1952 Titleholders Championship: Babe Zaharias wins at Augusta Country Club

Babe Zaharias won the 1952 Titleholders Championship at Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States with 299 (+11), by 7 strokes over Betsy Rawls.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: March 13, 1952 to March 16, 1952
Course: Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States
Edition: 13th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Purse: $2,100 · winner's share $1,000
Champion: Babe Zaharias · age 40 · United States · born Port Arthur, Texas, United States
Champion's title: 3rd title at this event · 9th major
Winning score: 74-73-73-79 = 299 (+11) · won by 7 strokes
Runner-up: Betsy Rawls (306)
54-hole leader: Babe Zaharias
Low amateur: Chris Doran (309)

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Babe Zaharias	74	73	73	79	299	+11
2	Betsy Rawls					306

What happened at the 1952 Titleholders Championship

Babe Zaharias won by seven strokes despite a closing 79, the highest of her four rounds — the AP headline: 'Babe Zaharias Easily Wins Titleholders Golf Despite Final Round of 79.'

Amateur Chris Doran tied Louise Suggs for fifth at 309 as low amateur.

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).

1952 Titleholders Championship: Babe Zaharias wins at Augusta Country Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1952 Titleholders Championship

How this was built

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