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
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.
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 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
Ruth Jessen , 69-72.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
References
"Patty Berg Triumphs" . The Montreal Gazette Montreal , Canada . Associated Press . January 18, 1937. p. 16. Retrieved May 14, 2010."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."Patty Berg Wins Title With 319" . Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania : Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Associated Press . January 20, 1939. Retrieved July 7, 2010."Patty Berg Again Is Augusta Winner" . Ellensburg Daily Record Ellensburg, Washington . Associated Press . January 20, 1939. p. 6. Retrieved May 14, 2010."Augusta Golf to Mrs. Harb". San Antonio Light San Antonio , Texas . Associated Press . January 19, 1940. p. 11A.
"Dorothy Kirby Ties Own Golf Record" . The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . April 10, 1941. p. 35. Retrieved May 14, 2010."Miss Kirby Keeps Title" . Reading Eagle Reading, Pennsylvania . April 3, 1942. p. 20. Retrieved May 14, 2010."Suggs Wins Titleholders Golf Event" . St. Petersburg Times St. Petersburg, Florida . United Press . April 13, 1946. p. 12. Retrieved May 14, 2010."Zaharias Cops Golf Crown" . The Milwaukee Sentinel Milwaukee , Wisconsin . Associated Press . March 31, 1947. pp. 2–4. Retrieved May 14, 2010."Berg Captures Titleholders Golf Tourney" . The Spartanburg Herald Spartanburg, South Carolina . Associated Press . March 22, 1948. p. 7. Retrieved May 14, 2010."Peggy Kirk Wins Augusta Tourney" . The Evening Independent St. Petersburg, Florida . Associated Press . March 21, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved May 14, 2010.^ LPGA Tournament Chronology - 1950-59 Archived 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
^ LPGA Tournament Chronology - 1960-69 Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
LPGA Tournament Chronology - 1970-79 Archived 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
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