1951 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information | |
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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 | $1,500 |
Champion | |
Betsy Rawls | |
293 (+5) | |
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The 1951 U.S. Women's Open was the sixth U.S. Women's Open, held September 13–16 at Druid Hills Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia.
First-year professional Betsy Rawls, age 23, won the first of her eight major championships, five strokes ahead of runner-up Louise Suggs, the 1949 champion. It was the first of four U.S. Women's Open titles for Rawls, with additional wins in 1953, 1957, and 1960.
Prior to this event, the LPGA Tour petitioned the United States Golf Association (USGA) to take over the championship,[2] which it did two years later in 1953.
Past champions in the field[]
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
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Louise Suggs | United States | 1949 | 73 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 298 | +10 | 2 |
Babe Zaharias | United States | 1948, 1950 | 70 | 78 | 73 | 78 | 299 | +11 | 3 |
Patty Berg | United States | 1946 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 305 | +17 | 8 |
Betty Jameson | United States | 1947 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 311 | +23 | T14 |
Final leaderboard[]
Sunday, September 16, 1951
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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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 |
(a) | United States | 75-74-74-77=300 | 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 |
(a) | United States | 73-80-73-80=306 |
Source:[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Rawls, first-year pro, wins Open by 5 strokes". Miami News. Associated Press. September 17, 1951. p. 3B.
- ^ a b "Women golfers ask blessing of USGA". Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. September 7, 1951. p. 11.
- ^ "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
Categories:
- U.S. Women's Open
- Golf in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Sports competitions in Atlanta
- 1951 in women's golf
- 1951 in American women's sports
- 1951 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state)
- September 1951 sports events
- Women in Georgia (U.S. state)