1952 Masters Tournament

1952 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates April 3–6, 1952
Location Augusta, Georgia
Course(s) Augusta National Golf Club
Organized by Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 72
Field 70 players
Cut none
Prize fund $20,000[1]
Winner's share $4,000
Champion
United States Sam Snead
286 (−2)
Augusta 
Location in the United States

The 1952 Masters Tournament was the 16th Masters Tournament, held April 3–6 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

In strong winds and cool temperatures on the final two days, Sam Snead held on to the lead and won the second of his three Masters titles, four strokes ahead of runner-up Jack Burke, Jr.[1][2] It was the sixth of Snead's seven major titles.

Defending champion Ben Hogan hosted the first Masters Club dinner (popularly known as the Champions dinner). He was the co-leader with Snead after three rounds at 214 (−2),[3][4] but shot a 79 (+7) on Sunday and finished seven strokes back.

With a Sunday gallery estimated at 18,000 patrons at five dollars each, the purse was doubled by the tournament committee to $20,000, with a winner's share of $4,000.[1]

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Sam Snead United States194970677772286−21
Ben Hogan United States195170707479293+5T7
Claude Harmon United States194873747773297+9T14
Byron Nelson United States1937, 194272757877302+14T24
Horton Smith United States1934, 193674737780304+16T30
Henry Picard United States193876777880311+23T52
Craig Wood United States194173818080314+2659
Jimmy Demaret United States1940, 1947, 19507776153+9WD
Gene Sarazen United States1935WD
  • The Masters did not have a 36-hole cut until 1957

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 3, 1952

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Ray Gafford United States69−3
Johnny Palmer United States
T3Al Besselink United States70−2
Ben Hogan United States
Sam Snead United States
T6Skip Alexander United States71−1
Tommy Bolt United States
Doug Ford United States
Fred Hawkins United States
Joe Kirkwood, Jr. Australia
Lloyd Mangrum United States
Johnny Revolta United States
Lew Worsham United States

Source:[5][6]

Second round

Friday, April 4, 1952

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Sam Snead United States70-67=137−7
2Ben Hogan United States70-70=140−4
T3Tommy Bolt United States71-71=142−2
Jim Ferrier Australia72-70=142
Johnny Revolta United States71-71=142
T6Jack Burke, Jr. United States76-67=143−1
George Fazio United States72-71=143
Johnny Palmer United States69-74=143
Harvie Ward (a) United States72-71=143
T10Skip Alexander United States71-73=144E
Dow Finsterwald United States72-72=144
Fred Hawkins United States71-73=144
Cary Middlecoff United States72-72=144
Ed Oliver United States72-72=144

Source:[7]

Third round

Saturday, April 5, 1952

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Ben Hogan United States70-70-74=214−2
Sam Snead United States70-67-77=214
3Cary Middlecoff United States72-72-72=216E
T4Al Besselink United States70-76-71=217+1
Tommy Bolt United States71-71-75=217
6Johnny Palmer United States69-74-75=218+2
T7Jim Ferrier Australia72-70-77=219+3
Johnny Revolta United States71-71-77=219
Lew Worsham United States71-75-73=219
10Lloyd Mangrum United States71-74-75=220+4

Source:[3][4]

Final round

Sunday, April 6, 1952

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Sam Snead United States70-67-77-72=286−24,000
2Jack Burke, Jr. United States76-67-78-69=290+22,500
T3Al Besselink United States70-76-71-74=291+31,387
Tommy Bolt United States71-71-75-74=291
Jim Ferrier Australia72-70-77-72=291
6Lloyd Mangrum United States71-74-75-72=292+4800
T7Julius Boros United States73-73-76-71=293+5625
Fred Hawkins United States71-73-78-71=293
Ben Hogan United States70-70-74-79=293
Lew Worsham United States71-75-73-74=293

Source:[1][2]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454343454443545344
United States Snead−2−2−2−3−3−3−3−2−1−2−1E−1−1−1−1−1−2
United States Burke+6+5+4+4+4+4+4+4+3+3+3+3+2+2+2+2+2+2
United States Besselink+1+2+1+2+3+2+2+2+1+2+2+2+3+3+2+3+3+3
United States Bolt+1−1−1−1EEEE+1+1+1+1−1−1E+1+3+3
Australia Ferrier+3+3+2+2+3+2+2+2+2+3+3+4+4+4+3+3+3+3
United States Hogan−1−1−1E+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+2+3+4+4+5
United States Middlecoff+1+1+2+2+3+3+3+4+5+5+5+5+4+4+6+6+6+6

Source:[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Bartlett, Charles (April 7, 1952). "Snead wins Masters golf on 286". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 4.
  2. 1 2 3 "Snead's 286 wins Masters golf title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 7, 1952. p. 20.
  3. 1 2 Bartlett, Charles (April 6, 1952). "Hogan ties Snead for Masters golf lead". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
  4. 1 2 "Snead, Hogan lead Masters with 214". Milwaukee Sentinel. April 6, 1952. p. 1B.
  5. ↑ Bartlett, Charles (April 4, 1952). "Hogan, Snead fire 70s in Masters". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 4.
  6. ↑ "Palmer, Gafford fire 69s in Masters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 4, 1952. p. 29.
  7. ↑ Bartlett, Charles (April 5, 1952). "Snead gets 67; leads Masters golf". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 3.

Coordinates: 33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020

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