1951 LPGA Tour explained

Year:1951
Tour:LPGA Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:19
Most Wins:9 – Babe Zaharias
Honor1:Money leader
Honoree1:Babe Zaharias ($15,087)
Prevseason:1950
Nextseason: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.

Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($)
Jan 7 Babe Zaharias (19) 223 3,000 750
Jan 21 Babe Zaharias (20) 288 3,500 1,000
Mar 18 Titleholders Championship Pat O'Sullivan (a) (1*) 301 1,500
Mar 26 Patty Berg (17) 221 3,000 750
Apr 15 Babe Zaharias (21) 149 3,000 750
Apr 23 Babe Zaharias (22) 224 3,000 750
Apr 24 Betsy Rawls (1) 72 2,000 225
May 1 Babe Zaharias (23) 225 3,000 750
May 6 Patty Berg (18) 152 3,000 750
May 20 Babe Zaharias (24) 145 3,000 750
May 27 Patty Berg (19) 149 3,000 750
Jun 15 Patty Berg (20) 601[2] 7,500 5,000
Jun 21 Women's Western Open Patty Berg (21) 2 up
Jul 1 Beverly Hanson (2) 215 3,500 1,000
Aug 7 Babe Zaharias (25) 298 5,500 2,100
Aug 12 Babe Zaharias (26) 295 1,000
Sep 9 Louise Suggs (9) 221 3,000 750
Sep 16 U.S. Women's Open Betsy Rawls (2) 293 7,500
Oct 19 Babe Zaharias (27) 7 & 6
(a) - amateur
* - non-member at time of win

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology50-59.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959
  2. Defeated Babe Zaharias in 36-hole playoff, 146 to 147