1938 Titleholders Championship: Patty Berg wins at Augusta Country Club
Patty Berg (an amateur) won the 1938 Titleholders Championship at Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States with 311 (−5), by 14 strokes over Jane Cothran.
Updated October 23, 2026
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- Dates
- January 13, 1938 to January 16, 1938
- Course
- Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Champion
- Patty Berg · age 19 · United States · amateur · born Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Champion's title
- 2nd title at this event · 2nd major
- Winning score
- 78-79-77-77 = 311 (−5) · won by 14 strokes
- Runner-up
- Jane Cothran (325)
- Low amateur
- Patty Berg (311)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patty Berg | 78 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 311 | −5 |
| 2 | Jane Cothran | 325 |
What happened at the 1938 Titleholders Championship
Patty Berg posted rounds of 78-79-77-77 for 311 to defend her title by 14 strokes over Jane Cothran (325).
Former Western Open champion Marian McDougall (1934) finished third at 327, one ahead of Kathryn Hemphill.
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).
Sources
- Wikipedia: 1938 Titleholders Championship
- Wikipedia: Titleholders Championship
- Wikipedia: List of Titleholders Championship champions
- golfcompendium.com: titleholders championship lpga major
- worldgolfhalloffame.org
- Wikipedia: Women's major golf championships
- golfcompendium.com: amateur winners on lpga tour
- Wikipedia: Chronological list of LPGA major golf champions