| 1951 U.S. Women's Open | |
| Dates: | September 13–16, 1951 |
| Location: | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Course: | Druid Hills Golf Club |
| Org: | LPGA Tour and Northside Kiwanis Club[1] |
| Tour: | LPGA Tour |
| Format: | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| Par: | 72 |
| Yardage: | 6200yd[2] |
| Purse: | $7,500[3] |
| Winners Share: | $1,500 |
| Champion: |  Betsy Rawls |
| Score: | 293 (+5) |
| Previous: | 1950 |
| Next: | 1952 |
The 1951 U.S. Women's Open was the sixth U.S. Women's Open, held September 13–16 at Druid Hills Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia.
First-year professional Betsy Rawls, age 23, won the first of her eight major championships, five strokes ahead of runner-up Louise Suggs, the 1949 champion. It was the first of four U.S. Women's Open titles for Rawls, with additional wins in 1953, 1957, and 1960.
Prior to this event, the LPGA Tour petitioned the United States Golf Association (USGA) to take over the championship,[3] which it did two years later in 1953.
Sunday, September 16, 1951
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betsy Rawls | 73-71-74-75=293 | +5 | 1,500 | |||
| 2 | Louise Suggs | 73-79-75-71=298 | +10 | 1,000 | |||
| 3 | Babe Zaharias | 70-78-73-78=299 | +11 | 900 | |||
| align=center rowspan=2 | T4 | Marlene Bauer | 71-78-72-79=300 | align=center rowspan=2 | +12 | 700 | |
| Pat Lesser (a) | 75-74-74-77=300 | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Beverly Hanson | 78-75-70-79=302 | +14 | 575 | |||
| 7 | Dot Kirby (a) | 75-76-75-77=303 | +15 | 0 | |||
| 8 | Patty Berg | 74-75-77-79=305 | +17 | 450 | |||
| align=center rowspan=2 | T9 | Mary Lena Faulk (a) | 74-76-78-78=306 | align=center rowspan=2 | +18 | align=center rowspan=2 | 0 |
| Kathy McKinnon (a) | 73-80-73-80=306 |