1942 Titleholders Championship: Dorothy Kirby wins at Augusta Country Club
Dorothy Kirby (an amateur) won the 1942 Titleholders Championship at Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States with 239 (+14), by 5 strokes over Eileen Stulb.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the Titleholders Championship winners list.
- Dates
- March 31, 1942 to April 2, 1942
- Course
- Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States
- Edition
- 6th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 3 rounds
- Champion
- Dorothy Kirby · age 22 · United States · amateur · born West Point, Georgia, United States
- Champion's title
- 2nd title at this event · 2nd major
- Winning score
- 79-77-83 = 239 (+14) · won by 5 strokes
- Runner-up
- Eileen Stulb (244)
- Low amateur
- Dorothy Kirby (239)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorothy Kirby | 79 | 77 | 83 | 239 | +14 |
| 2 | Eileen Stulb | 244 |
What happened at the 1942 Titleholders Championship
Dorothy Kirby defended her title with 79-77-83 for 239 over 54 holes, five strokes ahead of Eileen Stulb.
Louise Suggs finished third at 246, and 1940 champion Helen Hicks tied for fourth with Georgia Tainter at 247.
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: 1942 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