1947 Titleholders Championship: Babe Zaharias wins at Augusta Country Club

Babe Zaharias (an amateur) won the 1947 Titleholders Championship at Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States with 304 (+4), by 5 strokes over Dorothy Kirby.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: March 27, 1947 to March 30, 1947
Course: Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States
Edition: 8th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Champion: Babe Zaharias · age 35 · United States · amateur · born Port Arthur, Texas, United States
Champion's title: 1st title at this event · 4th major
Winning score: 78-81-71-74 = 304 (+4) · won by 5 strokes
Runner-up: Dorothy Kirby (309)
54-hole leader: Dorothy Kirby · Babe Zaharias was 2 strokes back
Low amateur: Babe Zaharias (304)

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Babe Zaharias	78	81	71	74	304	+4
2	Dorothy Kirby					309

What happened at the 1947 Titleholders Championship

Babe Zaharias shot a third-round 71, the low round of the week, to move within two of leader Dorothy Kirby, then closed with a 74 to win by five.

Dorothy Kirby, Louise Suggs and Patty Berg shared the first-round lead at 73.

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).

1947 Titleholders Championship: Babe Zaharias wins at Augusta Country Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1947 Titleholders Championship

How this was built

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