1951 U.S. Women's Open

The 1951 U.S. Women's Open was the sixth U.S. Women's Open, held September 13–16 at Druid Hills Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia.

1951 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesSeptember 13–16, 1951
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
Course(s)Druid Hills Golf Club
Organized byLPGA Tour and
Northside Kiwanis Club[1]
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,200 yards (5,670 m)[2]
Prize fund$7,500[3]
Winner's share$1,500
Champion
Betsy Rawls
293 (+5)
Druid Hills 
Golf Club
Location in the United States

First-year professional Betsy Rawls, age 23, won the first of her eight major championships, five strokes ahead of runner-up Louise Suggs, the 1949 champion. It was the first of four U.S. Women's Open titles for Rawls, with additional wins in 1953, 1957, and 1960.

Prior to this event, the LPGA Tour petitioned the United States Golf Association (USGA) to take over the championship,[3] which it did two years later in 1953.

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Louise Suggs United States194973797571298+102
Babe Zaharias United States1948, 195070787378299+113
Patty Berg United States194674757779305+178
Betty Jameson United States194776797977311+23T14

Final leaderboard

Sunday, September 16, 1951

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Betsy Rawls United States73-71-74-75=293+51,500
2Louise Suggs United States73-79-75-71=298+101,000
3Babe Zaharias United States70-78-73-78=299+11900
T4Marlene Bauer United States71-78-72-79=300+12700
Pat Lesser (a) United States75-74-74-77=3000
6Beverly Hanson United States78-75-70-79=302+14575
7Dot Kirby (a) United States75-76-75-77=303+150
8Patty Berg United States74-75-77-79=305+17450
T9Mary Lena Faulk (a) United States74-76-78-78=306+180
Kathy McKinnon (a) United States73-80-73-80=306

Source:[2]

References

  1. "National Women's Open set Sept. 13". Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. January 28, 1951. p. 10.
  2. "Rawls, first-year pro, wins Open by 5 strokes". Miami News. Associated Press. September 17, 1951. p. 3B.
  3. "Women golfers ask blessing of USGA". Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. September 7, 1951. p. 11.

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