1967 Masters Tournament

1967 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates April 6–9, 1967
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 83 players, 55 after cut
Cut 150 (+6)
Prize fund $163,350 [2]
Winner's share $20,000
Champion
United States Gay Brewer
280 (−8)
Augusta 
Location in the United States

The 1967 Masters Tournament was the 31st Masters Tournament, held April 6–9 at Augusta National Golf Club. Gay Brewer won his only major title by one stroke over runner-up Bobby Nichols.[2][3][4]

Rebounding from a three-putt on the 72nd hole and a playoff loss the previous year, Brewer birdied the 13th, 14th, and 15th holes on Sunday.[4] Arnold Palmer finished in fourth and Gary Player finished tied for 6th, while Sam Snead and Ben Hogan, both age 54, finished tied for 10th. In the third round, Hogan shot a 66 which was the lowest single round score in the tournament, while he struggled with an aching shoulder and legs. Hogan's round included a course record-tying 30 on the back nine, with birdies at 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, and 18, with pars at the other three holes.[1] It was later equaled by Player in 1978 and Jack Nicklaus in 1986; both shot 30 on the back nine on Sunday to win by a stroke. The record stood until Mark Calcavecchia shot 29 on the back nine in 1992 (David Toms also shot a 29 on the back nine in 1998). This was Hogan's final appearance in the Masters; his last major was two months later at the U.S. Open. For Snead, a three-time champion, it marked his final top ten finish at Augusta; he participated into the 1980s.

It was also the last Masters for three-time champion Jimmy Demaret as a participant, who missed the cut by four strokes. He won the Masters in 1940, 1947, and 1950, but had not played in the other three majors since 1958.

Two-time defending champion Nicklaus shot a nine-bogey 79 in the second round and missed the cut by one stroke, the first defending champion not to play on the weekend.[5][6] (The 36-hole cut at Augusta was introduced a decade earlier, in 1957.) It was his only missed cut at the Masters from 1960 through 1993 (withdrew before 2nd round in 1983); he missed the cut by a stroke in his first appearance in 1959 at age 19. Nicklaus regrouped and won the next major, the U.S. Open at Baltusrol. With the missed cut, Nicklaus failed to qualify for the Ryder Cup team, the first for which he was eligible. He had been in a minor slump and only became eligible in mid-1966, more than halfway through the two-year qualifying cycle,[7] His win in the previous Masters did not count for the Ryder Cup as it was prior to his full PGA of America membership and it was the era prior to captains' picks.

Arnold Palmer won the eighth Par 3 contest with a score of 23.

Course

HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1White Pine400410Camellia4704
2Woodbine555511Dogwood4454
3Flowering Peach355412Golden Bell1553
4Palm220313Azalea4755
5Magnolia450414Chinese Fir4204
6Juniper190315Firethorn5205
7Pampas365416Redbud1903
8Yellow Jasmine530517Nandina4004
9Carolina Cherry420418Holly4204
Out3,48536In3,49536
Source:[8]Total6,98072

^ Holes 1, 2, 4, and 11 were later renamed.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Arnold Palmer United States1958, 1960,
1962, 1964		73737069285−34
Gary Player South Africa196175697271287−1T6
Ben Hogan United States1951, 195374736677290+2T10
Sam Snead United States1949, 1952, 195472767171290+2T10
Doug Ford United States195774698271296+8T31
Art Wall, Jr. United States195974767775302+14T49
Jack Burke, Jr. United States195676747481305+17T53

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Jack Nicklaus United States1963, 1965, 19667279151+7
Jimmy Demaret United States1940, 1947, 19508173154+10
Henry Picard United States19387876154+10
Herman Keiser United States19467877155+11
Ralph Guldahl United States19398075155+11
Cary Middlecoff United States19558476160+16
Gene Sarazen United States1935WD
Claude Harmon United States1948WD

Source[9][10]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 6, 1967

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bert Yancey United States67−5
T2Billy Casper United States70−2
Downing Gray (a) United States
T4Julius Boros United States71−1
Tony Jacklin England
T6Tommy Bolt United States72E
Peter Butler England
Jay Hebert United States
George Knudson Canada
Gene Littler United States
John Miller (a) United States
Bobby Nichols United States
Jack Nicklaus United States
Phil Rodgers United States
Mason Rudolph United States
Sam Snead United States

