1939 Titleholders Championship: Patty Berg wins at Augusta Country Club

Patty Berg (an amateur) won the 1939 Titleholders Championship at Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States with 319 (+19), by 2 strokes over Dorothy Kirby.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: January 16, 1939 to January 19, 1939
Course: Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States
Edition: 3rd edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Champion: Patty Berg · age 20 · United States · amateur · born Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Champion's title: 3rd title at this event · 3rd major
Winning score: 78-78-83-80 = 319 (+19) · won by 2 strokes
Runner-up: Dorothy Kirby (321)
54-hole leader: Patty Berg
Low amateur: Patty Berg (319)

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Patty Berg	78	78	83	80	319	+19
2	Dorothy Kirby					321

What happened at the 1939 Titleholders Championship

Patty Berg won her third straight Titleholders by two strokes as Dorothy Kirby closed with a 76, the best final round among the top ten.

Two-time Western Open champion Opal Hill (1935–36) finished seventh at 353.

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).

1939 Titleholders Championship: Patty Berg wins at Augusta Country Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1939 Titleholders Championship

How this was built

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