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.

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

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

Champions
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

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
  • 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

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

RankNationalityWinsWinnersFirst titleLast title
1 United States271219371972
2 Uruguay111960

See also

References
  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. LPGA Tournament Chronology - 1950-59 Archived 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
  13. 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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