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1961 Titleholders Championship

Field	Value
name	1961 Titleholders Championship
dates	April 27–30, [1961](1961-lpga-tour)
location	Augusta, Georgia
course	Augusta Country Club
tour	LPGA Tour
format	Stroke play – 72 holes
par	72
yardage	6302 yd
cut
purse	$6,500
winners_share	$1,200
champion	USA Mickey Wright
score	299 (+11)
previous	[1960](1960-titleholders-championship)
next	[1962](1962-titleholders-championship)

|USA |USA 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.

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).

Final leaderboard

Sunday, April 30, 1961

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

Source:

References

(May 1, 1961). "Mickey's 299 gives her 1st Titleholders". St Petersburg Times.
(April 28, 1961). "Kathy ties Mickey in Titleholders". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
(May 1, 1961). "Miss Wright golf victor". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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