,807 on the Tour. For the second straight year Patty Berg (USA) was second on the money list.
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