1950 Titleholders Championship: Babe Zaharias wins at Augusta Country Club

Babe Zaharias won the 1950 Titleholders Championship at Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States with 298 (+10), by 8 strokes over Claire Doran.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: March 16, 1950 to March 19, 1950
Course: Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States
Edition: 11th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Purse: $1,500 · winner's share $700
Champion: Babe Zaharias · age 38 · United States · born Port Arthur, Texas, United States
Champion's title: 2nd title at this event · 6th major
Winning score: 72-78-73-75 = 298 (+10) · won by 8 strokes
Runner-up: Claire Doran (306)
54-hole leader: Babe Zaharias
Low amateur: Claire Doran (306)

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Babe Zaharias	72	78	73	75	298	+10
2	Claire Doran					306

What happened at the 1950 Titleholders Championship

Babe Zaharias won by eight strokes with a record 298, one better than Peggy Kirk's 1949 mark.

Amateur Claire Doran finished second at 306, ahead of Louise Suggs and amateur Carol Diringer, tied at 311.

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).

1950 Titleholders Championship: Babe Zaharias wins at Augusta Country Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1950 Titleholders Championship

How this was built

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