1964 Titleholders Championship: Marilynn Smith wins at Augusta Country Club

Marilynn Smith won the 1964 Titleholders Championship at Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States with 289 (+1), by 1 stroke over Mickey Wright.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: April 23, 1964 to April 26, 1964
Course: Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States
Edition: 25th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 72 · 6,300 yards
Purse: $7,500 · winner's share $1,300
Champion: Marilynn Smith · age 35 · United States · born Topeka, Kansas, United States
Champion's title: 2nd title at this event · 2nd major
Winning score: 73-66-77-73 = 289 (+1) · won by 1 stroke
Runner-up: Mickey Wright (290)
54-hole leader: Marilynn Smith

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Marilynn Smith	73	66	77	73	289	+1
2	Mickey Wright					290

What happened at the 1964 Titleholders Championship

Marilynn Smith shot a record second-round 66, including an inward nine of 31, for a record 36-hole total of 139.

Rain and cold wind pushed up third-round scores; Smith shot 77 and still led by three, then held off Mickey Wright by one.

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).

1964 Titleholders Championship: Marilynn Smith wins at Augusta Country Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1964 Titleholders Championship

How this was built

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