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1958 Titleholders Championship: Beverly Hanson wins at Augusta Country Club

Beverly Hanson won the 1958 Titleholders Championship at Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States with 299 (+11), by 5 strokes over Betty Dodd.

Updated October 23, 2026

Every year is on the Titleholders Championship winners list.

Dates
March 13, 1958 to March 16, 1958
Course
Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States
Edition
19th edition
Counted as a major
yes
Format
stroke play, 4 rounds
Purse
$5,275 · winner's share $1,000
Champion
Beverly Hanson · age 33 · United States · born Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Champion's title
1st title at this event · 3rd major
Winning score
72-80-73-74 = 299 (+11) · won by 5 strokes
Runner-up
Betty Dodd (304)
54-hole leader
Beverly Hanson

Winner and runner-up

Pos.PlayerR1R2R3R4TotalTo par
1Beverly Hanson72807374299+11
2Betty Dodd304

What happened at the 1958 Titleholders Championship

Beverly Hanson opened with a 72, survived a second-round 80, and won by five strokes over Betty Dodd.

Louise Suggs shot an 86 in the second round and finished tied for eighth.

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).

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: 1958 Titleholders Championship
  2. Wikipedia: Titleholders Championship
  3. Wikipedia: List of Titleholders Championship champions
  4. golfcompendium.com: titleholders championship lpga major
  5. Wikipedia: Beverly Hanson
  6. Wikipedia: Women's major golf championships
  7. golfcompendium.com: amateur winners on lpga tour
  8. Wikipedia: Chronological list of LPGA major golf champions