The 1966 Titleholders Championship was the 27th

Titleholders Championship The Titleholders Championship was a women's golf tournament played from in 1937 to 1966 and again in 1972. It was later designated a major championship by the LPGA Tour. History The Titleholders Championship was founded in 1937. Like the Masters ...

, held November 24–27 at

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in Augusta, Georgia. Reigning champion Kathy Whitworth successfully defended her title and won the second of her six

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titles, two strokes ahead of runners-up

Judy Kimball Judy Kimball Simon (born June 17, 1938) is an American professional golfer, best known for winning the LPGA Championship in 1962, a women's major championship. Amateur career Born in Sioux City, Iowa, Kimball graduated from the University of K ...

and Mary Mills. It was Whitworth's 28th victory on the LPGA Tour and ninth of the

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season. Mills was the 54-hole leader at 217 (+1), with Whitworth and Kimball a stroke back. This was the last time the championship was held in Augusta; it took a hiatus and resumed six years later for one time only in

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in North Carolina.

Final leaderboard

''Sunday, November 27, 1966'' Source:

References

{{coord, 33.483, N, 82.011, W, display=t, type:event Titleholders Championship Golf in Georgia (U.S. state)

Women's sports in Georgia (U.S. state)