1959 Titleholders Championship: Louise Suggs wins at Augusta Country Club

Louise Suggs won the 1959 Titleholders Championship at Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States with 297 (+9), by 1 stroke over Betsy Rawls.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: March 12, 1959 to March 15, 1959
Course: Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States
Edition: 20th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Purse: $5,000 · winner's share $1,000
Champion: Louise Suggs · age 35 · United States · born Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Champion's title: 4th title at this event · 11th major
Winning score: 78-73-75-71 = 297 (+9) · won by 1 stroke
Runner-up: Betsy Rawls (298)
54-hole leader: Louise Suggs, Wiffi Smith

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Louise Suggs	78	73	75	71	297	+9
2	Betsy Rawls					298

What happened at the 1959 Titleholders Championship

Louise Suggs closed with a 71 to win her fourth Titleholders by one stroke over Betsy Rawls, whose closing 70 was the best final round.

Wiffi Smith matched Suggs at 226 through 54 holes but closed with a 77 to finish third.

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).

1959 Titleholders Championship: Louise Suggs wins at Augusta Country Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1959 Titleholders Championship

How this was built

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