Golf tour season
1951 LPGA Tour season| Duration | January 5, 1951 (1951年01月05日) – October 19, 1951 (1951年10月19日) |
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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ドル) |
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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ドル.
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
[edit ]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 |
United States Babe Zaharias (19) |
223 |
3,000 |
750
|
| Jan 21 |
Tampa Women's Open |
Florida |
United States Babe Zaharias (20) |
288 |
3,500 |
1,000
|
| Mar 18 |
Titleholders Championship |
Georgia |
United States Pat O'Sullivan (a) (1*) |
301 |
1,500 |
| Mar 26 |
Sandhills Women's Open |
North Carolina |
United States Patty Berg (17) |
221 |
3,000 |
750
|
| Apr 15 |
Lakewood Weathervane |
Texas |
United States Babe Zaharias (21) |
149 |
3,000 |
750
|
| Apr 23 |
Richmond Women's Open |
California |
United States Babe Zaharias (22) |
224 |
3,000 |
750
|
| Apr 24 |
Sacramento Women's Invitational Open |
California |
United States Betsy Rawls (1) |
72 |
2,000 |
225
|
| May 1 |
Valley Open |
California |
United States Babe Zaharias (23) |
225 |
3,000 |
750
|
| May 6 |
Pebble Beach Weathervane |
California |
United States Patty Berg (18) |
152 |
3,000 |
750
|
| May 20 |
Meridian Hills Weathervane |
Indiana |
United States Babe Zaharias (24) |
145 |
3,000 |
750
|
| May 27 |
New York Weathervane |
New York |
United States Patty Berg (19) |
149 |
3,000 |
750
|
| Jun 15 |
144 Hole Weathervane |
New York |
United States Patty Berg (20) |
601[2] |
7,500 |
5,000
|
| Jun 21 |
Women's Western Open |
Pennsylvania |
United States Patty Berg (21) |
2 up |
| Jul 1 |
Eastern Open |
Pennsylvania |
United States Beverly Hanson (2) |
215 |
3,500 |
1,000
|
| Aug 7 |
All American Open |
Illinois |
United States Babe Zaharias (25) |
298 |
5,500 |
2,100
|
| Aug 12 |
World Championship |
Illinois |
United States Babe Zaharias (26) |
295 |
1,000
|
| Sep 9 |
Carrollton Georgia Open |
Georgia |
United States Louise Suggs (9) |
221 |
3,000 |
750
|
| Sep 16 |
U.S. Women's Open |
Georgia |
United States Betsy Rawls (2) |
293 |
7,500 |
| Oct 19 |
Texas Women's Open |
Texas |
United States Babe Zaharias (27) |
7 & 6 |
(a) - amateur
* - non-member at time of win