1954 Titleholders Championship: Louise Suggs wins at Augusta Country Club

Louise Suggs won the 1954 Titleholders Championship at Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States with 293 (+5), by 7 strokes over Patty Berg.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: March 11, 1954 to March 14, 1954
Course: Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States
Edition: 15th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Purse: $3,000 · winner's share $1,000
Champion: Louise Suggs · age 30 · United States · born Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Champion's title: 2nd title at this event · 8th major
Winning score: 73-71-76-73 = 293 (+5) · won by 7 strokes
Runner-up: Patty Berg (300)
54-hole leader: Louise Suggs
Low amateur: Barbara Romack (309)

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Louise Suggs	73	71	76	73	293	+5
2	Patty Berg					300

What happened at the 1954 Titleholders Championship

Louise Suggs set a tournament record of 293, one better than Patty Berg's 1953 mark, and beat Berg herself by seven strokes.

Amateur Mickey Wright, a future 13-time major champion, finished 10th at 310, one behind low amateur Barbara Romack.

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).

1954 Titleholders Championship: Louise Suggs wins at Augusta Country Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1954 Titleholders Championship

How this was built

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