1962 Masters Tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1962 Masters Tournament 1962_Masters_Tournament_Guide.jpg Front cover of the 1962 Masters Guide April 5–9, 1962 Augusta, Georgia Augusta National Golf Club Augusta National Golf Club PGA Tour 72 110 players, 52 after cut 149 (+5) $109,100 $20,000 USA Arnold Palmer 280 (−8), playoff 1961 1963 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 1962 Masters Tournament was the 26th Masters Tournament, held April 5–9 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Arnold Palmer won the third of his four Masters titles in the tournament's first three-way playoff.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5T1TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0IMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5680%2C1266803 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gundelfinger Phil Palmer's 68 wins title in Masters April 10, 1962 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lYEkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v04EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7354%2C3892854 Pittsburgh Press Drum Bob Palmer Masters golf champion for third time April 10, 1962 35 It was the fifth of his seven major titles. The other two in the 18-hole Monday playoff were also major championship winners: defending champion Gary Player and Dow Finsterwald, winner of the PGA Championship in 1958. Out in 37 and down three strokes to Player at the turn, Palmer shot a 31 on the back nine for 68, while Player shot a 71 and Finsterwald a 77.https://www.si.com/vault/1962/04/16/592252/arnold-palmer-gets-a-big-revenge Sports Illustrated Arnold Palmer gets a big revenge Wright Alfred April 16, 1962 12 December 11, 2017 September 17, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160917000904/http://www.si.com/vault/1962/04/16/592252/arnold-palmer-gets-a-big-revenge dead In the lead after three rounds, Palmer was five-over for his final round after a double bogey at the 10th hole. After five pars, he birdied 16 and 17 to get into the Monday playoff with a 75 (+3).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5D1TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0IMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5836%2C1083886 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Palmer, 2 others tied in Masters Phil Gundelfinger April 9, 1962 1 The gallery for the playoff was estimated at 16,000 spectators. Henry Picard, the 1938 champion, made his final cut at Augusta at age 55. Jack Nicklaus, 22, tied for 15th in his fourth appearance, the first as a professional. He won the next major, the U.S. Open, in a playoff over Palmer at Oakmont near Pittsburgh. With near misses in 1959 and 1961, Palmer said that it could have been his fifth consecutive title at Augusta. The 36-hole cut was increased this year to include the low 44 plus ties and anyone within 10 shots of the lead (previously it was the low 40 plus ties). 