1937 Titleholders Championship: Patty Berg wins at Augusta Country Club

Patty Berg (an amateur) won the 1937 Titleholders Championship at Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States with 240 (+3), by 3 strokes over Dorothy Kirby.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: January 15, 1937 to January 17, 1937
Course: Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States
Edition: 1st edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 3 rounds
Field: 16
Champion: Patty Berg · age 18 · United States · amateur · born Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Champion's title: 1st title at this event · 1st major
Winning score: 80-87-73 = 240 (+3) · won by 3 strokes
Runner-up: Dorothy Kirby (243)
Low amateur: Patty Berg (240)

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	Total	To par
1	Patty Berg	80	87	73	240	+3
2	Dorothy Kirby				243

What happened at the 1937 Titleholders Championship

Patty Berg closed with a 73, the lowest round of the inaugural event, to overtake 36-hole leader Helen Hicks (159) and win by three strokes over Dorothy Kirby.

Berg, Jane Cothran and Helen Hicks shared the first-round lead at 80.

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's Titleholders Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.

Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).

1937 Titleholders Championship: Patty Berg wins at Augusta Country Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1937 Titleholders Championship

How this was built

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