List of Titleholders Championship champions
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The Titleholders Championship was an annual golf competition. It was established in 1937 and was a women's major championships.This event has always been conducted in stroke play competition, and it was always played at Augusta Country Club not Augusta National Golf Club, except in 1972.
Patty Berg holds the record for the most victories with seven, and Berg had the most consecutive wins with three.
Contents
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 |
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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 | URY | 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.
Rank | Nationality | Wins | Winners | First title | Last title |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 27 | 12 | 1937 | 1972 |
2 | Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 1960 |
See also
- Chronological list of LPGA major golf champions
- List of golfers with most LPGA major championship wins
- Grand Slam (golf)
References
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- ↑ LPGA Tournament Chronology - 1970-79