1960 Masters Tournament Explained

1960 Masters Tournament
Dates:April 7–10, 1960
Location:Augusta, Georgia
Course:Augusta National Golf Club
Org:Augusta National Golf Club
Tour:PGA Tour
Par:72
Yardage:6980yd[1]
Field:83 players, 45 after cut
Cut:150 (+6)
Purse:$87,050
Winners Share:$17,500
Champion: Arnold Palmer
Score:282 (−6)
Previous:1959
Next:1961
Map:USA#USA Georgia
Map Relief:yes
Map Label:Augusta National
Coordinates:33.503°N -82.02°W

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]

Field

1. Masters championsJack 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 championsTommy 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 championsJock Hutchison (4), Denny Shute (4)
4. PGA championsWalter 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 championsDeane 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 teamTommy 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-finalistsGene Andrews (a), David Goldman (a), Charles Harrison (a), Dudley Wysong (a)
8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1959 Masters TournamentFred 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. OpenDick Knight, Dave Marr, Mike Souchak (10,11), Ernie Vossler
10. Top eight players and ties from 1959 PGA ChampionshipJerry 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 championsMason Rudolph
13. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open championsGeorge Bayer
14. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur championsRichard Crawford (a)
15. Two players, not already qualified, from a points list based on finishes in the winter part of the 1960 PGA TourDon January, Dave Ragan
16. Foreign invitationsBruce Crampton, Mário Gonzalez, Harold Henning, Denis Hutchinson, Stan Leonard (8), Ángel Miguel, Kel Nagle, Gary Player (3,8,9), Norman Von Nida, Harry Weetman

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 7, 1960

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 67 −5
T2 69 −3
T5 70 −2
Bud Taylor (a)
T8 Deane Beman (a) 71 −1
Billy Casper
Dow Finsterwald
Source:[8]

Second round

Friday, April 8, 1960

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 67-73=140 −4
T2 72-69=141 −3
71-70=141
69-72=141
73-68=141
T6 71-71=142 −2
70-72=142
73-69=142
T9 Deane Beman (a) 71-72=143 −1
72-71=143
72-71=143
72-71=143
Source:[7] [9]

Third round

Saturday, April 9, 1960

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 67-73-72=212 −4
T2 72-71-70=213 −3
71-71-71=213
71-70-72=213
73-68-72=213
73-69-71=213
7 72-71-72=215 −1
T8 72-69-75=216 E
69-72-75=216
70-72-74=216
72-72-72=216
Source:[1]

Final round

Sunday, April 10, 1960

Final leaderboard

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 73-69-71-70=283 −5 10,500
3 71-70-72-71=284 −4 7,000
4 71-71-71-74=287 −1 5,250
5 72-71-70-75=288 E 4,200
T6 72-69-75-73=289 +1 2,800
Ben Hogan (c) 73-68-72-76=289
72-71-72-74=289
T9 74-70-73-73=290 +2 1,575
72-72-72-74=290

Sources:[10] [11]

Scorecard

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454343454443545344
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−3−3−1−1−1−1−2−1−1−1−2−2−2−1−2−2−1E
BurkemoE+1+1+1+1+1+2+2+2+1+1+1+1+2+1+1+1+1
Hogan−2−3−2−2−2−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1EE+1+1+1
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Eagle -->BirdieBogeyDouble bogeyTriple bogey+ -->

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Palmer's 72 keeps him 1-stroke up . Milwaukee Sentinel . UPI . April 10, 1960 . 1-sports.
  2. Gasps for a fabulous finish . Sports Illustrated . Wind . Herbert Warren . Herbert Warren Wind . April 18, 1960 . 12.
  3. News: Palmer's rally wins in Masters . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Gundelfinger . Phil . April 11, 1960 . 1.
  4. News: Palmer's birdie-birdie finish wins . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington . (Chicago Tribune) . Bartlett . Charles . April 11, 1960 .
  5. News: Snead cops Par-3 test at Masters . Milwaukee Sentinel . Associated Press . April 7, 1960 . 6, part 2.
  6. News: Palmer's blazing finish wins Masters by one . Milwaukee Sentinel . Associated Press . April 11, 1960 . 2, part 2 .
  7. News: Finsterwald penalized, Palmer's 140 tops Masters; Hogan tied for second . Youngstown Vindicator . Ohio . Associated Press . Grimsley . Will . April 9, 1960 . 10.
  8. News: Palmer's 67 leads Masters . Milwaukee Sentinel . Associated Press . April 8, 1960 . 6, part 2 .
  9. News: Masters golf scoreboard . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Associated Press . April 9, 1960 . 15 .
  10. Web site: Masters – Past Winners & Results . Augusta National Inc. . April 20, 2021.
  11. Web site: Past results – Masters tournament . PGA Tour . April 20, 2021.

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