1961 Titleholders Championship: Mickey Wright wins at Augusta Country Club

Mickey Wright won the 1961 Titleholders Championship at Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States with 299 (+11), by 1 stroke over Patty Berg and Louise Suggs.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: April 27, 1961 to April 30, 1961
Course: Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States
Edition: 22nd edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 72 · 6,302 yards
Purse: $7,000 · winner's share $1,200
Champion: Mickey Wright · age 26 · United States · born San Diego, California, United States
Champion's title: 1st title at this event · 5th major
Winning score: 72-75-76-76 = 299 (+11) · won by 1 stroke
Runners-up: Patty Berg, Louise Suggs (300 each)
54-hole leader: Louise Suggs · Mickey Wright was 1 stroke back

Winner and runners-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Mickey Wright	72	75	76	76	299	+11
T2	Patty Berg					300
T2	Louise Suggs					300

What happened at the 1961 Titleholders Championship

Mickey Wright and Kathy Cornelius shared the 36-hole lead at 147 (+3).

Louise Suggs held the best 54-hole total (222) but closed with a 78, and Wright's closing 76 won by one over Suggs and Patty Berg.

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).

1961 Titleholders Championship: Mickey Wright wins at Augusta Country Club

Winner and runners-up

What happened at the 1961 Titleholders Championship

How this was built

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