1977 Masters Tournament
Tournament information | |
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Dates | April 7–10, 1977 |
Location | Augusta, Georgia |
Course(s) | Augusta National Golf Club |
Organized by | Augusta National Golf Club |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,030 yards (6,428 m)[1] |
Field | 77 players, 50 after cut[2] |
Cut | 149 (+5) |
Winner's share | $40,000 |
Champion | |
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276 (−12) | |
The 1977 Masters Tournament was the 41st Masters Tournament, held April 7–10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
Tom Watson, age 27, won the first of his two green jackets, two strokes ahead of runner-up Jack Nicklaus. The two were tied after 68 holes, then Watson birdied the par-4 17th. Needing a birdie to tie, Nicklaus bogeyed the final hole, one of 19 times in his career that he was the runner-up in a major championship.[3][4] It was the second of Watson's eight major championships.
The pair again dueled for a major title in the final round in July, at the Open Championship at Turnberry, also won by Watson.
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Nicklaus | ![]() |
1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975 |
72 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 278 | −10 | 2 |
Raymond Floyd | ![]() |
1976 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 285 | −3 | T8 |
Billy Casper | ![]() |
1970 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 69 | 286 | −2 | T14 |
George Archer | ![]() |
1969 | 74 | 74 | 69 | 70 | 287 | −1 | T19 |
Gary Player | ![]() |
1961, 1974 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 287 | −1 | T19 |
Arnold Palmer | ![]() |
1958, 1960, 1962, 1964 |
76 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 288 | E | T24 |
Tommy Aaron | ![]() |
1973 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 292 | +4 | T35 |
Art Wall, Jr. | ![]() |
1959 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 72 | 292 | +4 | T35 |
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Coody | ![]() |
1971 | 72 | 78 | 150 | +6 |
Bob Goalby | ![]() |
1968 | 76 | 74 | 150 | +6 |
Gay Brewer | ![]() |
1967 | 78 | 74 | 152 | +8 |
Doug Ford | ![]() |
1957 | 77 | 77 | 154 | +10 |
Sam Snead | ![]() |
1949, 1952, 1954 | 83 | WD |
Source:[5]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, April 7, 1977
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hubert Green | ![]() |
67 | −5 |
T2 | Don January | ![]() |
69 | −3 |
Billy Kratzert | ![]() | |||
T4 | Hale Irwin | ![]() |
70 | −2 |
Tom Kite | ![]() | |||
Rik Massengale | ![]() | |||
Jerry Pate | ![]() | |||
Tom Watson | ![]() | |||
T9 | Buddy Allin | ![]() |
71 | −1 |
Ben Crenshaw | ![]() | |||
Raymond Floyd | ![]() | |||
Mark Hayes | ![]() | |||
Dave Hill | ![]() | |||
Gene Littler | ![]() | |||
Gary Player | ![]() |
Source:[6]
Second round
Friday, April 8, 1977
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | Rod Funseth | ![]() |
72-67=139 | −5 |
Tom Watson | ![]() |
70-69=139 | ||
T3 | Ben Crenshaw | ![]() |
71-69=140 | −4 |
Billy Kratzert | ![]() |
69-71=140 | ||
T5 | Hubert Green | ![]() |
67-74=141 | −3 |
Gary Player | ![]() |
71-70=141 | ||
Bob Shearer | ![]() |
74-67=141 | ||
T8 | David Graham | ![]() |
75-67=142 | −2 |
Mac McLendon | ![]() |
72-70=142 | ||
Jack Nicklaus | ![]() |
72-70=142 | ||
Jerry Pate | ![]() |
70-72=142 |
Third round
Saturday, April 9, 1977
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | Ben Crenshaw | ![]() |
71-69-69=209 | −7 |
Tom Watson | ![]() |
70-69-70=209 | ||
3 | Rik Massengale | ![]() |
70-73-67=210 | −6 |
T4 | Jim Colbert | ![]() |
72-71-69=212 | −4 |
Jack Nicklaus | ![]() |
72-70-70=212 | ||
T6 | Rod Funseth | ![]() |
72-67-74=213 | −3 |
Hubert Green | ![]() |
67-74-72=213 | ||
Tom Kite | ![]() |
70-73-70=213 | ||
Gary Player | ![]() |
71-70-72=213 | ||
T10 | Danny Edwards | ![]() |
72-74-68=214 | −2 |
Raymond Floyd | ![]() |
71-72-71=214 | ||
Hale Irwin | ![]() |
70-74-70=214 | ||
Don January | ![]() |
69-76-69=214 |
Source:[7]
Final round
Sunday, April 10, 1977
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Watson | ![]() |
70-69-70-67=276 | −12 | 40,000 |
2 | Jack Nicklaus | ![]() |
72-70-70-66=278 | −10 | 30,000 |
T3 | Tom Kite | ![]() |
70-73-70-67=280 | −8 | 17,500 |
Rik Massengale | ![]() |
70-73-67-70=280 | |||
5 | Hale Irwin | ![]() |
70-74-70-68=282 | −6 | 12,500 |
T6 | David Graham | ![]() |
75-67-73-69=284 | −4 | 10,500 |
Lou Graham | ![]() |
75-71-69-69=284 | |||
T8 | Ben Crenshaw | ![]() |
71-69-69-76=285 | −3 | 5,667 |
Raymond Floyd | ![]() |
71-72-71-71=285 | |||
Hubert Green | ![]() |
67-74-72-72=285 | |||
Don January | ![]() |
69-76-69-71=285 | |||
Gene Littler | ![]() |
71-72-73-69=285 | |||
John Schlee | ![]() |
75-73-69-68=285 |
Source:[4]
Scorecard
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[4][8]
References
- ^ a b "Funseth fires 67 for lead". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. April 9, 1977. p. 17.
- ^ a b "Will Watson choke on the Masters?". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire reports. April 9, 1977. p. 1C.
- ^ Jenkins, Dan (April 18, 1977). "What a beauty of a Masters". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
- ^ a b c "Wastson Masters Nicklaus by 2". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 11, 1977. p. 1-part 2.
- ^ "Golf: Masters, second round". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 9, 1977. p. 8.
- ^ "Youth can't overcome Green at Masters". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. April 8, 1977. p. 1B.
- ^ "Crenshaw, Watson tied in scramble at Masters". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire reports. April 10, 1977. p. 3B.
- ^ "Masters Cards". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 11, 1977. p. 14.
External links
- Masters.com – past winners
- About.com: 1977 Masters
- Augusta.com – 1977 Masters leaderboard and scorecards