1951 Titleholders Championship: Pat O'Sullivan wins at Augusta Country Club

Pat O'Sullivan (an amateur) won the 1951 Titleholders Championship at Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States with 301 (+13), by 2 strokes over Beverly Hanson.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: March 15, 1951 to March 18, 1951
Course: Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States
Edition: 12th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Purse: $1,500
Champion: Pat O'Sullivan · age 24 · United States · amateur · born New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Champion's title: 1st title at this event · 1st major
Winning score: 73 = 301 (+13) · won by 2 strokes
Runner-up: Beverly Hanson (303)
Low amateur: Pat O'Sullivan (301)

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	Total	To par
1	Pat O'Sullivan	73	301	+13
2	Beverly Hanson		303

What happened at the 1951 Titleholders Championship

Amateur Pat O'Sullivan opened with a 73, the best first-round score, and was the only player to break 78 in all four rounds, winning by two over fellow amateur Beverly Hanson.

Patty Berg, tied for third at 305, was the highest-finishing professional, while defending champion Babe Zaharias tied for fifth.

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's Titleholders Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.

Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).

1951 Titleholders Championship: Pat O'Sullivan wins at Augusta Country Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1951 Titleholders Championship

How this was built

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