1957 Masters Tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1957 Masters Tournament 1957_Masters_Tournament_Guide.jpg Front cover of the 1957 Masters Guide April 4–7, 1957 Augusta, Georgia Augusta National Golf Club Augusta National Golf Club PGA Tour 72 6980 yd 0https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B9JaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GmwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4547%2C1121298 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Doug Ford's 283 captures Masters golf Associated Press April 8, 1957 1 101 players, 40 after cut 150 (+6) $8,750 USA 1912 Doug Ford 283 (−5) 1956 1958 USA#USA Georgia yes Augusta National Location in the United States##Location in Georgia 33.503 N 82.020 W type:event inline,title The 1957 Masters Tournament was the 21st Masters Tournament, held April 4–7 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. This was the first Masters played with a 36-hole cut; 101 players started and forty made the cut at 150 (+6). Doug Ford won his only Masters, three strokes ahead of runner-up Sam Snead, a three-time champion.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1957/04/08/page/65/article/ford-takes-masters-posts-66-for-283 Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Ford takes Masters! Posts 66 for 283 April 8, 1957 1, part 4 Snead was the third round leader, but could only shoot even-par in a round that included six birdies and six bogeys. Ford was three strokes back after 54 holes,http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1957/04/07/page/39/article/sneads-masters-lead-cut-to-stroke Chicago Sunday Tribune Bartlett Charles Snead's Masters lead cut to stroke April 7, 1957 1, part 2 but was bogey-free on Sunday. On the final hole, Ford holed out from the bunker for birdie for his 66 (–6).https://www.si.com/vault/1957/04/15/637742/two-shots-that-won-the-masters Sports Illustrated Two shots that won the Masters April 15, 1957 16 This was Ford's second and final major title; he also won the 1955 PGA Championship. This year was the Masters debut of Gary Player, age 21, and he tied for 24th. He won three Masters, in 1961, 1974, and 1978. Five-time British Open winner Peter Thomson was fifth, his best career finish in the Masters. Amateur Harvie Ward was fourth at even-par 288, five strokes behind Ford. Two-time champion Ben Hogan had finished in the top ten in the last fourteen Masters that he had entered, but had 32 putts on Friday and missed the event's first-ever cut by a stroke.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=72IzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1eYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7169%2C1409685 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Stutter putter Ben's downfall Grimsley Will Associated Press April 6, 1957 13https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BtJaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GmwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5080%2C1051738 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Snead takes Masters golf lead with 140 April 6, 1957 12 It was the only cut he missed at Augusta; in nine more Masters he had three top ten finishes, including his final appearance at age 54 in 1967. Field This was the last year when professionals were invited based solely on qualification in amateur events. 