1956 Titleholders Championship: Louise Suggs wins at Augusta Country Club

Louise Suggs won the 1956 Titleholders Championship at Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States with 302 (+14), by 1 stroke over Patty Berg.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: March 8, 1956 to March 11, 1956
Course: Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States
Edition: 17th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Purse: $5,000 · winner's share $1,000
Champion: Louise Suggs · age 32 · United States · born Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Champion's title: 3rd title at this event · 9th major
Winning score: 78-75-75-74 = 302 (+14) · won by 1 stroke
Runner-up: Patty Berg (303)
54-hole leader: Betsy Rawls · Louise Suggs was 2 strokes back

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Louise Suggs	78	75	75	74	302	+14
2	Patty Berg					303

What happened at the 1956 Titleholders Championship

Betsy Rawls, holding the best 54-hole total (226), closed with an 80 as Louise Suggs's closing 74 won by one stroke over Patty Berg.

Fay Crocker opened with a 92, shot 70 the next day, and still tied for eighth at 313.

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).

1956 Titleholders Championship: Louise Suggs wins at Augusta Country Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1956 Titleholders Championship

How this was built

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