1951 LPGA Tour
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. "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 | Ponte Vedra Beach Women's Open | Florida | ![]() | 223 | 3,000 | 750 |
Jan 21 | Tampa Women's Open | Florida | ![]() | 288 | 3,500 | 1,000 |
Mar 18 | Titleholders Championship | Georgia | ![]() | 301 | 1,500 | |
Mar 26 | Sandhills Women's Open | North Carolina | ![]() | 221 | 3,000 | 750 |
Apr 15 | Lakewood Weathervane | Texas | ![]() | 149 | 3,000 | 750 |
Apr 23 | Richmond Women's Open | California | ![]() | 224 | 3,000 | 750 |
Apr 24 | Sacramento Women's Invitational Open | California | ![]() | 72 | 2,000 | 225 |
May 1 | Valley Open | California | ![]() | 225 | 3,000 | 750 |
May 6 | Pebble Beach Weathervane | California | ![]() | 152 | 3,000 | 750 |
May 20 | Meridian Hills Weathervane | Indiana | ![]() | 145 | 3,000 | 750 |
May 27 | New York Weathervane | New York | ![]() | 149 | 3,000 | 750 |
Jun 15 | 144 Hole Weathervane | New York | ![]() | 601 | 7,500 | 5,000 |
Jun 21 | Women's Western Open | Pennsylvania | ![]() | 2 up | ||
Jul 1 | Eastern Open | Pennsylvania | ![]() | 215 | 3,500 | 1,000 |
Aug 7 | All American Open | Illinois | ![]() | 298 | 5,500 | 2,100 |
Aug 12 | World Championship | Illinois | ![]() | 295 | 1,000 | |
Sep 9 | Carrollton Georgia Open | Georgia | ![]() | 221 | 3,000 | 750 |
Sep 16 | U.S. Women's Open | Georgia | ![]() | 293 | 7,500 | |
Oct 19 | Texas Women's Open | Texas | ![]() | 7 & 6 |
- amateur