1953 Masters Tournament

1953 Masters Tournament
	Front cover of the 1953 Masters Guide
Tournament information
Dates	April 9–12, 1953
Location	Augusta, Georgia; 33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W
Course(s)	Augusta National Golf Club
Organized by	Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,950 yards (6,355 m)
Field	71 players
Cut	none
Winner's share	$4,000
Champion
	Ben Hogan
	274 (−14)
Location map
	Augusta National Location in the United States Augusta National Location in Georgia
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The 1953 Masters Tournament was the 17th Masters Tournament, held April 9–12 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

Ben Hogan shattered the Masters scoring record by five strokes with a 274 (−14),^[2] which stood for twelve years, until Jack Nicklaus' 271 in 1965. Hogan shot four rounds of 70 or better,^[3] and went on to win the U.S. Open by six strokes in June and the British Open by four in July. Through 2022, it remains the only time these three majors were won in the same calendar year.

Hogan, age forty, led by four strokes after 54 holes and finished five ahead of runner-up Ed Oliver to win his second Masters, the seventh of his nine major titles. This win was commemorated five years later in 1958 with the dedication of the Hogan Bridge over Rae's Creek at the par-3 12th hole.^[4]

Hogan was the first Masters winner over age forty; a few months older than Hogan, Sam Snead won the next year at 41.

Course

Hole	Yards	Par		Hole	Yards	Par
1	400	4		10	470	4
2	555	5		11	445	4
3	355	4		12	155	3
4	220	3		13	470	5
5	450	4		14	420	4
6	190	3		15	505	5
7	365	4		16	190	3
8	520	5		17	400	4
9	420	4		18	420	4
Out	3,475	36		In	3,475	36
Source:^[2]			Total		6,950	72

Field

1. Masters champions

Jimmy Demaret (10), Claude Harmon (9), Ben Hogan (2,6,9,10), Byron Nelson (2,6,9), Henry Picard (6), Gene Sarazen (2,4,6), Horton Smith (10), Sam Snead (4,6,9,10), Craig Wood (2)

Ralph Guldahl (2) and Herman Keiser did not play.

2. U.S. Open champions

Julius Boros (9,10), Billy Burke, Olin Dutra (6), Chick Evans (3,a), Lloyd Mangrum (9,10), Fred McLeod, Cary Middlecoff (9,10,12), Sam Parks Jr., Lew Worsham (9,10)

3. U.S. Amateur champions

Dick Chapman (5,a), Charles Coe (a), Skee Riegel (9), Jess Sweetser (5,a), Jack Westland (11,a)

4. British Open champions

Jock Hutchison (6), Denny Shute (6)

5. British Amateur champions

Frank Stranahan (9,a), Robert Sweeny Jr. (a), Harvie Ward (9,a)

6. PGA champions

Jim Ferrier (9), Vic Ghezzi, Bob Hamilton (12), Chandler Harper, Johnny Revolta (9), Jim Turnesa (12)

7. Members of the U.S. 1953 Ryder Cup team

Team not selected in time for inclusion

8. Members of the U.S. 1953 Walker Cup team

Team not selected in time for inclusion

9. Top 24 players and ties from the 1952 Masters Tournament

Al Besselink, Arnold Blum (a), Tommy Bolt (10), Jack Burke Jr., George Fazio (10), Doug Ford (10), Fred Hawkins, Clayton Heafner, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Chuck Kocsis (a), Ted Kroll (10,12), Johnny Palmer

10. Top 24 players and ties from the 1952 U.S. Open

Al Brosch, Johnny Bulla, Clarence Doser (12), Leland Gibson, Chick Harbert (12), Jimmy Jackson (a), Milon Marusic, Dick Metz, Ed Oliver, Earl Stewart, Harry Todd, Felice Torza, Bill Trombley, Bo Wininger

Paul Runyan (6) did not play.

11. 1952 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists

Don Cherry (a), Al Mengert

Gene Littler (a), Jim McHale Jr. (a) and Dick Yost (a) did not play.

