1960 Masters Tournament

1960 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates	April 7–10, 1960
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, 45 after cut
Cut	150 (+6)
Prize fund	$87,050
Winner's share	$17,500
Champion
Arnold Palmer
282 (−6)
«1959 1961»

Augusta

Location in the United States

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]

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]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Arnold Palmer	United States	1958	67	73	72	70	282	−6	1
Ben Hogan	United States	1951, 1953	73	68	72	76	289	+1	T6
Jack Burke, Jr.	United States	1956	72	72	74	74	292	+4	T11
Sam Snead	United States	1949, 1952, 1954	73	74	72	73	292	+4	T11
Claude Harmon	United States	1948	69	72	75	78	294	+6	T16
Doug Ford	United States	1957	74	72	80	71	297	+9	T25

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Jimmy Demaret	United States	1940, 1947, 1950	75	76	151	+7
Cary Middlecoff	United States	1955	75	76	151	+7
Byron Nelson	United States	1937, 1942	76	76	152	+8
Henry Picard	United States	1938	76	77	153	+9
Horton Smith	United States	1934, 1936	76	77	153	+9
Herman Keiser	United States	1946	78	78	156	+12
Gene Sarazen	United States	1935	76	80	156	+12
Craig Wood	United States	1941	80		WD

Source^[8]

Defending champion Art Wall, Jr. did not play, due to a knee injury.^[5]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 7, 1960

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

Source:^[9]

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

Second round

Friday, April 8, 1960

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

Source:^[7]^[8]

Third round

Saturday, April 9, 1960

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

Source:^[1]

Final round

Sunday, April 10, 1960

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Arnold Palmer	United States	67-73-72-70=282	−6	17,500
2	Ken Venturi	United States	73-69-71-70=283	−5	10,500
3	Dow Finsterwald	United States	71-70-72-71=284	−4	7,000
4	Billy Casper	United States	71-71-71-74=287	−1	5,250
5	Julius Boros	United States	72-71-70-75=288	E	4,200
T6	Walter Burkemo	United States	72-69-75-73=289	+1	2,800
	Ben Hogan	United States	73-68-72-76=289
	Gary Player	South Africa	72-71-72-74=289
T9	Lionel Hebert	United States	74-70-73-73=290	+2	1,575
T9	Stan Leonard	Canada	72-72-72-74=290	+2	1,575

Source:^[3]

Scorecard

Final round

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
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

References

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

External links

Masters.com – past winners and results
About.com – 1960 Masters
Augusta.com – 1960 Masters leaderboard and scorecards

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