1964 Masters Tournament Explained

1964 Masters Tournament
Dates:April 9–12, 1964
Location:Augusta, Georgia
Course:Augusta National Golf Club
Org:Augusta National Golf Club
Tour:PGA Tour
Par:72
Yardage:6980yd[1]
Field:96 players, 48 after cut
Cut:148 (+4)
Purse:$129,800[2]
Winners Share:$20,000
Champion: Arnold Palmer
Score:276 (−12)
Previous:1963
Next:1965
Map:USA#USA Georgia
Map Relief:yes
Map Label:Augusta National
Coordinates:33.503°N -82.02°W

The 1964 Masters Tournament was the 28th Masters Tournament, held April 9–12 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. A field of 96 players entered the tournament and 48 made the 36-hole cut at 148 (+4).

Arnold Palmer, age 34, opened with three rounds in the 60s and led by five strokes after 54 holes at 206 (−10).[3] He carded a final round of 70 on Sunday to win by six strokes to become the first four-time winner of the Masters.[4] [5] It was his seventh and final major victory.

Craig Wood, the 1941 champion, played in his final Masters, but withdrew before completing the first round.[6] Prior to his win at Augusta, he was the runner-up in the first two Masters in 1934 and 1935.

Labron Harris Jr. won the Par 3 contest with a score of 23.

Palmer was later joined as a four-time winner at Augusta by Jack Nicklaus in 1972 and Tiger Woods in 2005; Nicklaus won his fifth in 1975 and a record sixth in 1986.

Field

1. Masters championsJack Burke Jr. (4), Jimmy Demaret, Doug Ford (4,8), Ralph Guldahl, Claude Harmon, Ben Hogan, Herman Keiser, Cary Middlecoff (2), Byron Nelson, Jack Nicklaus (2,4,8,10), Arnold Palmer (2,3,8,9,11), Gary Player (3,4,8,9,10), Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead (8), Art Wall Jr. (8,10), Craig Wood
The following categories only apply to Americans
2. U.S. Open champions (last 10 years)Tommy Bolt, Julius Boros (8,9,11), Billy Casper (8,11), Jack Fleck, Ed Furgol (8), Gene Littler (8,11)
3. The Open champions (last 10 years)
4. PGA champions (last 10 years)Jerry Barber, Dow Finsterwald (8,9,10,11), Chick Harbert, Jay Hebert, Lionel Hebert (9), Bob Rosburg
5. U.S. Amateur and Amateur champions (last 10 years)Deane Beman (6,7,a), Charles Coe (6,7,a), Richard Davies (6,a), Labron Harris Jr. (6,a)
6. Members of the 1963 U.S. Walker Cup teamRobert W. Gardner (a), Downing Gray (a), Billy Joe Patton (a), R. H. Sikes (7,a), Charlie Smith (a), Ed Updegraff (a)
7. 1963 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalistsRichard Guardiola (a), Johnny Owens (a), Steve Spray (a), Walter Stahl (a)
8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1963 Masters TournamentWes Ellis, Don January (9), Tony Lema (9,11), Billy Maxwell (9,10,11), Bobby Nichols (9), Johnny Pott (11), Mason Rudolph, Dan Sikes (9), Mike Souchak, Bo Wininger
9. Top 16 players and ties from the 1963 U.S. OpenWalter Burkemo, Jacky Cupit, Mike Fetchick, Paul Harney, Davis Love Jr., Dave Ragan (10,11), Dean Refram
10. Top eight players and ties from 1963 PGA ChampionshipGardner Dickinson, Jim Ferrier, Al Geiberger, Tommy Jacobs, Bill Johnston
11. Members of the U.S. 1963 Ryder Cup teamBob Goalby
12. Two players selected for meritorious records on the fall part of the 1963 PGA TourRex Baxter, Jack Rule Jr.
13. One player, either amateur or professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-Masters championsDave Marr
14. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open championsPhil Rodgers
15. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions
16. Two players, not already qualified, from a points list based on finishes in the winter part of the 1964 PGA TourGay Brewer, Don Fairfield
17. Foreign invitationsAlfonso Angelini, Al Balding, Peter Butler, Antonio Cerdá, Bob Charles (3,8), Chen Ching-Po (8), Gary Cowan (a), Bruce Crampton (8,9,10), Gerard de Wit, Bruce Devlin, Juan Antonio Estrada (a), Jean Garaïalde, Harold Henning, Geoffrey Hunt, Tomoo Ishii, Stan Leonard (8), Sebastián Miguel, Kel Nagle (3), Enrique Orellana, Chi-Chi Rodríguez, Miguel Sala, Ramón Sota, Dave Thomas, Retief Waltman, Nick Weslock (a)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 9, 1964