1. Masters champions Jack Burke Jr. (4,8,10,11), Jimmy Demaret, Claude Harmon (10), Ben Hogan (2,3,4,8,9), Herman Keiser, Cary Middlecoff (2,8,9,11), Byron Nelson (2,4), Henry Picard (4), Gene Sarazen (2,3,4), Horton Smith, Sam Snead (3,4,8,9,10,11), Craig Wood Ralph Guldahl (2) did not play. The following categories only apply to Americans 2. U.S. Open champions Julius Boros (8,9), Billy Burke, Jack Fleck, Ed Furgol (8,9,10), Lawson Little (5), Tony Manero, Lloyd Mangrum (8), Fred McLeod, Sam Parks Jr., Lew Worsham 3. The Open champions Jock Hutchison (4), Denny Shute (4) 4. PGA champions Walter Burkemo (8), Doug Ford (8,9,11), Vic Ghezzi, Bob Hamilton, Chick Harbert (11), Chandler Harper (11), Johnny Revolta, Paul Runyan, Jim Turnesa (8) 5. U.S. Amateur and Amateur champions Dick Chapman (a), Charles Coe (a), Joe Conrad (6), Gene Littler (8), Billy Maxwell (9), Arnold Palmer (8,9), Skee Riegel, Frank Stranahan (8), Sam Urzetta (8), Bud Ward, Harvie Ward (6,7,a) 6. Members of the 1955 U.S. Walker Cup team William C. Campbell (a), Don Cherry (a), Bruce Cudd (a), Jimmy Jackson (a), Ed Meister (a), Dale Morey (a), Billy Joe Patton (8,9,a), Hillman Robbins (8,a), Dick Yost (a) Robbins and Meister were reserves for the team. 7. 1956 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists Rex Baxter (a), Arnold Blum (a), Joe Campbell (a), Sarg Fontanini (a), Ted Gleichmann (a), Chuck Kocsis (a) 8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1956 Masters Tournament Jerry Barber (9,11), Tommy Bolt (9,11), Pete Cooper (9), Dow Finsterwald, Shelley Mayfield, Al Mengert, Johnny Palmer, Bob Rosburg, Mike Souchak, Ken Venturi (9) 9. Top 24 players and ties from the 1956 U.S. Open Errie Ball, Johnny Bulla, Billy Casper, Wes Ellis, Fred Haas, Dutch Harrison, Jay Hebert, Bob Kay, Ted Kroll (10,11), Bill Ogden, Bob Toski 10. 1956 PGA Championship quarter-finalists Fred Hawkins, Bill Johnston, Terl Johnson, Henry Ransom 11. Members of the U.S. 1955 Ryder Cup team Marty Furgol 12. One player, either amateur or professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-Masters champions Mike Fetchick 13. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open champions Dick Mayer 14. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions Bud Taylor (a) 15. Two players, not already qualified, from a points list based on finishes in the winter part of the 1957 PGA Tour Gardner Dickinson, Art Wall Jr. 16. Winner of the 1956 Canadian Open Doug Sanders 17. Foreign invitations Al Balding, Henry Cotton (9), Bruce Crampton, Stan Leonard (8), Jerry Magee (7,a), Moe Norman, Gary Player, Peter Thomson (8), Harry Weetman, Trevor Wilkes Numbers in brackets indicate categories that the player would have qualified under had they been American. Round summaries First round Thursday, April 4, 1957 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Jack Burke Jr. 71 −1T2 AUS Bruce Crampton 72 E USA 1912 Jimmy Demaret USA 1912 Doug Ford AUS Peter Thomson USA 1912 Sam Snead T7 CAN 1921 Al Balding 73 +1 USA 1912 Jerry Barber ENG Henry Cotton USA 1912 Ed Furgol USA 1912 Marty Furgol USA 1912 Arnold Palmer USA 1912 Skee Riegel USA 1912 Bud Ward USA 1912 Harvie Ward (a) Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1957/04/05/page/51/article/masters-interrupted-burkes-71-leads Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Masters interrupted; Burke's 71 leads April 5, 1957 1, part 4 Second round Friday, April 5, 1957 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Sam Snead 72-68=140 −4 2 USA 1912 Jimmy Demaret 72-70=142 −23 USA 1912 Jack Burke Jr. 71-72=143 −1T4 USA 1912 Ed Furgol 73-71=144 E USA 1912 Harvie Ward (a) 73-71=144 T6 USA 1912 