1940 Titleholders Championship: Helen Hicks wins at Augusta Country Club

Helen Hicks won the 1940 Titleholders Championship at Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States with 336 (+36), by 1 stroke over Helen Dettweiler.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: January 16, 1940 to January 19, 1940
Course: Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States
Edition: 4th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Champion: Helen Hicks · age 28 · United States · born Cedarhurst, New York, United States
Champion's title: 1st title at this event · 2nd major
Winning score: 87-83-85-81 = 336 (+36) · won by 1 stroke
Runner-up: Helen Dettweiler (337)

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Helen Hicks	87	83	85	81	336	+36
2	Helen Dettweiler					337

What happened at the 1940 Titleholders Championship

Helen Hicks won with 336, the highest winning 72-hole score in Titleholders history.

Hicks edged Helen Dettweiler, the 1939 Women's Western Open champion, by a single stroke (336 to 337).

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).

1940 Titleholders Championship: Helen Hicks wins at Augusta Country Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1940 Titleholders Championship

How this was built

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