en 1961 Titleholders Championship

Augusta

Location in the United States

Augusta

Location in Georgia

The 1961 Titleholders Championship was the 22nd Titleholders Championship, held April 27–30 at Augusta Country Club in Augusta, Georgia. Mickey Wright won the first of two consecutive Titleholders, one stroke ahead of runners-up Patty Berg and Louise Suggs.^[1]^[3]

It was the fifth of Wright's thirteen major titles and her 22nd victory on tour.

Wright was tied with Kathy Cornelius for the 36-hole lead at 147 (+3).^[2]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, April 30, 1961

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Mickey Wright	72-75-76-76=299	+11	1,200
T2	Patty Berg	75-75-74-76=300	+12	800
T2	Louise Suggs	76-74-72-78=300	+12	800
4	Kathy Cornelius	74-73-79-75=301	+13	600
5	Betty Jameson	78-71-80-73=302	+14	475
6	Betsy Rawls	77-77-75-74=303	+15	425
7	Ruth Jessen	79-75-79-74=307	+19	375
8	Beverly Hanson	80-72-77-78=308	+20	325
9	Kathy Whitworth	77-75-79-78=309	+21	275
10	Beth Stone	77-75-76-83=310	+22	250

Source:^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Mickey's 299 gives her 1st Titleholders". St Petersburg Times. Florida. Associated Press. May 1, 1961. p. 5C.
^ ^a ^b "Kathy ties Mickey in Titleholders". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 28, 1961. p. 14.
^ "Miss Wright golf victor". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. May 1, 1961. p. 27.