1964 Masters Tournament
Tournament information | |
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Dates | April 9–12, 1964 |
Location | Augusta, Georgia |
Course(s) | Augusta National Golf Club |
Organized by | Augusta National Golf Club |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,980 yards (6,383 m)[1] |
Field | 96 players, 48 after cut |
Cut | 148 (+4) |
Prize fund | $129,800[2] |
Winner's share | $20,000 |
Champion | |
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276 (−12) | |
The 1964 Masters Tournament was the 28th Masters Tournament, held April 9–12 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. A field of 96 players entered the tournament and 48 made the 36-hole cut at 148 (+4).
Arnold Palmer, age 34, opened with three rounds in the 60s and led by five strokes after 54 holes at 206 (−10).[3] He carded a final round of 70 on Sunday to win by six strokes to become the first four-time winner of the Masters.[4][5] It was his seventh and final major victory.
Craig Wood, the 1941 champion, played in his final Masters, but withdrew before completing the first round.[6] Prior to his win at Augusta, he was the runner-up in the first two Masters in 1934 and 1935.
Labron Harris, Jr. won the Par 3 contest with a score of 23.
Palmer was later joined as a four-time winner at Augusta by Jack Nicklaus in 1972 and Tiger Woods in 2005; Nicklaus won his fifth in 1975 and a record sixth in 1986.
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
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Arnold Palmer | 1958, 1960, 1962 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 276 | −12 | 1 | |
Jack Nicklaus | 1963 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 67 | 282 | −6 | T2 | |
Gary Player | 1961 | 69 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 286 | −2 | T5 | |
Ben Hogan | 1951, 1953 | 73 | 75 | 67 | 72 | 287 | −1 | T9 | |
Jimmy Demaret | 1940, 1947, 1950 | 75 | 69 | 73 | 76 | 293 | +5 | T32 | |
Doug Ford | 1957 | 78 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 299 | +11 | T46 |
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
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Art Wall, Jr. | 1959 | 73 | 77 | 150 | +6 | |
Byron Nelson | 1937, 1942 | 75 | 76 | 151 | +7 | |
Sam Snead | 1949, 1952, 1954 | 79 | 73 | 152 | +8 | |
Jack Burke, Jr. | 1956 | 76 | 77 | 153 | +9 | |
Claude Harmon | 1948 | 77 | 77 | 154 | +10 | |
Herman Keiser | 1946 | 79 | 76 | 155 | +11 | |
Cary Middlecoff | 1955 | 79 | 77 | 156 | +12 | |
Ralph Guldahl | 1939 | 79 | 80 | 159 | +15 | |
Gene Sarazen | 1935 | 73 | WD | |||
Craig Wood | 1941 | WD |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, April 9, 1964
Source:[9]
Second round
Friday, April 10, 1964
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Arnold Palmer | 69-68=137 | −7 | |
2 | Gary Player | 69-72=141 | −3 | |
T3 | Don January | 70-72=142 | −2 | |
Gene Littler | 70-72=142 | |||
T5 | Bob Charles | 71-72=143 | −1 | |
Dow Finsterwald | 71-72=143 | |||
Tony Lema | 75-68=143 | |||
Dave Marr | 70-73=143 | |||
T9 | Peter Butler | 72-72=144 | E | |
Jimmy Demaret | 75-69=144 | |||
Bruce Devlin | 72-72=144 | |||
Jim Ferrier | 71-73=144 | |||
Bob Goalby | 69-75=144 | |||
Davis Love, Jr. | 69-75=144 | |||
Jack Nicklaus | 71-73=144 | |||
Billy Joe Patton (a) | 70-74=144 | |||
Johnny Pott | 74-70=144 | |||
Chi-Chi Rodríguez | 71-73=144 | |||
Dan Sikes | 76-68=144 |
Third round
Saturday, April 11, 1964
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Arnold Palmer | 69-68-69=206 | −10 | |
2 | Bruce Devlin | 72-72-67=211 | −5 | |
3 | Dave Marr | 70-73-69=212 | −4 | |
T4 | Peter Butler | 72-72-69=213 | −3 | |
Jim Ferrier | 71-73-69=213 | |||
Gary Player | 69-72-72=213 | |||
7 | Bo Wininger | 74-71-69=214 | −2 | |
T8 | Deane Beman (a) | 74-71-70=215 | −1 | |
Ben Hogan | 73-75-67=215 | |||
Billy Maxwell | 73-73-69=215 | |||
Jack Nicklaus | 71-73-71=215 | |||
Johnny Pott | 74-70-71=215 | |||
Dan Sikes | 76-68-71=215 |
Final round
Sunday, April 12, 1964
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Arnold Palmer | 69-68-69-70=276 | −12 | 20,000 | |
T2 | Dave Marr | 70-73-69-70=282 | −6 | 10,100 | |
Jack Nicklaus | 71-73-71-67=282 | ||||
4 | Bruce Devlin | 72-72-67-73=284 | −4 | 6,100 | |
T5 | Billy Casper | 76-72-69-69=286 | −2 | 3,700 | |
Jim Ferrier | 71-73-69-73=286 | ||||
Paul Harney | 73-72-71-70=286 | ||||
Gary Player | 69-72-72-73=286 | ||||
T9 | Dow Finsterwald | 71-72-75-69=287 | −1 | 1,700 | |
Ben Hogan | 73-75-67-72=287 | ||||
Tony Lema | 75-68-74-70=287 | ||||
Mike Souchak | 73-74-70-70=287 |
Source:[4]
Scorecard
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Eagle | Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |
References
- 1 2 "Palmer sizzles, leads Masters by 4". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 11, 1964. p. 2-part 2.
- ↑ Moffit, David M. (April 13, 1964). "Palmer again aims at Grand Slam after unprecedented 4th Masters win". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). UPI. p. 24.
- 1 2 Grimsley, Will (April 12, 1964). "Arnie bags 69, now 10 under par". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. p. D-1.
- 1 2 "Palmer eyes 'Grand Slam'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 13, 1964. p. 3B.
- ↑ Wright, Alfred (April 20, 1964). "A Master to top them all". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
- 1 2 "Full House". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). April 10, 1964. p. 28.
- ↑ Moffit, David M. (April 11, 1964). "Palmer register four-under 68 to gain big advantage in Masters meet". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). p. 9.
- 1 2 Becker, Jim (April 11, 1964). "Palmer leads Masters by four". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1B.
- ↑ Becker, Jim (April 10, 1964). "Palmer shares golf lead with 69". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 3B.
- ↑ "Palmer ahead by five in Masters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 12, 1964. p. 1B.
External links
- Masters.com – Past winners and results
- About.com – 1964 Masters Tournament
- Augusta.com – 1964 Masters leaderboard and scorecards