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Augusta

Location in the United States

Augusta

Location in Georgia

The 1962 Titleholders Championship was the 23rd Titleholders Championship, held April 26–30 at Augusta Country Club in Augusta, Georgia. Defending champion Mickey Wright sank a ten-foot (3 m) putt for par on the 72nd hole to tie Ruth Jessen and force the first playoff in the event's history.^[2]

Wright won the 18-hole playoff by three strokes, 69 to 72, to repeat as champion.^[3]

Barbara Romack held a five-shot lead after 36 holes,^[1] but finished two strokes back in solo third.^[2]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, April 29, 1962

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
T1	Mickey Wright	73-75-70-77=295	+7	Playoff
T1	Ruth Jessen	74-74-70-77=295	+7	Playoff
3	Barbara Romack	73-70-79-75=297	+9	800
4	Patty Berg	75-74-72-77=298	+10	675
5	Mary Lena Faulk	75-76-74-74=299	+11	550
6	Marilynn Smith	75-73-77-75=300	+12	500
7	Kathy Whitworth	74-74-80-73=301	+13	450
8	Jo Ann Prentice	73-77-73-79=302	+14	400
9	Kathy Cornelius	76-73-73-81=303	+15	350
10	Shirley Englehorn	77-78-72-77=304	+16	300

Source:^[2]

Monday, April 30, 1962

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Mickey Wright	34-35=69	−3	1,400
2	Ruth Jessen	37-35=72	E	1,100

Source:^[3]

^ ^a ^b "Romack leads Titleholders". Spartanburg Herald. South Carolina. Associated Press. April 28, 1962. p. 8.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Wright sinks 10-foot putt, forcing Titleholders' playoff". St. Joseph Gazette. Missouri. Associated Press. April 30, 1962. p. 7.
^ ^a ^b "Titleholders playoff to Mickey Wright". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. May 1, 1962. p. 36.