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Played as the Titleholders Championship (28th) for the first time since 1966, and as it turned out, for the very last time. Second-placed Judy Rankin (USA) and Mickey Wright (USA) finished 10 shots behind Palmer (USA). [Pine Needles Lodge & GC, Southern Pines, NC].
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (27th) for the last time until 1972. Second-placed Mary Mills (USA) and Judy Kimball (USA) finished 2 shots behind Whitworth (USA). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (26th). Second-placed Peggy Wilson (USA) finished 10 shots behind Whitworth (USA). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (25th). Second-placed Mickey Wright (USA) finished 1 shot behind Smith (USA), the same winner/runner-up outcome as in the previous year. [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (24th). First-time major championship winner Smith (USA) beat Mickey Wright (USA) by 1 shot in an 18-hole playoff. [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (23rd). Defending champion Mickey Wright (USA) beat Ruth Jessen (USA) in an 18-hole playoff (Wright 69, Jessen 72). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (22nd). Second-placed Louise Suggs (USA) and Patty Berg (USA) finished 1 shot behind Wright (USA). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (21st). Second-placed Kathy Cornelius (USA) finished 7 shots behind Crocker (Uruguay). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (20th). Second-placed Betsy Rawls (USA) finished 1 shot behind Suggs (USA). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (19th). Second-placed Betty Dodd (USA) finished 5 shots behind Hanson (USA). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (18th). Anne Quast (USA, amateur) finished 3 shots behind Berg (USA). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (17th). Defending champion and second-placed Patty Berg (USA) finished 1 shot behind Suggs (USA). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (16th). Second-placed Mary Lena Faulk (USA) finished 2 shots behind Berg (USA). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (15th). Defending champion and second-placed Patty Berg (USA) finished 7 shots behind Suggs (USA). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (14th). Second-placed Betsy Rawls (USA) finished 9 shots behind Berg (USA). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (13th). Second-placed Betsy Rawls (USA) finished 7 shots behind Zaharias (USA). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (12th). Second-placed Beverly Hanson (USA) finished 2 shots behind O'Sullivan (USA, amateur). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (11th). Second-placed Clare Doran (USA, amateur) finished 8 shots behind Zaharias (USA). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (10th). Second-placed Patty Berg (USA) and Dorothy Kirby (USA, amateur) finished 2 shots behind Kirk (USA, amateur). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (9th). Second-placed Peggy Kirk (USA, amateur) and Babe Zaharias (USA) finished 1 shot behind Berg (USA). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (8th). Second-placed Dorothy Kirby (USA, amateur) finished 5 shots behind Zaharias (USA, amateur). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (7th). Second-placed Eileen Stulb (USA, amateur) finished 2 shots behind Suggs (USA, amateur). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
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Championship not played due to World War II.
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Championship not played due to World War II.
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Championship not played due to World War II.
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (6th). Second-placed Eileen Stulb (USA, amateur) finished 5 shots behind defending champion Kirby (USA, amateur). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (5th). Second-placed Helen Sigel (USA) finished 16 shots behind Kirby (USA, amateur). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (4th). Second-placed Helen Dettweiler (USA) finished 1 shot behind Hicks (USA, amateur). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (3rd). Second-placed Dorothy Kirby (USA, amateur) finished 2 shots behind Berg (USA, amateur), who recorded her third straight win in this event. [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (2nd). Second-placed Jane Cothran (USA, amateur) finished 14 shots behind defending champion Berg (USA, amateur). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
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Played as the inaugural Titleholders Championship. Second-placed Dorothy Kirby (USA, amateur) finished 3 shots behind Berg (USA, amateur). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
Ryder Cup: Rome plays host to the first ever Ryder Cup to be staged in Italy, with the USA defending golf’s greatest team trophy at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club (Sept 29-Oct 1).
Solheim Cup: also in September, also in southern Europe, the 18th Solheim Cup will be contested at Finca Cortesin on the Costa del Sol, with Europe defending after their surprise win in Toledo, Inverness Club (Ohio) in 2021 (Sept 22-24).
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Céline Boutier: with many successes as both an amateur and professional golfer, Boutier added a major championship title to her impressive résumé at this year’s Evian Championship.
Alex Cejka: buffeted by rain and high winds, especially on the high-scoring final day, Čejka prevailed over Pádraig Harrington in a playoff at Royal Porthcawl, to scoop the Senior Open Championship title.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
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