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1966 Titleholders Championship

Field	Value
name	1966 Titleholders Championship
dates	November 24–27, [1966](1966-lpga-tour)
location	Augusta, Georgia
course	Augusta Country Club
tour	LPGA Tour
format	Stroke play – 72 holes
par	72
yardage	6351 yd
cut
purse	$10,000
winners_share	$1,500
champion	USA Kathy Whitworth
score	291 (+3)
previous	[1965](1965-titleholders-championship)
next	[1972](1972-titleholders-championship)

|USA |USA Georgia The 1966 Titleholders Championship was the 27th Titleholders Championship, held November 24–27 at Augusta Country Club in Augusta, Georgia. Reigning champion Kathy Whitworth successfully defended her title and won the second of her six major titles, two strokes ahead of runners-up Judy Kimball and Mary Mills.

It was Whitworth's 28th victory on the LPGA Tour and ninth of the 1966 season.

Mills was the 54-hole leader at 217 (+1), with Whitworth and Kimball a stroke back.

This was the last time the championship was held in Augusta; it took a hiatus and resumed six years later for one time only in 1972 in North Carolina.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, November 27, 1966

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	USA Kathy Whitworth	74-70-74-73=291	+3
T2	USA Judy Kimball	73-72-73-75=293	+5
USA Mary Mills	73-71-73-76=293
4	USA Judy Rankin	75-76-70-73=294	+6
5	USA Betsy Rawls	77-73-72-74=296	+8
6	USA Marilynn Smith	75-78-74-70=297	+9
7	USA Marlene Hagge	74-72-78-74=298	+10
8	USA Shirley Englehorn	74-74-74-77=299	+11
9	USA Sandra Spuzich	75-77-75-74=301	+13
10	USA Peggy Wilson	77-79-75-72=303	+15

Source:

References

(November 25, 1966). "Four share golf lead". St. Joseph Gazette.
(November 28, 1966). "Whitworth rallies for title". St. Joseph Gazette.

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