Doug Ford 72-73=145 +1 AUS Peter Thomson 72-73=145 T8 CAN 1921 Al Balding 73-73=146 +2 ENG Henry Cotton 73-73=146 USA 1912 Jay Hebert 74-72=146 USA 1912 Byron Nelson 74-72=146 USA 1912 Arnold Palmer 73-73=146 Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1957/04/06/page/35/article/sneads-140-leads-masters-hogan-out Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Snead's 140 leads Masters; Hogan out April 6, 1957 1, part 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BtJaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GmwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2315%2C1050456 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Masters golf scores April 6, 1957 12 Third round Saturday, April 6, 1957 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Sam Snead 72-68-74=214 −2 T2 CAN 1921 Stan Leonard 75-72-68=215 −1 USA 1912 Arnold Palmer 73-73-69=215 USA 1912 Harvie Ward (a) 73-71-71=215 5 USA 1912 Ed Furgol 73-71-72=216 E T6 USA 1912 Jack Burke Jr. 71-72-74=217 +1 USA 1912 Jimmy Demaret 72-70-75=217 USA 1912 Doug Ford 72-73-72=217 T9 ENG Henry Cotton 73-73-72=218 +2 AUS Peter Thomson 72-73-73=218 Source: Final round Sunday, April 7, 1957 Final leaderboard Champion Silver Cup winner (low amateur)(a) = amateur(c) = past champion Top 10PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (US$)1 USA 1912 Doug Ford 72-73-72-66=283 −5 8,7502 USA 1912 Sam Snead (c) 72-68-74-72=286 −2 4,3753 USA 1912 Jimmy Demaret (c) 72-70-75-70=287 −1 2,6254 USA 1912 Harvie Ward (a) 73-71-71-73=288 E 05 AUS Peter Thomson 72-73-73-71=289 +1 1,7506 USA 1912 Ed Furgol 73-71-72-74=290 +2 1,313T7 USA 1912 Jack Burke Jr. (c) 71-72-74-74=291 +3 1,138 USA 1912 Dow Finsterwald 74-74-73-70=291 USA 1912 Arnold Palmer 73-73-69-76=29110 USA 1912 Jay Hebert 74-72-76-70=292 +4 1,006 Leaderboard below the top 10PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T11 USA 1912 Marty Furgol 73-74-73-73=293 +5 941 CAN 1921 Stan Leonard 75-72-68-78=293T13 ENG Henry Cotton 73-73-72-76=294 +6 853 USA 1912 Bud Taylor (a) 74-74-77-69=294 0 USA 1912 Ken Venturi 74-76-74-70=294 853T16 CAN 1921 Al Balding 73-73-73-76=295 +7 779 USA 1912 Billy Casper 75-75-75-70=295 USA 1912 Mike Fetchick 74-73-72-76=295 USA 1912 Fred Hawkins 75-74-72-74=295 USA 1912 Byron Nelson (c) 74-72-73-76=295T21 AUS Bruce Crampton 72-75-78-71=296 +8 729 USA 1912 Al Mengert 75-75-71-75=296 USA 1912 Henry Ransom 75-73-72-76=296T24 USA 1912 Johnny Palmer 77-73-73-74=297 +9 700 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 77-72-75-73=297T26 USA 1912 Jerry Barber 73-77-78-70=298 +10 500 USA 1912 Jack Fleck 76-74-75-73=298T28 USA 1912 Bill Johnston 77-70-78-74=299 +11 300 USA 1912 Lawson Little 76-72-77-74=299 USA 1912 Lloyd Mangrum 77-71-74-77=299T31 USA 1912 Skee Riegel 73-74-78-75=300 +12 300 USA 1912 Doug Sanders 76-72-75-77=300 USA 1912 Bud Ward 73-75-76-76=30034 USA 1912 Rex Baxter (a) 79-71-73-78=301 +13 0T35 USA 1912 Dick Mayer 80-70-75-77=302 +14 300 USA 1912 Henry Picard (c) 79-71-78-74=302 USA 1912 Sam Urzetta 74-73-78-77=302T38 USA 1912 Don Cherry (a) 78-72-76-77=303 +15 0 USA 1912 Claude Harmon (c) 78-72-77-76=303 30040 USA 1912 Hillman Robbins (a) 77-73-74-80=304 +16 0CUT USA 1912 Tommy Bolt 74-77=151 +7 USA 1912 Bruce Cudd (a) 74-77=151 USA 1912 Ben Hogan (c) 76-75=151 USA 1912 Gene Littler 76-75=151 CAN 1921 Moe Norman 77-74=151 USA 1912 Bill Ogden 74-77=151 USA 1912 Bob Toski 78-73=151 USA 1912 Art Wall Jr. 79-72=151 ZAF 1928 Trevor Wilkes 75-76=151 USA 1912 Ted Gleichmann (a) 76-76=152 +8 USA 1912 Cary