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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | Bob Goalby | ![]() |
69 | −3 |
Davis Love, Jr. | ![]() | |||
Kel Nagle | ![]() | |||
Arnold Palmer | ![]() | |||
Gary Player | ![]() | |||
T6 | Don January | ![]() |
70 | −2 |
Gene Littler | ![]() | |||
Dave Marr | ![]() | |||
Billy Joe Patton (a) | ![]() | |||
T10 | Bob Charles | ![]() |
71 | −1 |
Gary Cowan (a) | ![]() | |||
Jim Ferrier | ![]() ![]() | |||
Dow Finsterwald | ![]() | |||
Jack Nicklaus | ![]() | |||
Chi-Chi Rodríguez | ![]() |
Source:[9]
Second round
Friday, April 10, 1964
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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]
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b Grimsley, Will (April 12, 1964). "Arnie bags 69, now 10 under par". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. p. D-1.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b 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