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1965 Titleholders Championship

Field	Value
name	1965 Titleholders Championship
dates	November 25–28, [1965](1965-lpga-tour)
location	Augusta, Georgia
course	Augusta Country Club
tour	LPGA Tour
format	Stroke play – 72 holes
par	72
yardage
cut
purse	$10,000
winners_share	$1,500
champion	USA Kathy Whitworth
score	287 (−1)
previous	[1964](1964-titleholders-championship)
next	[1966](1966-titleholders-championship)

|USA |USA Georgia The 1965 Titleholders Championship was the 26th Titleholders Championship, held November 25–28 at Augusta Country Club in Augusta, Georgia. Kathy Whitworth, age 26, won the first of her six major titles, ten strokes ahead of runner-up Peggy Wilson, with defending champion Marilynn Smith a stroke back in third place.

With a 287 (−1), Whitworth broke the 72-hole scoring record by two strokes, set by Smith the previous year. It was her 19th victory on the LPGA Tour and eighth of the 1965 season.

The previous editions had been played in late April; this year's championship was moved to late November, played over the Thanksgiving weekend and the last event of the 1965 season.

Whitworth had five-stroke leads after 36 holes at 142 (−2), and after 54 holes at 216 (even).

Final leaderboard

Sunday, November 28, 1965

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	USA Kathy Whitworth	71-71-74-71=287	−1
2	USA Peggy Wilson	76-72-76-73=297	+9
3	USA Marilynn Smith	74-74-74-76=298	+10
4	USA Wanda Sanches	73-74-74-80=301	+13
T5	USA Clifford Ann Creed	77-75-75-75=302	+14
USA Marlene Hagge	73-76-78-75=302
USA Sandra Haynie	71-77-75-79=302
USA Carol Mann	73-74-78-77=302
T9	USA Gloria Armstrong	78-77-76-73=304	+16
USA Sybil Griffin	80-76-74-74=304
USA Judy Rankin	81-76-72-75=304

Source:

References

(November 29, 1965). "Whitworth breaks tournament record". St. Petersburg Times.
(November 27, 1965). "K. Whitworth leading by five". The Bulletin.

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