List of Titleholders Championship champions explained

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

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

Champions

YearCountryChampionTotal scoreTotal parNotes
1937 United States *align=center style="background:#D0F0C0;"240  ¤[1]
1938 United States *311[2]
1939 United States *319[3] [4]
1940 United States *336[5]
1941 United States *align=center style="background:#D0F0C0;"224  ¤[6]
1942 United States *align=center style="background:#D0F0C0;"239  ¤[7]
1943 - None - - -
1944 - None - - -
1945 - None - - -
1946 United States *314[8]
1947 United States *304[9]
1948 United States308[10]
1949 United States *299[11]
1950 United States298[12]
1951 United States *301
1952 United States299
1953 United States294
1954 United States293
1955 United States291
1956 United States302
1957 United States293
1958 United States299
1959 United States297
1960303[13]
1961 United States299
1962 United States †295
1963 United States †292
1964 United States289
1965 United States287
1966 United States291
1967 - None - - -
1968 - None - - -
1969 - None - - -
1970 - None - - -
1971 - None - - -
1972 United States283[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 ‡
CountryGolferTotalYears
Patty Berg71937 (a), 1938 (a), 1939 (a), 1948, 1953, 1955, 1957
Louise Suggs41946 (a), 1954, 1956, 1959
Babe Zaharias31947 (a), 1950, 1952
Dorothy Kirby (a)21941, 1942
Mickey Wright21961, 1962
Marilynn Smith21963, 1964
Kathy Whitworth21965, 1966

Notes

Winners by nationality

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

RankNationalityWinsWinnersFirst titleLast title
127 12 1937 1972
21 1 align=center colspan=21960

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Patty Berg Triumphs . . . . January 18, 1937 . 16 . May 14, 2010 .
  2. News: Patty Berg Races Ahead Of Golfers In Augusta Event . . . . January 17, 1938 . 7 . May 14, 2010 .
  3. News: Patty Berg Wins Title With 319 . . January 20, 1939 . . . July 7, 2010.
  4. News: Patty Berg Again Is Augusta Winner . . . . January 20, 1939 . 6 . May 14, 2010 .
  5. News: Augusta Golf to Mrs. Harb . . . . January 19, 1940 . 11A.
  6. News: Dorothy Kirby Ties Own Golf Record . . . April 10, 1941 . 35 . May 14, 2010 .
  7. News: Miss Kirby Keeps Title . . . April 3, 1942 . 20 . May 14, 2010 .
  8. News: Suggs Wins Titleholders Golf Event . . . . April 13, 1946 . 12 . May 14, 2010 .
  9. News: Zaharias Cops Golf Crown . . . . March 31, 1947 . 2–4 . May 14, 2010 .
  10. News: Berg Captures Titleholders Golf Tourney . . . . March 22, 1948 . 7 . May 14, 2010 .
  11. News: Peggy Kirk Wins Augusta Tourney . . . . March 21, 1949 . 10 . May 14, 2010 .
  12. http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology50-59.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology - 1950-59
  13. http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology60-69.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology - 1960-69
  14. http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology70-79.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology - 1970-79