1962 Titleholders Championship: Mickey Wright wins at Augusta Country Club

Mickey Wright won the 1962 Titleholders Championship at Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States with 295 (+7), beating Ruth Jessen in a playoff.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: April 26, 1962 to April 30, 1962
Course: Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States
Edition: 23rd edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 72 · 6,300 yards
Purse: $7,500 · winner's share $1,330
Champion: Mickey Wright · age 27 · United States · born San Diego, California, United States
Champion's title: 2nd title at this event · 8th major
Winning score: 73-75-70-77 = 295 (+7)
Runner-up: Ruth Jessen (295)
54-hole leader: Mickey Wright, Ruth Jessen
Playoff: 18-hole stroke-play playoff (Monday): Wright 69, Jessen 72; 18 holes; beat Ruth Jessen

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Mickey Wright	73	75	70	77	295	+7
2	Ruth Jessen					295

What happened at the 1962 Titleholders Championship

Mickey Wright holed a 10-foot par putt on the 72nd hole to tie Ruth Jessen at 295 and force the first playoff in Titleholders history.

Wright shot 69 (34-35) to Jessen's 72 in the Monday 18-hole playoff, while Barbara Romack, five ahead after 36 holes, finished 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).

1962 Titleholders Championship: Mickey Wright wins at Augusta Country Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1962 Titleholders Championship

How this was built

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