Source:[9][11]

Second round

Friday, April 7, 1967

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bert Yancey United States67-73=140−4
T2Julius Boros United States71-70=141−3
Gay Brewer United States73-68=141
Tony Jacklin England71-70=141
Bobby Nichols United States72-69=141
6George Archer United States75-67=142−2
T7Tommy Aaron United States75-68=143−1
Doug Ford United States74-69=143
T9Billy Casper United States70-64=144E
Bruce Devlin Australia74-70=144
Paul Harney United States73-71=144
Gary Player South Africa75-69=144

Source:[10]

Third round

Saturday, April 8, 1967

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Julius Boros United States71-70-70=211−5
Bobby Nichols United States72-69-70=211
Bert Yancey United States67-73-71=211
T4Gay Brewer United States73-68-72=213−3
Ben Hogan United States74-73-66=213
6George Archer United States75-67-72=214−2
T7Tony Jacklin England71-70-74=215−1
Lionel Hebert United States77-71-67=215
T9Jacky Cupit United States73-76-67=216E
Arnold Palmer United States73-73-70=216
Gary Player South Africa75-69-72=216

Source:[12]

Final round

Sunday, April 9, 1967

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Gay Brewer United States73-68-72-67=280−820,000
2Bobby Nichols United States72-69-70-70=281−714,000
3Bert Yancey United States67-73-71-73=284−49,000
4Arnold Palmer United States73-73-70-69=285−36,600
5Julius Boros United States71-70-70-75=286−25,500
T6Paul Harney United States73-71-74-69=287−14,150
Gary Player South Africa75-69-72-71=287
T8Tommy Aaron United States75-68-74-71=288E3,350
Lionel Hebert United States77-71-67-73=288
T10Roberto DeVicenzo Argentina73-72-74-71=290+22,720
Bruce Devlin Australia74-70-75-71=290
Ben Hogan United States74-73-66-77=290
Mason Rudolph United States72-76-72-70=290
Sam Snead United States72-76-71-71=290

Source:[2][3]

Scorecard

Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 
Par454343454443545344
United States Brewer−3−4−4−4−4−4−5−6−6−5−5−5−6−7−8−8−8−8
United States Nichols−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−6−5−5−5−6−7−7−7−7
United States Yancey−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−6−6−5−5−5−5−5−6−5−4−4
United States PalmerEE−1−1−1−1EEEE−1−1−2−2−3−3−3−3
United States Boros−5−5−5−5−5−6−6−5−4−5−4−2−3−3−3−3−3−2
United States Hogan−2−1EEEEE−1−1EEEE+1+1+2+2+2

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

References

  1. 1 2 Grimsley, Will (April 9, 1967). "Masters lead held by three". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1B.
  2. 1 2 3 "'I redeemed myself': Brewer". Miami News. (New York Times). April 10, 1967. p. C-1.
  3. 1 2 "Gay Brewer wins Masters golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 10, 1967. p. 30.
  4. 1 2 Jenkins, Dan (April 17, 1967). "A Glory Day for Gay". Sports Illustrated. p. 22.
  5. ↑ "Bogeys run Nicklaus out of Masters". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. April 8, 1967. p. 15.
  6. ↑ "Yancey clings to one-shot Masters lead". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 8, 1967. p. 7.
  7. ↑ "Ryder spot is elusive for Nicklaus". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. March 28, 1967. p. 12.
  8. ↑ "Augusta National Golf club: map". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 7, 1967. p. 21.
  9. 1 2 "Yancey's 67 sets pace in Masters golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 7, 1967. p. 20.
  10. 1 2 "Bert has 67-73; Nicklaus misses cutoff with 151". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 8, 1967. p. 7.
  11. ↑ "Yancey romances August; winds, fairways irk field". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 8, 1967. p. 18.
  12. ↑ "Three share Masters top". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 9, 1967. p. 1, sports.

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

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