1965 Titleholders Championship: Kathy Whitworth wins at Augusta Country Club

Kathy Whitworth won the 1965 Titleholders Championship at Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States with 287 (−1), by 10 strokes over Peggy Wilson.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: November 25, 1965 to November 28, 1965
Course: Augusta Country Club, Augusta, Georgia, United States
Edition: 26th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 72
Purse: $10,000 · winner's share $1,500
Champion: Kathy Whitworth · age 26 · United States · born Monahans, Texas, United States
Champion's title: 1st title at this event · 1st major
Winning score: 71-71-74-71 = 287 (−1) · won by 10 strokes
Runner-up: Peggy Wilson (297)
54-hole leader: Kathy Whitworth

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Kathy Whitworth	71	71	74	71	287	−1
2	Peggy Wilson					297

What happened at the 1965 Titleholders Championship

Kathy Whitworth broke the 72-hole tournament record by two strokes with a 287 (-1) and won by 10 over Peggy Wilson.

The championship moved from late April to Thanksgiving weekend in late November, as the final event of the 1965 LPGA season.

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).

1965 Titleholders Championship: Kathy Whitworth wins at Augusta Country Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1965 Titleholders Championship

How this was built

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