The 1961 Titleholders Championship was the 22nd Titleholders Championship, held April 27–30 at Augusta Country Club in Augusta, Georgia. Mickey Wright won the first of two consecutive Titleholders, one stroke ahead of runners-up Patty Berg and Louise Suggs.
It was the fifth of Wright's thirteen major titles and her 22nd victory on tour.
Wright was tied with Kathy Cornelius for the 36-hole lead at 147 (+3).
Final leaderboard Sunday, April 30, 1961 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 Mickey Wright72-75-76-76=299+11 1,200T2 Patty Berg75-75-74-76=300+12 800 Louise Suggs76-74-72-78=3004 Kathy Cornelius74-73-79-75=301+13 6005 Betty Jameson78-71-80-73=302+14 4756 Betsy Rawls77-77-75-74=303+15 4257 Ruth Jessen79-75-79-74=307+19 3758 Beverly Hanson80-72-77-78=308+20 3259 Kathy Whitworth77-75-79-78=309+21 27510 Beth Stone77-75-76-83=310+22 250 Source:
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