1937 Titleholders Championship

The 1937 Titleholders Championship was contested from January 15–17 at Augusta Country Club. It was the first edition of the Titleholders Championship.

This event was won by Patty Berg.

Round summaries

First round

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Patty Berg 80 +1
United States Jane Cothran
United States Helen Hicks
4 United States Dorothy Kirby 83 +4
T5 United States Helen Dettweiler 86 +7
United States Isabell Oglivie
United States Kathryn Hemphill
8 United States Helen Waring 87 +8
9 United States Jean Bauer 89 +10
10 United States Babe Didriksen 90 +11

Source:[1]

Second round

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Helen Hicks 80-79=159 +1
T2 United States Jane Cothran 80-86=166 +8
United States Dorothy Kirby 83-83=166
4 United States Patty Berg 80-87=167 +9
5 United States Helen Dettweiler 86-87=173 +15
6 United States Isabell Oglivie 86-92=178 +20
7 United States Babe Didriksen 90-91=181 +23
8 United States Helen Waring 87-96=183 +25
9 United States Alice Rutherford 95-91=186 +25
10 United States Mrs. Reginald Maxwell 91-97=188 +27

Source:[2]

Final round

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Patty Berg 80-87-73=240 +3
2 United States Dorothy Kirby 83-83-77=243 +6
3 United States Helen Hicks 80-79-85=244 +7
4 United States Jane Cothran 80-86-83=249 +12
5 United States Kathryn Hemphill 86-84-81=251 +14
6 United States Helen Dettweiler 86-87-83=256 +18
7 United States Babe Didriksen 90-91-80=261 +23
8 United States Isabell Oglivie 86-92-87=265 +27

Sources:[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Patty Berg Ties Two Others For Lead in Tourney". The Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. Associated Press. January 16, 1937. p. 7A – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ "Miss Helen Hicks Leads Golfers". The Sunday Morning Star. Wilmington, Delaware. January 17, 1937. p. 23 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ "Patty Berg Breaks Par In Golf Win". Painesville Telegraph. Ohio. January 18, 1937. p. 6 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "Patty Berg Winner". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. January 18, 1937. p. 14 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ "Patty Berg Sets Record Score To Win Golf Title". Duluth News-Tribune. Associated Press. January 18, 1937. p. 6 – via newspapers.com.