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Golf tournament

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
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,200 yards (5,670 m)
Prize fund	$7,500
Winner's share	$1,500
Champion
Betsy Rawls
293 (+5)
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Druid Hills
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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, which it did two years later in 1953.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, September 16, 1951

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

Source:

References

^ "Rawls, first-year pro, wins Open by 5 strokes". Miami News. Associated Press. September 17, 1951. p. 3B.
^ "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

v t e 1951 Women's Major Golf Championships
Titleholders Championship Women's Western Open U.S. Women's Open

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