110 players entered the tournament and 52 made the cut at 149 (+5). Bruce Crampton won the third Par 3 contest with a score of 22. Field 1. Masters champions Jack Burke Jr. (4,8), Jimmy Demaret, Doug Ford (4,9,10,11), Claude Harmon, Ben Hogan (2,3,4,9), Herman Keiser, Cary Middlecoff (2), Byron Nelson (2,4), Arnold Palmer (2,3,8,9,10,11), Henry Picard (4), Gary Player (3,9), Gene Sarazen (2,3,4), Horton Smith, Sam Snead (3,4,8), Art Wall Jr. (10,11) Ralph Guldahl (2) and Craig Wood (2) did not play. The following categories only apply to Americans 2. U.S. Open champions Tommy Bolt (8), Julius Boros, Billy Burke, Billy Casper (8,11), Jack Fleck, Ed Furgol, Gene Littler (8,9,10,11), Tony Manero, Lloyd Mangrum, Dick Mayer (8), Fred McLeod, Sam Parks Jr., Lew Worsham (8) 3. The Open champions Jock Hutchison (4), Denny Shute (4) 4. PGA champions Jerry Barber (10,11), Walter Burkemo (8), Jim Ferrier, Dow Finsterwald (9,11), Vic Ghezzi, Chick Harbert, Chandler Harper, Jay Hebert (11), Lionel Hebert, Johnny Revolta, Bob Rosburg (8), Jim Turnesa 5. U.S. Amateur and Amateur champions Deane Beman (6,8,a), Dick Chapman (a), Charles Coe (6,8,a), Ed Updegraff (a) 6. Members of the 1961 U.S. Walker Cup team Gene Andrews (a), Don Cherry (a), Bob Cochran (a), Robert W. Gardner (8,a), Bill Hyndman (a), Billy Joe Patton (a), Charlie Smith (7,a) Bud Taylor did not play. Patton was first reserve for the team. Nicklaus had turned professional but qualified under other categories. 7. 1961 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists Sam Carmichael (a), Gene Francis (a), Marion Methvin (a), Richard Norville (a), Dudley Wysong (a) 8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1961 Masters Tournament Bill Collins (11), Paul Harney, Fred Hawkins, Don January (10), Ted Kroll (10), Jack Nicklaus (9), Johnny Pott (10), Doug Sanders (9,10), Ken Venturi 9. Top 16 players and ties from the 1961 U.S. Open Jacky Cupit, Gardner Dickinson, Dave Douglas, Al Geiberger, Bob Goalby, Eric Monti, Mike Souchak (11) 10. Top eight players and ties from 1961 PGA Championship Wes Ellis 11. Members of the U.S. 1961 Ryder Cup team 12. Two players selected for meritorious records on the fall part of the 1961 PGA Tour George Bayer, Gay Brewer 13. One player, either amateur or professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-Masters champions Dave Marr 14. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open champions Billy Maxwell 15. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions R. H. Sikes (a) 16. Two players, not already qualified, from a points list based on finishes in the winter part of the 1962 PGA Tour Dave Ragan, Phil Rodgers 17. Foreign invitations Ben Arda, Al Balding, David Blair (a), Antonio Cerdá (8), Bob Charles, Gary Cowan (a), Bruce Crampton, Fidel de Luca, Roberto De Vicenzo (8), Gerard de Wit, Bruce Devlin, Juan Antonio Estrada (a), José Maria Gonzalez, Mário Gonzalez, Tom Haliburton, Harold Henning, Denis Hutchinson, Stan Leonard (8), Sebastián Miguel, Ángel Miguel, Kel Nagle (3), Frank Phillips, Chi-Chi Rodríguez, Leopoldo Ruiz, Miguel Sala, Syd Scott, Norman Von Nida, Brian Wilkes Numbers in brackets indicate categories that the player would have qualified under had they been American. Round summaries First round Thursday, April 5, 1962 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 67 −52 USA Julius Boros 69 −3 T3 USA Arnold Palmer 70 −2 USA Mike Souchak USA Dave Ragan USA Gardner DickinsonT7 USA George Bayer 71 −1 USA Billy Maxwell USA Bob Rosburg USA Don January USA Gene Littler Sourcehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4j1TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0IMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3123%2C897379 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Masters scorecard