1941 Titleholders Championship: Dorothy Kirby wins at Augusta Country Club
Dorothy Kirby (an amateur) won the 1941 Titleholders Championship at Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States with 224 (−1), by 16 strokes over Helen Sigel Wilson.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the Titleholders Championship winners list.
- Dates
- April 7, 1941 to April 9, 1941
- Course
- Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States
- Edition
- 5th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 3 rounds
- Champion
- Dorothy Kirby · age 21 · United States · amateur · born West Point, Georgia, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 1st major
- Winning score
- 80-72-72 = 224 (−1) · won by 16 strokes
- Runner-up
- Helen Sigel Wilson (240)
- Low amateur
- Dorothy Kirby (224)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorothy Kirby | 80 | 72 | 72 | 224 | −1 |
| 2 | Helen Sigel Wilson | 240 |
What happened at the 1941 Titleholders Championship
Amateur Dorothy Kirby followed an opening 80 with back-to-back 72s for a 54-hole total of 224.
Kirby won by 16 strokes over Helen Sigel (240), with Grace Amory, Marion Miley and Georgia Tainter tied for third at 244.
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: 1941 Titleholders Championship
- Wikipedia: Titleholders Championship
- Wikipedia: List of Titleholders Championship champions
- golfcompendium.com: titleholders championship lpga major
- Wikipedia: Dorothy Kirby
- Wikipedia: Women's major golf championships
- golfcompendium.com: amateur winners on lpga tour
- Wikipedia: Chronological list of LPGA major golf champions