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1960 Masters Tournament

The 1960 Masters Tournament was the 24th Masters Tournament, held April 7–10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Arnold Palmer birdied the final two holes to win by one stroke over runner-up Ken Venturi.[2][3][4]

1960 Masters Tournament
Front cover of the 1960 Masters Guide
Tournament information
DatesApril 7–10, 1960
LocationAugusta, Georgia
33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Organized byAugusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,980 yards (6,383 m)[1]
Field83 players, 45 after cut
Cut150 ( 6)
Prize fund$87,050
Winner's share$17,500
Champion
United States Arnold Palmer
282 (−6)
Location map
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Augusta National is located in Georgia
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It was the second of Palmer's four Masters victories and the second of his seven major titles. Palmer, age 30, also won the U.S. Open in 1960 and was the runner-up at the British Open.

Jack Nicklaus, age 20 and the reigning U.S. Amateur champion, played in his second Masters. He made the cut for the first time at Augusta and tied for 13th place. Defending champion Art Wall Jr. did not play, due to a knee injury.[5] The purse was $87,050 with a winner's share of $17,500.[6]

Third place finisher Dow Finsterwald received a two-stroke penalty after the second round for violating a local rule, practice putting on the green following the conclusion of a hole, and lost the title by two strokes. The incident had occurred in the first round, and was self-reported after the second round after he was informed by his playing partner Billy Casper that it was not allowed. Instead of leading at 139 (−5), Finsterwald was tied with Ben Hogan and two others for second place after two rounds at 141, one stroke behind leader Palmer at 140.[7]

Palmer was the sole leader after all four rounds and was the second wire-to-wire winner at the Masters, following Craig Wood in 1941. Subsequent wire-to-wire winners were Jack Nicklaus in 1972, Raymond Floyd in 1976, and Jordan Spieth in 2015.

The 36-hole cut rule was slightly modified this year to include all golfers in the top 40 plus ties or within 10 strokes of the lead. Previously the cut rule at the Masters (instituted in 1957) was top 40 plus ties. Three golfers made the cut at 150 ( 6) who would not have made the cut under the previous rule.

The Par 3 contest was introduced this year, and three-time Masters champion Sam Snead won with a score of 23 (−4).[5]

Field

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1. Masters champions

Jack Burke Jr. (4,11), Jimmy Demaret, Doug Ford (4,9,11), Claude Harmon (9), Ben Hogan (2,3,4,9), Herman Keiser, Cary Middlecoff (2,8,10,11), Byron Nelson (2,4), Arnold Palmer (8,9), Henry Picard (4), Gene Sarazen (2,3,4), Horton Smith, Sam Snead (3,4,8,9,10,11), Craig Wood (2)

The following categories only apply to Americans
2. U.S. Open champions

Tommy Bolt, Julius Boros (8,11), Billy Burke, Billy Casper (9), Chick Evans (5,a), Jack Fleck (8), Ed Furgol, Tony Manero, Lloyd Mangrum, Fred McLeod, Sam Parks Jr., Lew Worsham

3. The Open champions

Jock Hutchison (4), Denny Shute (4)

4. PGA champions

Walter Burkemo (8), Dow Finsterwald (8,9,10,11), Vic Ghezzi, Chick Harbert (8), Chandler Harper (8), Lionel Hebert, Johnny Revolta, Bob Rosburg (9,10,11), Paul Runyan, Jim Turnesa

5. U.S. Amateur and Amateur champions

Deane Beman (6,a), Dick Chapman (a), Charles Coe (6,7,8,a), Jack Nicklaus (6,7,a), Robert Sweeny Jr. (a)

6. Members of the 1959 U.S. Walker Cup team

Tommy Aaron (a), William C. Campbell (a), Chuck Kocsis (8,a), Billy Joe Patton (8,a), Bud Taylor (a), Ward Wettlaufer (a)

7. 1959 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists

Gene Andrews (a), David Goldman (a), Charles Harrison (a), Dudley Wysong (a)

8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1959 Masters Tournament

Fred Hawkins (9), Jay Hebert (11), Ted Kroll (9), Gene Littler (9), Billy Maxwell, Ed Oliver, Bo Wininger

9. Top 16 players and ties from the 1959 U.S. Open

Dick Knight, Dave Marr, Mike Souchak (10,11), Ernie Vossler

10. Top eight players and ties from 1959 PGA Championship

Jerry Barber, Bob Goalby, Doug Sanders, Ken Venturi

11. Members of the U.S. 1959 Ryder Cup team
12. One player, either amateur or professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-Masters champions

Mason Rudolph

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

George Bayer

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

Richard Crawford (a)

15. Two players, not already qualified, from a points list based on finishes in the winter part of the 1960 PGA Tour

Don January, Dave Ragan

16. Foreign invitations

Bruce Crampton, Mário Gonzalez, Harold Henning, Denis Hutchinson, Stan Leonard (8), Ángel Miguel, Kel Nagle, Gary Player (3,8,9), Norman Von Nida, Harry Weetman

  • Numbers in brackets indicate categories that the player would have qualified under had they been American.

