1961 Titleholders Championship


The 1961 Titleholders Championship was the 22nd Titleholders Championship, held April 27–30 at Augusta Country Club in Augusta, Georgia. Mickey Wright won the first of two consecutive Titleholders, one stroke ahead of runners-up Patty Berg and Louise Suggs.
It was the fifth of Wright's thirteen major titles and her 22nd victory on tour.
Wright was tied with Kathy Cornelius for the 36-hole lead at 147.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, April 30, 1961
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Mickey Wright72-75-76-76=299+111,200
T2Patty Berg75-75-74-76=300+12800
T2Louise Suggs76-74-72-78=300+12800
4Kathy Cornelius74-73-79-75=301+13600
5Betty Jameson78-71-80-73=302+14475
6Betsy Rawls77-77-75-74=303+15425
7Ruth Jessen79-75-79-74=307+19375
8Beverly Hanson80-72-77-78=308+20325
9Kathy Whitworth77-75-79-78=309+21275
10Beth Stone77-75-76-83=310+22250

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