1955 Titleholders Championship

The 1955 Titleholders Championship was contested from March 10–13 at Augusta Country Club. It was the 16th edition of the Titleholders Championship.

Patty Berg won her sixth Titleholders. Her score of 291 took two strokes off the previous record of 293 set by Louise Suggs in 1954.[1]

Final leaderboard

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Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Patty Berg 76-68-74-73=291 +3 1,000
2 United States Mary Lena Faulk 72-73-74-74=293 +5 700
3 United States Betsy Rawls 77-69-78-73=297 +9 600
4 United States Louise Suggs 71-77-80-73=301 +13 500
5 United States Marlene Bauer 78-71-77-77=303 +15 425
6 United States Mickey Wright 77-77-75-75=304 +16 350
T7 Uruguay Fay Crocker 80-76-76-74=306 +18 280
United States Babe Zaharias 75-75-78-78=306
United States Pat Lesser (a) 75-74-80-77=306 0
10 United States Marilynn Smith 74-77-81-76=308 +20 200

References

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  1. ^ "Patty Berg Wins Sixth Women's Titleholders Crown With 291". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. Associated Press. March 14, 1955. p. 9 – via Google News Archive.


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