April 6, 1962 20 Second round Friday, April 6, 1962 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Arnold Palmer 70-66=136 −82 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 67-71=138 −63 USA Gene Littler 71-68=139 −54 USA Gardner Dickinson 70-71=141 −3T5 USA Julius Boros 69-73=142 −2 USA Dow Finsterwald 74-68=142 USA Mike Souchak 70-72=142T8 CAN 1957 Al Balding 75-68=143 −1 USA Dave Ragan 70-73=143T10 USA Jerry Barber 72-72=144 E PRI Chi-Chi Rodríguez 72-72=144 USA Billy Maxwell 71-73=144 USA Bob Rosburg 71-73=144 USA Don January 71-73=144 Sourcehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4z1TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0IMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3028%2C1031201 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Masters scorecard April 7, 1962 13 Third round Saturday, April 7, 1962 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Arnold Palmer 70-66-69=205 −11 2 USA Dow Finsterwald 74-68-65=207 −93 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 67-71-71=209 −74 USA Gene Littler 71-68-71=210 −6T5 USA Jerry Barber 72-72-69=213 −3 USA Gardner Dickinson 70-71-72=2137 USA Julius Boros 69-73-72=214 −28 USA Gay Brewer 74-71-70=215 −1T9 USA Lionel Hebert 72-73-71=216 E USA Ken Venturi 75-70-71=216 USA Billy Maxwell 71-73-72=216 USA Mike Souchak 70-72-74=216 Final round Sunday, April 8, 1962 Final leaderboard Champion Silver Cup winner (low amateur)(a) = amateur(c) = past champion Top 10PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (US$)T1 USA Dow Finsterwald 74-68-65-73=280 −8 Playoff USA Arnold Palmer (c) 70-66-69-75=280 ZAF 1928 Gary Player (c) 67-71-71-71=2804 USA Gene Littler 71-68-71-72=282 −6 6,000T5 USA Jerry Barber 72-72-69-74=287 −1 3,600 USA Jimmy Demaret (c) 73-73-71-70=287 USA Billy Maxwell 71-73-72-71=287 USA Mike Souchak 70-72-74-71=287T9 USA Charles Coe (a) 72-74-71-71=288 E 0 USA Ken Venturi 75-70-71-72=288 2,000 Leaderboard below the top 10PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T11 USA Julius Boros 69-73-72-76=290 +2 1,450 USA Gay Brewer 74-71-70-75=290 USA Jack Fleck 72-75-74-69=290 ZAF 1928 Harold Henning 75-73-72-70=290T15 USA Billy Casper 73-73-73-72=291 +3 1,160 USA Gardner Dickinson 70-71-72-78=291 USA Paul Harney 74-71-74-72=291 USA Jack Nicklaus 74-75-70-72=291 USA Sam Snead (c) 72-75-70-74=291T20 USA Jacky Cupit 73-73-72-74=292 +4 1,000 USA Lionel Hebert 72-73-71-76=292 USA Don January 71-73-74-74=292 USA Johnny Pott 77-71-75-69=29224 CAN 1957 Al Balding 75-68-78-72=293 +5 1,000T25 NZL Bob Charles 75-72-73-74=294 +6 625 USA Bob Goalby 74-74-73-73=294 USA Ted Kroll 72-74-72-76=294 USA Dave Ragan 70-73-76-75=294T29 USA Bill Collins 75-70-75-75=295 +7 500 AUS Bruce Crampton 72-75-74-74=295 USA Cary Middlecoff (c) 75-74-73-73=295 USA Lew Worsham 75-70-78-72=295T33 ARG Roberto De Vicenzo 77-72-70-77=296 +8 500 USA Lloyd Mangrum 75-74-71-76=296 USA Byron Nelson (c) 72-76-72-76=296 PRI Chi-Chi Rodríguez 72-72-75-77=296 USA Doug Sanders 74-74-73-75=29638 USA Ben Hogan (c) 78-71-75-73=297 +9 500T39 USA Jack Burke Jr. (c) 78-69-73-78=298 +10 500 ARG Antonio Cerdá 74-75-75-74=298 USA Henry Picard (c) 75-73-76-74=29842 USA Don Cherry (a) 77-72-73-77=299 +11 043 USA Chick Harbert 75-74-74-77=300 +12 500T44 USA George Bayer 71-76-74-80=301 +13 500 USA Doug Ford (c) 75-72-76-78=301 BRA José Maria Gonzalez 75-74-73-79=301 ZAF 