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, April 7, 1960

Place Player Score To par
1   Arnold Palmer 67 −5
T2   Fred Hawkins 69 −3
  Claude Harmon
  Jay Hebert
T5   Don January 70 −2
  Bud Taylor (a)
  Harry Weetman
T8   Deane Beman (a) 71 −1
  Billy Casper
  Dow Finsterwald
  Gene Littler

Source:[8]

  • Finsterwald carded a 69, but incurred a two-stroke penalty for violating a local rule.[7]

Second round

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Friday, April 8, 1960

Place Player Score To par
1   Arnold Palmer 67-73=140 −4
T2   Walter Burkemo 72-69=141 −3
  Dow Finsterwald 71-70=141
  Claude Harmon 69-72=141
  Ben Hogan 73-68=141
T6   Billy Casper 71-71=142 −2
  Don January 70-72=142
  Ken Venturi 73-69=142
T9   Deane Beman (a) 71-72=143 −1
  Julius Boros 72-71=143
  Billy Maxwell 72-71=143
  Gary Player 72-71=143

Source:[7][9]

Third round

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Saturday, April 9, 1960

Place Player Score To par
1   Arnold Palmer 67-73-72=212 −4
T2   Julius Boros 72-71-70=213 −3
  Billy Casper 71-71-71=213
  Dow Finsterwald 71-70-72=213
  Ben Hogan 73-68-72=213
  Ken Venturi 73-69-71=213
7   Gary Player 72-71-72=215 −1
T8   Walter Burkemo 72-69-75=216 E
  Claude Harmon 69-72-75=216
  Don January 70-72-74=216
  Stan Leonard 72-72-72=216

Source:[1]

Final round

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Sunday, April 10, 1960

Final leaderboard

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Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Top 10
Place Player Score To par Money (US$)
1   Arnold Palmer (c) 67-73-72-70=282 −6 17,500
2   Ken Venturi 73-69-71-70=283 −5 10,500
3   Dow Finsterwald 71-70-72-71=284 −4 7,000
4   Billy Casper 71-71-71-74=287 −1 5,250
5   Julius Boros 72-71-70-75=288 E 4,200
T6   Walter Burkemo 72-69-75-73=289 1 2,800
  Ben Hogan (c) 73-68-72-76=289
  Gary Player 72-71-72-74=289
T9   Lionel Hebert 74-70-73-73=290 2 1,575
  Stan Leonard 72-72-72-74=290

Sources:[10][11]

Scorecard

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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
  Palmer −5 −5 −4 −4 −3 −3 −3 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −5 −6
  Venturi −3 −4 −5 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5
  Finsterwald −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −4 −5 −5 −5 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5 −5 −4
  Casper −3 −3 −3 −3 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −1 −2 −1 −2 −1 −1 −1
  Boros −3 −3 −1 −1 −1 −1 −2 −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −1 −2 −2 −1 E
  Burkemo E 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
  Hogan −2 −3 −2 −2 −2 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 E E 1 1 1

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

References

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  1. ^ a b "Palmer's 72 keeps him 1-stroke up". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. April 10, 1960. p. 1-sports.
  2. ^ Wind, Herbert Warren (April 18, 1960). "Gasps for a fabulous finish". Sports Illustrated. p. 12. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013.
  3. ^ Gundelfinger, Phil (April 11, 1960). "Palmer's rally wins in Masters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 1.
  4. ^ Bartlett, Charles (April 11, 1960). "Palmer's birdie-birdie finish wins". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. (Chicago Tribune).
  5. ^ a b c "Snead cops Par-3 test at Masters". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 7, 1960. p. 6, part 2.
  6. ^ "Palmer's blazing finish wins Masters by one". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 11, 1960. p. 2, part 2.
  7. ^ a b c Grimsley, Will (April 9, 1960). "Finsterwald penalized, Palmer's 140 tops Masters; Hogan tied for second". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. Associated Press. p. 10.
  8. ^ "Palmer's 67 leads Masters". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 8, 1960. p. 6, part 2.
  9. ^ "Masters golf scoreboard". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 9, 1960. p. 15.
  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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