12. 1952 PGA Championship quarter-finalists

Frank Champ, Fred Haas

13. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions

William C. Campbell (a)

14. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open champions

Skip Alexander

15. Two players, not already qualified, with the best scoring average in the winter part of the 1953 PGA Tour

Jerry Barber, Dick Mayer

16. Foreign invitations

John de Bendern (5,a), Ricardo Rossi, Peter Thomson

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 9, 1953

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Chick Harbert	68	−4
T2	Al Besselink	69	−3
T2	Ed Oliver	69	−3
T4	Ben Hogan	70	−2
T4	Milan Marusic	70	−2
T6	Tommy Bolt	71	−1
	Bob Hamilton
	Ted Kroll
	Sam Snead
T10	Skip Alexander	72	E
	Dick Chapman (a)
	Frank Stranahan (a)

Source:^[1]^[5]

Second round

Friday, April 10, 1953

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Ben Hogan	70-69=139	−5
2	Bob Hamilton	71-69=140	−4
T3	Chick Harbert	68-73=141	−3
T3	Ted Kroll	71-70=141	−3
T5	Lloyd Mangrum	74-68=142	−2
	Milan Marusic	70-72=142
	Ed Oliver	69-73=142
T8	Al Besselink	69-75=144	E
	Julius Boros	73-71=144
	Leland Gibson	73-71=144
	Lew Worsham	74-70=144

Source:^[6]^[7]

Third round

Saturday, April 11, 1953

With a 66 (−6), 1951 champion Ben Hogan set the 54-hole scoring record at 205 (−11).^[8]

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Ben Hogan	70-69-66=205	−11
2	Ed Oliver	69-73-67=209	−7
3	Bob Hamilton	71-69-70=210	−6
4	Chick Harbert	68-73-70=211	−5
5	Lloyd Mangrum	74-68-71=213	−3
T6	Al Besselink	69-75-70=214	−2
	Tommy Bolt	71-75-68=214
	Ted Kroll	71-70-73=214
9	Chandler Harper	74-72-69=215	−1
T10	Jack Burke Jr.	78-69-69=216	E
	Leland Gibson	73-71-72=216
	Dick Mayer	73-72-71=216
	Dick Metz	73-72-71=216
	Frank Stranahan (a)	72-75-69=216
	Harvie Ward (a)	73-74-69=216

Source:^[8]^[9]

Final round

Sunday, April 12, 1953

Final leaderboard

Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion

*Top 10*
Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (US$)
1	Ben Hogan (c)	70-69-66-69=274	−14	4,000
2	Ed Oliver	69-73-67-70=279	−9	2,500
3	Lloyd Mangrum	74-68-71-69=282	−6	1,700
4	Bob Hamilton	71-69-70-73=283	−5	1,400
T5	Tommy Bolt	71-75-68-71=285	−3	900
T5	Chick Harbert	68-73-70-74=285	−3	900
7	Ted Kroll	71-70-73-72=286	−2	700
8	Jack Burke Jr.	78-69-69-71=287	−1	650
9	Al Besselink	69-75-70-74=288	E	600
T10	Julius Boros	73-71-75-70=289	+1	523
	Chandler Harper	74-72-69-74=289
	Fred Hawkins	75-70-74-70=289

Leaderboard below the top 10
Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
13	Johnny Palmer	74-73-72-71=290	+2	450
T14	Frank Stranahan (a)	72-75-69-75=291	+3	0
T14	Harvie Ward (a)	73-74-69-75=291	+3
T16	Charles Coe (a)	75-74-72-71=292	+4
	Jim Ferrier	74-71-76-71=292		443
	Dick Mayer	73-72-71-76=292
	Sam Snead (c)	71-75-71-75=292
	Earl Stewart	75-72-70-75=292
T21	Jerry Barber	73-76-72-72=293	+5	425
T21	Doug Ford	73-73-72-75=293	+5	425
T23	Leland Gibson	73-71-72-78=294	+6	407
	Al Mengert	77-70-75-72=294
	Dick Metz	73-72-71-78=294
26	Fred Haas	74-73-71-77=295	+7	400
T27	Cary Middlecoff	75-76-68-77=296	+8	200
T27	Jim Turnesa	73-74-73-76=296	+8	200
T29	Skip Alexander	72-78-74-73=297	+9	200
	Byron Nelson (c)	73-73-78-73=297
	Skee Riegel	74-72-76-75=297
	Felice Torza	78-73-72-74=297
	Bo Wininger	80-70-72-75=297
T34	Clarence Doser	75-77-71-75=298	+10	200
	Claude Harmon (c)	75-73-75-75=298		200
	Robert Sweeny Jr. (a)	75-76-72-75=298		0
37	Dick Chapman (a)	72-77-78-72=299	+11	0
T38	Al Brosch	74-73-78-75=300	+12	200
	Jimmy Jackson (a)	75-77-74-74=300		0
	Milon Marusic	70-72-77-81=300		200
	Henry Picard (c)	73-75-74-78=300
	Gene Sarazen (c)	75-78-73-74=300
	Peter Thomson	77-76-74-73=300
44	Lew Worsham	74-70-77-80=301	+13	200
T45	William C. Campbell (a)	75-78-74-75=302	+14	0
	Don Cherry (a)	73-76-79-74=302		0
	Jimmy Demaret (c)	73-80-75-74=302		200
	Chuck Kocsis (a)	75-75-75-77=302		0
	Horton Smith (c)	78-76-72-76=302		200
50	Sam Parks Jr.	73-76-76-79=304	+16	200
T51	Johnny Bulla	75-77-81-72=305	+17	200
T51	George Fazio	77-74-77-77=305	+17	200
T53	Harry Todd	78-73-75-80=306	+18	200
T53	Jack Westland (a)	81-74-75-76=306	+18	0
T55	Arnold Blum (a)	76-73-77-82=308	+20	0
	Ricardo Rossi	75-81-80-72=308		200
	Denny Shute	78-81-74-75=308		200
58	Johnny Revolta	77-77-75-81=310	+22	200
T59	Frank Champ	85-72-77-77=311	+23	200
T59	Bill Trombley	78-75-79-79=311	+23	200
61	John de Bendern (a)	80-77-75-80=312	+24	0
62	Craig Wood (c)	81-78-76-80=315	+27	200
63	Olin Dutra	80-78-82-78=318	+30	200
64	Chick Evans (a)	85-79-79-85=328	+40	0
WD	Vic Ghezzi	74-77-73=224	+8
	Jess Sweetser (a)	75-78-77=230	+14
	Clayton Heafner	78-74-79=231	+15
	Billy Burke	80-80=160	+16
	Jock Hutchison
	Joe Kirkwood Jr.
	Fred McLeod