1928 Brian Wilkes 74-75-74-78=301T48 MEX Juan Antonio Estrada (a) 75-74-76-77=302 +14 0 BRA Mário Gonzalez 73-76-77-76=302 500 USA Chandler Harper 73-76-79-74=302CUT USA Walter Burkemo 74-76=150 +6 USA Bob Cochran (a) 80-70=150 NLD Gerard de Wit 76-74=150 USA Wes Ellis 74-76=150 USA Dick Mayer 76-74=150 COL Miguel Sala 74-76=150 USA Charlie Smith (a) 76-74=150 USA Art Wall Jr. (c) 76-74=150 USA Sam Carmichael (a) 76-75=151 +7 USA Dave Douglas 73-78=151 CAN 1957 Stan Leonard 77-74=151 USA Dave Marr 78-73=151 USA Marion Methvin (a) 72-79=151 ESP 1945 Ángel Miguel 74-77=151 USA Eric Monti 77-74=151 AUS Frank Phillips 79-72=151 USA Phil Rodgers 76-75=151 ENG Syd Scott 75-76=151 USA Ed Updegraff (a) 74-77=151 ZAF 1928 Denis Hutchinson 76-76=152 +8 USA Jim Ferrier 80-73=153 +9 USA Ed Furgol 76-77=153 USA Tommy Bolt 74-80=154 +10 ARG Fidel de Luca 79-75=154 AUS Kel Nagle 75-79=154 USA Billy Joe Patton (a) 76-78=154 USA Jim Turnesa 79-75=154 USA Deane Beman (a) 80-75=155 +11 AUS Norman Von Nida 78-77=155 USA Gene Andrews (a) 77-79=156 +12 PHL Ben Arda 79-77=156 AUS Bruce Devlin 80-76=156 USA Gene Francis (a) 81-75=156 USA Al Geiberger 77-79=156 SCO Tom Haliburton 83-73=156 USA Claude Harmon (c) 79-77=156 ESP 1945 Sebastián Miguel 77-79=156 USA Richard Norville (a) 80-76=156 ARG Leopoldo Ruiz 82-74=156 USA Denny Shute 77-79=156 USA Dudley Wysong (a) 78-79=157 +13 SCO David Blair (a) 81-77=158 +14 USA Robert W. Gardner (a) 78-80=158 USA Fred Hawkins 81-77=158 USA Vic Ghezzi 81-78=159 +15 USA R. H. Sikes (a) 80-80=160 +16 CAN 1957 Gary Cowan (a) 83-80=163 +19 USA Sam Parks Jr. 84-79=163 USA Johnny Revolta 81-82=163 USA Dick Chapman (a) 80-84=164 +20 USA Horton Smith (c) 92-88=180 +36WD USA Gene Sarazen (c) 74-74=148 +4 USA Jay Hebert 74 +2 USA Herman Keiser (c) 75 +3 USA Bill Hyndman (a) 76 +4 USA Billy Burke USA Jock Hutchison USA Tony Manero USA Fred McLeodDQ USA Bob Rosburg 71-73-78=222 +6 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 Final round Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 Par454343454 443545344USA Palmer−11−11−11−10−9−9−8−8−8−6−6−6−6−6−6−7−8−8ZAF 1928 Player−6−6−5−5−6−7−6−7−8−8−9−8−8−8−8−8−8−8USA Finsterwald−9−10−10−9−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−9−9−9−9−8−8USA Littler−6−6−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−7−6 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 |} Playoff Monday, April 9, 1962 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Arnold Palmer 68 −4 20,0002 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 71 −1 12,0003 USA Dow Finsterwald 77 +5 8,000 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ww8wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TREEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7376%2C4899796 Milwaukee Sentinel Palmer's 68 wins by three: playoff cards Will Grimsley Associated Press April 10, 1962 2 Scorecard Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 Par454343454 443545344USA PalmerEEEEEE+1+1+1EE−1−2−3−3−4−4−4ZAF 1928 Player−1−2−2−2−1−2−2−2−2−1−1EE+1EEE−1USA Finsterwald+1+1+1+1+2+2+3+3+4+4+5+5+4+4+5+5+5+5 Source: References External links Masters.com – Past winners and results Augusta.com – 1962 Masters leaderboard and scorecards 1962 1962 Category:1962 in golf Category:1962 in American sports Category:1962 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:April 1962 sports events in the United States