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 69 −3
Davis Love Jr.
T6 70 −2
T10 71 −1
Gary Cowan (a)
Jim Ferrier
Source:[7]

Second round

Friday, April 10, 1964

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 69-68=137 −7
2 69-72=141 −3
T3 70-72=142 −2
70-72=142
T5 71-72=143 −1
71-72=143
75-68=143
70-73=143
T9 72-72=144 E
75-69=144
72-72=144
71-73=144
69-75=144
69-75=144
71-73=144
Billy Joe Patton (a) 70-74=144
74-70=144
71-73=144
76-68=144
Source:[1] [8] [9]

Third round

Saturday, April 11, 1964

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 69-68-69=206 −10
2 72-72-67=211 −5
3 70-73-69=212 −4
T4 72-72-69=213 −3
71-73-69=213
69-72-72=213
7 74-71-69=214 −2
T8 74-71-70=215 −1
73-75-67=215
73-73-69=215
71-73-71=215
74-70-71=215
76-68-71=215
Source:[3] [10]

Final round

Sunday, April 12, 1964

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) 69-68-69-70=276 −12 20,000
T2 70-73-69-70=282 −6 10,100
Jack Nicklaus (c) 71-73-71-67=282
4 72-72-67-73=284 −4 6,100
T5 76-72-69-69=286 −2 3,700
71-73-69-73=286
73-72-71-70=286
Gary Player (c) 69-72-72-73=286
T9 71-72-75-69=287 −1 1,700
Ben Hogan (c) 73-75-67-72=287
75-68-74-70=287
73-74-70-70=287

Sources:[11] [12]

Scorecard

Hole  1    2    3   4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par454343454443545344
Palmer −10−10−10−11−10−10−11−11−11−10−10−10−10−11−12−12−11−12
Marr −4−5−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−7−6−5−5−5−5−5−5−6
Nicklaus −1−2−2−2−1−1−2−2−3−2−2−3−5−5−6−6−6−6
Devlin −6−7−7−6−5−5−5−6−5−5−3−3−4−4−5−5−4−4
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
EagleBirdieBogeyDouble bogeyTriple bogey+ -->

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Palmer sizzles, leads Masters by 4 . Milwaukee Sentinel . Associated Press . April 11, 1964 . 2-part 2 .
  2. News: Palmer again aims at Grand Slam after unprecedented 4th Masters win . Youngstown Vindicator . (Ohio). UPI . Moffit . David M. . April 13, 1964 . 24.
  3. News: Arnie bags 69, now 10 under par . Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press . Grimsley . Will . April 12, 1964 . D-1.
  4. News: Palmer eyes 'Grand Slam' . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . April 13, 1964 . 3B.
  5. A Master to top them all . Sports Illustrated . Wright . Alfred . April 20, 1964 . 18.
  6. News: Full House . Toledo Blade . (Ohio) . April 10, 1964 . 28 .
  7. News: Palmer shares golf lead with 69 . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Becker . Jim . Associated Press . April 10, 1964 . 3B .
  8. News: Palmer register four-under 68 to gain big advantage in Masters meet . Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio) . Moffit . David M. . April 11, 1964 . 9 .
  9. News: Palmer leads Masters by four . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Becker . Jim . Associated Press . April 11, 1964 . 1B .
  10. News: Palmer ahead by five in Masters . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press . April 12, 1964 . 1B .
  11. Web site: Masters – Past Winners & Results . Augusta National Inc. . April 20, 2021.
  12. Web site: Past results – Masters tournament . PGA Tour . April 20, 2021.

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