1946 Titleholders Championship: Louise Suggs wins at Augusta Country Club

Louise Suggs (an amateur) won the 1946 Titleholders Championship at Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States with 314 (+14), by 2 strokes over Eileen Stulb.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: April 9, 1946 to April 12, 1946
Course: Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States
Edition: 7th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Champion: Louise Suggs · age 22 · United States · amateur · born Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Champion's title: 1st title at this event · 1st major
Winning score: 80-77-77-80 = 314 (+14) · won by 2 strokes
Runner-up: Eileen Stulb (316)
54-hole leader: Louise Suggs
Low amateur: Louise Suggs (314)

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Louise Suggs	80	77	77	80	314	+14
2	Eileen Stulb					316

What happened at the 1946 Titleholders Championship

Augusta Country Club member Eileen Stulb led after the first two rounds (78 and 156) before Louise Suggs overtook her in the third round, 234 to 235.

Suggs, an amateur, closed with an 80 to win by two strokes at 314.

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).

1946 Titleholders Championship: Louise Suggs wins at Augusta Country Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1946 Titleholders Championship

How this was built

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