Source:^[10]^[11]

Scorecard

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	5	4	3	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	3	5	4	5	3	4	4
Hogan	−11	−12	−12	−13	−13	−12	−12	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11	−12	−12	−13	−13	−13	−14
Oliver	−7	−8	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−8	−7	−7	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−9
Mangrum	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−3	−3	−3	−4	−5	−6
Hamilton	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−6	−6	−6	−6	−5	−5	−5	−4	−5	−5	−4	−5	−5
Bolt	−2	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−2	−2	−2	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3
Harbert	−5	−5	−5	−2	−3	−2	−2	−2	−3	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−2	−3	−3

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

	Birdie		Bogey		Double bogey		Triple bogey +

References

^ ^a ^b "Harbert leads Masters field with 68". Palm Beach Post. United Press. April 10, 1953. p. 15. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Bartlett, Charles (April 13, 1953). "Hogan's record 274 wins Masters golf". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 4.
^ "Hogan's record 274 wins Masters golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 13, 1953. p. 20. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
^ "Augusta club honors Nelson and Hogan". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. Associated Press. April 3, 1958. p. 8.
^ "Harbert's 68 sets Masters tourney pace". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 10, 1953. p. 2, part 3.
^ "Hogan takes Masters lead". Palm Beach Post. United Press. April 11, 1953. p. 10. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
^ "Hogan takes Masters golf lead with 139". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 11, 1953. p. 12. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Bartlett, Charles (April 12, 1953). "Hogan's record 205 paces Masters golf". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
^ "Hogan shoots 66 to lead Masters". Palm Beach Post-Times. United Press. April 12, 1953. p. 25. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
^ "Masters – Past Winners & Results". Augusta National Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
^ "Past results – Masters tournament". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

External links

Masters.com – past winners and results
Augusta.com – 1953 Masters leaderboard and scorecards

[hldmfw68-1] "Harbert leads Masters field with 68". Palm Beach Post. United Press. April 10, 1953. p. 15. Retrieved April 16, 2013.

[cthgtsfwmg-2] Bartlett, Charles (April 13, 1953). "Hogan's record 274 wins Masters golf". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 4.

[hr274w-3] "Hogan's record 274 wins Masters golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 13, 1953. p. 20. Retrieved April 16, 2013.

[achnah-4] "Augusta club honors Nelson and Hogan". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. Associated Press. April 3, 1958. p. 8.

[ctsmtp-5] "Harbert's 68 sets Masters tourney pace". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 10, 1953. p. 2, part 3.

[htmsld-6] "Hogan takes Masters lead". Palm Beach Post. United Press. April 11, 1953. p. 10. Retrieved April 16, 2013.

[htmglw-7] "Hogan takes Masters golf lead with 139". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 11, 1953. p. 12. Retrieved April 16, 2013.

[ctsun-8] Bartlett, Charles (April 12, 1953). "Hogan's record 205 paces Masters golf". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.

[hs66tlm-9] "Hogan shoots 66 to lead Masters". Palm Beach Post-Times. United Press. April 12, 1953. p. 25. Retrieved April 16, 2013.

[10] "Masters – Past Winners & Results". Augusta National Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

[11] "Past results – Masters tournament". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

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