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List of Titleholders Championship champions

The Titleholders Championship was an annual golf competition. It was established in 1937 and was a women's major championships. This event was conducted in stroke play competition, and it was played at Augusta Country Club, not Augusta National Golf Club, except in 1972 when it was contested at the Pines Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina.

Patty Berg held the record for the most victories with seven, and Berg had the most consecutive wins with three.

Key

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† Tournament won in a playoff
* Tournament won by an amateur
¤ Tournament was won in 54-holes

Champions

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Year Country Champion Total score Total par Notes
1937   USA Patty Berg * 240  ¤ +3 [1]
1938   USA Patty Berg * 311 -5 [2]
1939   USA Patty Berg * 319 +19 [3][4]
1940   USA Helen Hicks * 336 +36 [5]
1941   USA Dorothy Kirby * 224  ¤ -1 [6]
1942   USA Dorothy Kirby * 239  ¤ +14 [7]
1943 — None — — —
1944 — None — — —
1945 — None — — —
1946   USA Louise Suggs * 314 +14 [8]
1947   USA Babe Zaharias * 304 +4 [9]
1948   USA Patty Berg 308 +8 [10]
1949   USA Peggy Kirk * 299 -1 [11]
1950   USA Babe Zaharias 298 +10 [12]
1951   USA Pat O'Sullivan * 301 +13 [12]
1952   USA Babe Zaharias 299 +11 [12]
1953   USA Patty Berg 294 +6 [12]
1954   USA Louise Suggs 293 +5 [12]
1955   USA Patty Berg 291 +3 [12]
1956   USA Louise Suggs 302 +2 [12]
1957   USA Patty Berg 293 +8 [12]
1958   USA Beverly Hanson 299 +11 [12]
1959   USA Louise Suggs 297 +9 [12]
1960   URU Fay Crocker 303 +15 [13]
1961   USA Mickey Wright 299 +11 [13]
1962   USA Mickey Wright † 295 +7 [13][a]
1963   USA Marilynn Smith † 292 E [13][b]
1964   USA Marilynn Smith 289 +1 [13]
1965   USA Kathy Whitworth 287 -1 [13]
1966   USA Kathy Whitworth 291 +3 [13]
1967 — None — — —
1968 — None — — —
1969 — None — — —
1970 — None — — —
1971 — None — — —
1972   USA Sandra Palmer 283 -1 [14]

Multiple winners

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This table lists the golfers who have won more than one Titleholders Championship as a major championship. Bolded years and player name indicates consecutive victories. The (a) denotes amateur golfer.

Grand Slam winners ‡
Country Golfer Total Years
  United States Patty Berg 7 1937 (a), 1938 (a), 1939 (a), 1948, 1953, 1955, 1957
  United States Louise Suggs ‡ 4 1946 (a), 1954, 1956, 1959
  United States Babe Zaharias 3 1947 (a), 1950, 1952
  United States Dorothy Kirby (a) 2 1941, 1942
  United States Mickey Wright ‡ 2 1961, 1962
  United States Marilynn Smith 2 1963, 1964
  United States Kathy Whitworth 2 1965, 1966

Notes

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  • a Mickey Wright won in an 18-hole playoff over Ruth Jessen, 69-72.
  • b Marilynn Smith won in an 18-hole playoff over Mickey Wright, 72-73.

Winners by nationality

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This table lists the total number of titles won by golfers of each nationality as a major.

Rank Nationality Wins Winners First title Last title
1   United States 27 12 1937 1972
2   Uruguay 1 1 1960

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Patty Berg Triumphs". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal, Canada. Associated Press. January 18, 1937. p. 16. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  2. ^ "Patty Berg Races Ahead Of Golfers In Augusta Event". The Spartanburg Herald. Spartanburg, South Carolina. Associated Press. January 17, 1938. p. 7. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  3. ^ "Patty Berg Wins Title With 319". Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 20, 1939. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
  4. ^ "Patty Berg Again Is Augusta Winner". Ellensburg Daily Record. Ellensburg, Washington. Associated Press. January 20, 1939. p. 6. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  5. ^ "Augusta Golf to Mrs. Harb". San Antonio Light. San Antonio, Texas. Associated Press. January 19, 1940. p. 11A.
  6. ^ "Dorothy Kirby Ties Own Golf Record". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. April 10, 1941. p. 35. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  7. ^ "Miss Kirby Keeps Title". Reading Eagle. Reading, Pennsylvania. April 3, 1942. p. 20. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  8. ^ "Suggs Wins Titleholders Golf Event". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. United Press. April 13, 1946. p. 12. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  9. ^ "Zaharias Cops Golf Crown". The Milwaukee Sentinel. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Associated Press. March 31, 1947. pp. 2–4. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  10. ^ "Berg Captures Titleholders Golf Tourney". The Spartanburg Herald. Spartanburg, South Carolina. Associated Press. March 22, 1948. p. 7. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  11. ^ "Peggy Kirk Wins Augusta Tourney". The Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. Associated Press. March 21, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j LPGA Tournament Chronology - 1950-59 Archived 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ a b c d e f g LPGA Tournament Chronology - 1960-69 Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology - 1970-79 Archived 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
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