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
Dates	September 13–16, 1951
Location	Atlanta, Georgia
Course(s)	Druid Hills Golf Club
Organized by	LPGA Tour and Northside Kiwanis Club^[3]
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,200 yards (5,670 m)^[1]
Prize fund	$7,500^[2]
Winner's share	$1,500
Champion
Betsy Rawls
293 (+5)
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Druid Hills 
Golf Club

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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,^[2] which it did two years later in 1953.

Final leaderboard

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
T4	Marlene Bauer	71-78-72-79=300	+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
T9	Mary Lena Faulk (a)	74-76-78-78=306	+18	0
	Kathy McKinnon (a)	73-80-73-80=306

Source:^[1]

References

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

External links

• USGA final leaderboard
• U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
• U.S. Women's Open – past champions – 1951

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