1951 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship

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^[1]
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,200 yards (5,670 m)^[2]
Prize fund	$7,500^[3]
Winner's share	$1,500
Champion
Betsy Rawls
293 (+5)
«1950 1952»

Druid Hills
Golf Club

Location in the United States

The 1951 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship 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.

Past champions in the field

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Louise Suggs	United States	1949	73	79	75	71	298	+10	2
Babe Zaharias	United States	1948, 1950	70	78	73	78	299	+11	3
Patty Berg	United States	1946	74	75	77	79	305	+17	8
Betty Jameson	United States	1947	76	79	79	77	311	+23	T14

Final leaderboard

Sunday, September 16, 1951

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Betsy Rawls	United States	73-71-74-75=293	+5	1,500
2	Louise Suggs	United States	73-79-75-71=298	+10	1,000
3	Babe Zaharias	United States	70-78-73-78=299	+11	900
T4	Marlene Bauer	United States	71-78-72-79=300	+12	700
T4	Pat Lesser (a)	United States	75-74-74-77=300	+12	0
6	Beverly Hanson	United States	78-75-70-79=302	+14	575
7	Dot Kirby (a)	United States	75-76-75-77=303	+15	0
8	Patty Berg	United States	74-75-77-79=305	+17	450
T9	Mary Lena Faulk (a)	United States	74-76-78-78=306	+18	0
T9	Kathy McKinnon (a)	United States	73-80-73-80=306	+18	0

Source:^[2]

References

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

External links

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

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Coordinates: 33°46′30″N 84°19′52″W / 33.775°N 84.331°W / 33.775; -84.331

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