Middlecoff (c) 79-73=152 USA 1912 Bob Rosburg 76-76=152 USA 1912 Mike Souchak 78-74=152 USA 1912 Jim Turnesa 76-76=152 USA 1912 Errie Ball 75-78=153 +9 USA 1912 Arnold Blum (a) 79-74=153 USA 1912 Gardner Dickinson 77-76=153 USA 1912 Paul Runyan 74-79=153 USA 1912 Lew Worsham 77-76=153 USA 1912 Dick Yost (a) 74-79=153 USA 1912 Walter Burkemo 79-75=154 +10 USA 1912 Joe Conrad 78-76=154 USA 1912 Chick Harbert 79-75=154 USA 1912 Chuck Kocsis (a) 77-77=154 USA 1912 Denny Shute 75-79=154 USA 1912 Frank Stranahan 79-75=154 USA 1912 Pete Cooper 80-75=155 +11 USA 1912 Vic Ghezzi 79-76=155 USA 1912 Fred Haas 74-81=155 USA 1912 Shelley Mayfield 78-77=155 USA 1912 Ed Meister (a) 80-75=155 USA 1912 Gene Sarazen (c) 80-75=155 USA 1912 Dick Chapman (a) 79-77=156 +12 USA 1912 Dutch Harrison 75-81=156 USA 1912 Ted Kroll 79-77=156 CAN 1921 Jerry Magee (a) 77-79=156 ENG Harry Weetman 79-77=156 USA 1912 Joe Campbell (a) 78-79=157 +13 USA 1912 Wes Ellis 80-77=157 USA 1912 Terl Johnson 77-80=157 USA 1912 Sam Parks Jr. 81-76=157 USA 1912 Julius Boros 79-79=158 +14 USA 1912 William C. Campbell (a) 82-76=158 USA 1912 Chandler Harper 80-78=158 USA 1912 Herman Keiser (c) 80-78=158 USA 1912 Dale Morey (a) 80-78=158 USA 1912 Jimmy Jackson (a) 83-76=159 +15 USA 1912 Horton Smith (c) 77-82=159 USA 1912 Craig Wood (c) 82-77=159 USA 1912 Billy Joe Patton (a) 77-83=160 +16 USA 1912 Johnny Revolta 81-79=160 USA 1912 Johnny Bulla 80-82=162 +18 USA 1912 Tony Manero 78-84=162 USA 1912 Bob Kay 88-78=166 +22 USA 1912 Sarg Fontanini (a) 85-83=168 +24WD USA 1912 Bob Hamilton 78 +6 USA 1912 Billy Maxwell 81 +9 USA 1912 Jock Hutchison 83 +11 USA 1912 Billy Burke 85 +13 USA 1912 Fred McLeod 88 +16DQ USA 1912 Charles Coe (a) 86 +14 Sources:Masters – Past Winners & Results https://www.masters.com/en_US/tournament/past_winners.html Augusta National Inc. April 20, 2021Past results – Masters tournament https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/masters-tournament/past-results.html PGA Tour April 20, 2021 Scorecard Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par454343454 443545344USA 1912 Ford EEEEEEE−1−1−1−1−2−2−3−4−4−4−5USA 1912 Snead−1−2−2−3−3−3−4−4−3−2−1−1E+1E−1−1−2 USA 1912 Demaret +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 E E E E +1 +1 +1 E E −1 −1 −1 −1 USA 1912 Ward −1 −1 E E E −1 −1 −1 E E +1 +2 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 E AUS Thomson +2 +2 +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 E E E E +1 +1 USA 1912 Furgol −1 E E −1 +1 +2 +2 +1 +1 +1 +2 +3 +3 +3 +2 +2 +2 +2USA 1912 Palmer−1−2−2−2−1EE−1 E E E E E E E+3+4+3 CAN 1921 Leonard −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 E E +2 +3 +3 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par {|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |style="background: Pink;" width=10| |Birdie |style="background: PaleGreen;" width=10| |Bogey |style="background: Green;" width=10| |Double bogey |style="background: Olive;" width=10| |Triple bogey+ |} Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B9JaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GmwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6616%2C1265641 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Leaders' cards April 8, 1957 26 References External links Masters.com – past winners and results Augusta.com – 1957 Masters leaderboard and scorecards 1957 1957 Category:1957 in golf Category:1957 in American sports Category:1957 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:April 1957 sports events in the United States