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Golf tour season
1951 LPGA Tour season| Duration | January 5, 1951 (1951-01-05) – October 19, 1951 (1951-10-19) |
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| Number of official events | 19 |
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| Most wins | 9 – Babe Zaharias |
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| Money leader | Babe Zaharias ($15,087) |
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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 $15,087.
There were two first-time winners in 1951, Pat O'Sullivan, an amateur, and Betsy Rawls, who won 55 LPGA events in her career.
The tournament results are listed below.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1951 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date |
Tournament |
Location |
Winner |
Score |
Purse ($) |
1st prize ($)
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| Jan 7 |
Ponte Vedra Beach Women's Open |
Florida |
 Babe Zaharias (19) |
223 |
3,000 |
750
|
| Jan 21 |
Tampa Women's Open |
Florida |
Babe Zaharias (20) |
288 |
3,500 |
1,000
|
| Mar 18 |
Titleholders Championship |
Georgia |
Pat O'Sullivan (a) (1*) |
301 |
1,500 |
|
| Mar 26 |
Sandhills Women's Open |
North Carolina |
Patty Berg (17) |
221 |
3,000 |
750
|
| Apr 15 |
Lakewood Weathervane |
Texas |
Babe Zaharias (21) |
149 |
3,000 |
750
|
| Apr 23 |
Richmond Women's Open |
California |
Babe Zaharias (22) |
224 |
3,000 |
750
|
| Apr 24 |
Sacramento Women's Invitational Open |
California |
Betsy Rawls (1) |
72 |
2,000 |
225
|
| May 1 |
Valley Open |
California |
Babe Zaharias (23) |
225 |
3,000 |
750
|
| May 6 |
Pebble Beach Weathervane |
California |
Patty Berg (18) |
152 |
3,000 |
750
|
| May 20 |
Meridian Hills Weathervane |
Indiana |
Babe Zaharias (24) |
145 |
3,000 |
750
|
| May 27 |
New York Weathervane |
New York |
Patty Berg (19) |
149 |
3,000 |
750
|
| Jun 15 |
144 Hole Weathervane |
New York |
Patty Berg (20) |
601[2] |
7,500 |
5,000
|
| Jun 21 |
Women's Western Open |
Pennsylvania |
Patty Berg (21) |
2 up |
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|
| Jul 1 |
Eastern Open |
Pennsylvania |
Beverly Hanson (2) |
215 |
3,500 |
1,000
|
| Aug 7 |
All American Open |
Illinois |
Babe Zaharias (25) |
298 |
5,500 |
2,100
|
| Aug 12 |
World Championship |
Illinois |
Babe Zaharias (26) |
295 |
|
1,000
|
| Sep 9 |
Carrollton Georgia Open |
Georgia |
Louise Suggs (9) |
221 |
3,000 |
750
|
| Sep 16 |
U.S. Women's Open |
Georgia |
Betsy Rawls (2) |
293 |
7,500 |
|
| Oct 19 |
Texas Women's Open |
Texas |
Babe Zaharias (27) |
7 & 6 |
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(a) - amateur
* - non-member at time of win
