1949 Titleholders Championship: Peggy Kirk Bell wins at Augusta Country Club

Peggy Kirk Bell (an amateur) won the 1949 Titleholders Championship at Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States with 299 (−1), by 2 strokes over Patty Berg and Dorothy Kirby.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: March 17, 1949 to March 20, 1949
Course: Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States
Edition: 10th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Champion: Peggy Kirk Bell · age 27 · United States · amateur · born Findlay, Ohio, United States
Champion's title: 1st title at this event · 1st major
Winning score: 76-75-76-72 = 299 (−1) · won by 2 strokes
Runners-up: Patty Berg, Dorothy Kirby (301 each)
54-hole leader: Dorothy Kirby · Peggy Kirk Bell was 2 strokes back
Low amateur: Peggy Kirk Bell (299)

Winner and runners-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Peggy Kirk Bell	76	75	76	72	299	−1
T2	Patty Berg					301
T2	Dorothy Kirby					301

What happened at the 1949 Titleholders Championship

Amateur Peggy Kirk closed with a 72 to come from two strokes behind Dorothy Kirby and set a tournament-record 299.

Patty Berg matched Kirk's closing 72 but finished two back, tied for second with Kirby at 301.

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).

1949 Titleholders Championship: Peggy Kirk Bell wins at Augusta Country Club

Winner and runners-up

What happened at the 1949 Titleholders Championship

How this was built

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