1961 Masters Tournament

Golf tournament held in 1961 August 2023 March 2026 1961 Masters Tournament 1961_Masters_Tournament_Official_Guide_cover.jpg Front cover of the 1961 Masters Guide April 6–10, 1961 Augusta, Georgia Augusta National Golf Club Augusta National Golf Club PGA Tour 72 6980 yd 0https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_m5QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ehEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7224%2C3765128 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Player, Palmer tie for Masters lead April 8, 1961 1-part 2 88 players, 41 after cut 149 (+5) $109,100 $20,000 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 280 (−8) 1960 1962 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 1961 Masters Tournament was the 25th Masters Tournament, held April6–10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Due to heavy rains and flooding of several greens, Sunday's final round was halted before 4p.m. and the scores were erased, even though ten players had completed their rounds. Third round leader Gary Player was even par through eleven holes, and defending champion Arnold Palmer was two-under through nine. The entire round was replayed the next day.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AG9QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ehEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4977%2C4979478 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Rain washes out Masters; finish today April 10, 1961 2-part 2http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1961/04/10/page/57/article/masters-washed-out-by-rain Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Masters washed out by rain April 10, 1961 1, part 4 In the final round on Monday, Player defeated Palmer and amateur Charles Coe by one stroke to become the first international champion at the Masters.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1961/04/11/page/37/article/palmer-flops-on-18th-player-takes-masters Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Palmer flops on 18th, Player takes Masters April 11, 1961 1, part 3https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AjIxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NhEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6092%2C96643 Milwaukee Sentinel Player wins Masters (280) Associated Press April 11, 1961 3-part 2 Player made an up and down from the bunker on the final hole but thought he had lost the tournament, after carding a disappointing 40(+4) on the back nine. In the final pairing with a one-shot lead, Palmer needed a par on the final hole for the win. From the fairway, his approach shot also landed in the bunker right of the green. With a poor lie, Palmer's bunker shot went past the hole and off the green and down a hillock.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WiwyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=T-oFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4127%2C5504542 Miami News Bisher Furman Palmer played it like a duffer April 11, 1961 1C Using his putter from off the green, he failed to get the fourth shot close, then missed the 15 ft 0.5 on bogey putt which would have forced a playoff.https://www.si.com/vault/1961/04/17/581102/a-duel-golfers-will-never-forget Sports Illustrated Wright Alfred A duel golfers will never forget April 17, 1961 18https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-wswAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a2wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5666%2C2588547 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Player wins as Palmer blows lead Gundelfinger Phil April 11, 1961 1 It was the first of three green jackets for Player, age25, and the second of his nine major titles. His other wins at Augusta came over a decade later in 1974 and 1978. Jack Nicklaus, 21, recorded the first of his 22top-10 finishes at the Masters, his last as an amateur. He tied for seventh, but the low amateur honors went to Coe. Nicklaus regained the U.S. Amateur title in September at Pebble Beach and turned professional in November. A field of 88players entered the tournament and 41 of them made the cut at five-over-par (149). Amateur Deane Beman won the Par3 Contest with a score of 22; he turned pro in 1967 and later became the second commissioner of the PGA Tour, from 1974 to 1994. Field 1. Masters champions Jack Burke Jr. (4,8,11), Jimmy Demaret, Doug Ford (4,10,11), Claude Harmon (8), Ben Hogan (2,3,4,8,9), Herman Keiser, Cary Middlecoff (2,11), Byron Nelson (2,4), Arnold Palmer (2,8,9,10), Gene Sarazen (2,3,4), Horton Smith, Sam Snead (3,4,8,10,11), Craig Wood (2) Ralph Guldahl (2), Henry Picard (4), and Art Wall Jr. (11) did not play. The following categories only apply to Americans 2. U.S. Open champions Tommy Bolt (8), Julius Boros (8,9,11), Billy Burke, Billy Casper (8,9), Jack Fleck (9), Ed Furgol, Tony Manero, Lloyd Mangrum, Dick Mayer, Fred McLeod, Sam Parks Jr., Lew Worsham 3. The Open champions Jock Hutchison (4), Denny Shute (4) 4. PGA champions Walter Burkemo, Dow Finsterwald (8,9,11), Vic Ghezzi, Chick Harbert, Chandler Harper, Jay Hebert (10,11), Lionel Hebert (8), Johnny Revolta, Bob Rosburg (8,11), Jim Turnesa 5. U.S. Amateur and Amateur champions Deane Beman (6,7,a), Dick Chapman (a), Charles Coe (6,a), Jack Nicklaus (6,8,9,a), Robert Sweeny Jr. (a) 6. Members of the 1959 U.S. Walker Cup team William C. Campbell (a), Bill Hyndman (7,a), Chuck Kocsis (a), Billy Joe Patton (8,a), Bud Taylor (8,a), Ward Wettlaufer (a) Tommy Aaron had turned professional. Campbell and Kocsis were reserves for the team. Harvie Ward did not play. 7. 1960 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists John Farquhar (a), Robert W. Gardner (a), Charles Lewis III (a), Steve Spray (a), Claude Wild (a) 8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1960 Masters Tournament Fred Hawkins, Don January (10), Ted Kroll (9), Mike Souchak (9,11), Ken Venturi Ed Oliver did not play. 9. Top 16 players and ties from the 1960 U.S. Open Jerry Barber, George Bayer, Don Cherry (a), Paul Harney, Bob Harris, Dutch Harrison, Johnny Pott 10. Top eight players and ties from 1960 PGA Championship Wes Ellis, Doug Sanders Jim Ferrier (4) did not play 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 Gene Littler 13. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open champions Bob Goalby 14. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions Bob Cochran (a) 15. Two players, not already qualified, from a points list based on finishes in the winter part of the 1961 PGA Tour Bill Collins, Mason Rudolph 16. Foreign invitations Keith Alexander (a), Al Balding, Phil Brownlee (a), Antonio Cerdá, Bruce Crampton (8), Roberto De Vicenzo, Mário Gonzalez, Bill Kerr, Stan Leonard (8), Sebastián Miguel, Ángel Miguel, Kel Nagle (3), Gary Player (3,8), Chi-Chi Rodríguez, Miguel Sala, Peter Thomson (3) Numbers in brackets indicate categories that the player would have qualified under had they been American. Round summaries First round Thursday, April 6, 1961 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Arnold Palmer 68 −4 USA Bob Rosburg 3 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 69 −3 4 USA Jack Nicklaus (a) 70 −2 T5 USA Doug Ford 71 −1 USA Paul Harney USA Byron Nelson USA Johnny Pott T9 USA Tommy Bolt 72 E USA Billy Casper USA Charles Coe (a) USA Jay Hebert CAN 1957 Stan Leonard USA Gene Littler USA Ken Venturi Sourcehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9wswAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a2wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5851%2C1631305 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gundelfinger Phil Palmer, Rosburg fire 68s, lead Masters April 7, 1961 20 Second round Friday, April 7, 1961 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Arnold Palmer 68-69=137 −7 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 69-68=137 3 USA Bob Rosburg 68-73=141 −3 4 USA Don January 74-68=142 −2 T5 USA Tommy Bolt 72-71=143 −1 USA Walter Burkemo 74-69=143 USA Charles Coe (a) 72-71=143 USA Lionel Hebert 74-69=143 USA Ted Kroll 73-70=143 USA Byron Nelson 71-72=143 USA Ken Venturi 72-71=143 Sourcehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-AswAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a2wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1673%2C1768608 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Second-round Masters golf scores April 8, 1961 14 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ESJcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UVUNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1922%2C2025548 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Masters golf tourney scores Associated Press April 8, 1961 8 http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1961/04/08/page/95/article/gary-player-catches-palmer-at-137 Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Gary Player catches Palmer at 137 April 8, 1961 1, part 5 Third round Saturday, April 8, 1961 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 69-68-69=206 −10 2 USA Arnold Palmer 68-69-73=210 −6 T3 USA Charles Coe (a) 72-71-69=212 −4 USA Paul Harney 71-73-68=212 5 USA Bill Collins 74-72-67=213 −3 T6 USA Jack Burke Jr. 76-70-68=214 −2 USA Don January 74-68-72=214 USA Bob Rosburg 68-73-73=214T9 USA Ted Kroll 73-70-72=215 −1 USA Jack Nicklaus (a) 70-75-70=215 USA Doug Sanders 76-71-68=215 USA Ken Venturi 72-71-72=215 Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1961/04/09/page/49/article/player-pulls-ahead-of-palmer-in-masters-golf Chicago Sunday Tribune Bartlett Charles Player pulls ahead of Palmer in Masters golf April 9, 1961 1, part 2 Final round Sunday, April 9, 1961 Monday, April 10, 1961 Summary Play on Sunday was washed out due to heavy rain and wind shortly after 4 pm and all scores were erased; the final round was replayed on Monday. Although Player was the leader after 54 holes, he finished his round nearly an hour ahead of Palmer's double-bogey at the final hole. Final leaderboard Champion Silver Cup winner (low amateur)(a) = amateur(c) = past champion Top 10PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (US$)1 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 69-68-69-74=280 −8 20,000T2 USA Charles Coe (a) 72-71-69-69=281 −7 0 USA Arnold Palmer (c) 68-69-73-71=281 12,000T4 USA Tommy Bolt 72-71-74-68=285 −3 7,000 USA Don January 74-68-72-71=2856 USA Paul Harney 71-73-68-74=286 −2 4,800T7 USA Jack Burke Jr. (c) 76-70-68-73=287 −1 3,200 USA Billy Casper 72-77-69-69=287 USA Bill Collins 74-72-67-74=287 USA Jack Nicklaus (a) 70-75-70-72=287 0 Leaderboard below the top 10PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T11 USA Walter Burkemo 74-69-73-72=288 E 1,667 USA Robert W. Gardner (a) 74-71-72-71=288 0 USA Doug Sanders 76-71-68-73=288 1,667 USA Ken Venturi 72-71-72-73=288T15 CAN 1957 Stan Leonard 72-74-71-72=289 +1 1,300 USA Gene Littler 72-73-72-72=289 USA Bob Rosburg 68-73-73-75=289 USA Sam Snead (c) 74-73-69-73=289T19 USA Dick Mayer 76-72-70-73=291 +3 1,133 USA Johnny Pott 71-75-72-73=291 AUS Peter Thomson 73-76-68-74=291T22 ARG Roberto De Vicenzo 73-74-71-74=292 +4 1,000 USA Lew Worsham 74-71-73-74=292T24 ARG Antonio Cerdá 73-73-72-75=293 +5 1,000 USA Fred Hawkins 74-75-72-72=293 USA Ted Kroll 73-70-72-78=29327 CAN 1957 Al Balding 74-74-70-76=294 +6 1,000T28 USA Mason Rudolph 77-69-72-77=295 +7 500 USA Mike Souchak 75-72-75-73=295T30 USA Jay Hebert 72-75-69-80=296 +8 500 USA Lionel Hebert 74-69-74-79=296T32 USA Doug Ford (c) 71-76-78-73=298 +10 500 USA Ben Hogan (c) 74-73-72-79=298 USA Byron Nelson (c) 71-72-78-77=29835 USA Chick Harbert 74-73-76-76=299 +11 50036 USA Bob Goalby 74-73-76-77=300 +12 50037 USA Jerry Barber 74-72-78-77=301 +13 50038 COL Miguel Sala 74-75-78-81=308 +20 500CUT USA Deane Beman (a) 73-77=150 +6 USA Chuck Kocsis (a) 77-73=150 USA Charles Lewis III (a) 74-76=150 USA Cary Middlecoff (c) 75-75=150 ESP 1945 Ángel Miguel 75-75=150 PRI Chi-Chi Rodríguez 77-73=150 USA Jim Turnesa 80-70=150 USA George Bayer 77-74=151 +7 USA Julius Boros 75-76=151 USA Robert Sweeny Jr. (a) 74-77=151 CAN 1957 Keith Alexander (a) 76-76=152 +8 USA Dow Finsterwald 73-79=152 BRA Mário Gonzalez 76-76=152 ESP 1945 Sebastián Miguel 74-78=152 USA Bud Taylor (a) 74-78=152 USA Don Cherry (a) 79-74=153 +9 AUS Bruce Crampton 80-73=153 USA Jimmy Demaret (c) 75-78=153 CAN 1957 Bill Kerr 75-78=153 AUS Kel Nagle 75-78=153 USA Billy Joe Patton (a) 78-75=153 USA Bill Hyndman (a) 74-80=154 +10 USA Lloyd Mangrum 80-75=155 +11 USA Sam Parks Jr. 80-75=155 USA Ed Furgol 75-81=156 +12 USA Gene Sarazen (c) 79-77=156 USA William C. Campbell (a) 76-81=157 +13 USA Vic Ghezzi 74-83=157 USA Claude Harmon (c) 76-81=157 USA Bob Harris 79-78=157 CAN 1957 Phil Brownlee (a) 79-79=158 +14 USA Dick Chapman (a) 80-79=159 +15 USA Steve Spray (a) 80-79=159 USA Billy Burke 81-79=160 +16 USA Bob Cochran (a) 80-80=160 USA John Farquhar (a) 77-83=160 USA Craig Wood (c) 80-80=160 USA Claude Wild (a) 78-83=161 +17 USA Herman Keiser (c) 81-81=162 +18 USA Tony Manero 80-82=162 USA Johnny Revolta 84-80=164 +20 USA Denny Shute 77-88=165 +21 USA Ward Wettlaufer (a) 80-85=165 USA Horton Smith (c) 86-83=169 +25WD USA Jack Fleck 74-71-73=218 +2 USA Wes Ellis 75-73-74=222 +6 USA Dutch Harrison 74-74-78=226 +10 USA Chandler Harper 74 +2 USA Jock Hutchison USA Fred McLeod 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   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 Par454343454 443545344ZAF 1928 Player −11−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−11−11−11−9−9−8−8−8−8USA Palmer −6−7−7−7−7−8−8−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−7USA Coe −4−5−5−6−6−5−5−5−5−5−4−4−5−6−7−7−7−7 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 |} References 2 External links Masters.com – Past winners and results Augusta.com – 1961 Masters leaderboard and scorecards 1961 1961 Category:1961 in golf Category:1961 in American sports Category:1961 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:April 1961 sports events in the United States