Golf tournament
The 1956 Masters Tournament was the 20th Masters Tournament , held April 5–8 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia .
Jack Burke Jr. won his first major championship and only Masters, one stroke ahead of amateur Ken Venturi . It was the final Masters played without a 36-hole cut . CBS televised the third and fourth rounds of the tournament for the first time, and has done so every year since.
Burke shot a 71 (−1) on Sunday, one of only two players to break par in the final round; he rallied from a tournament record eight shots back to pass Venturi, who had led the entire tournament.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 1] [ 5] Sam Snead in 1954 and Zach Johnson in 2007 , remains the highest winning total in Masters history.
Burke was late arriving at the course for his final round on Sunday after going to church and had only fifteen minutes to warm up.[ 6] PGA Championship , in its penultimate edition as a match play competition.
Field
1. Masters champions Jimmy Demaret , Claude Harmon , Ben Hogan (2,4,6,9,10), Cary Middlecoff (2,7,9,10,12), Byron Nelson (2,6,9), Henry Picard (6), Gene Sarazen (2,4,6), Horton Smith , Sam Snead (4,6,7,9,10), Craig Wood
2. U.S. Open champions Julius Boros (9,10), Billy Burke , Johnny Farrell , Jack Fleck (10), Ed Furgol (9), Lawson Little (3,5), Tony Manero , Lloyd Mangrum (9), Fred McLeod , Sam Parks Jr. , George Sargent , Lew Worsham (12)
3. U.S. Amateur champions Dick Chapman (5,a), Gene Littler (9,10), Billy Maxwell (9), Arnold Palmer (9,10), Skee Riegel (9), Sam Urzetta , Harvie Ward (5,8,9,10,11,a)
4. British Open champions Jock Hutchison (6), Denny Shute (6)
5. British Amateur champions Joe Conrad (8,9,a), Frank Stranahan (9,10)
6. PGA champions Walter Burkemo (9), Doug Ford (7,10,12), Vic Ghezzi , Chick Harbert (7), Johnny Revolta , Jim Turnesa
7. Members of the U.S. 1955 Ryder Cup team Jerry Barber , Tommy Bolt (9,10,12), Jack Burke Jr. (9,10,12), Ted Kroll
8. Members of the U.S. 1955 Walker Cup team Rex Baxter (a), William C. Campbell (a), Don Cherry (a), Bruce Cudd (a), Jimmy Jackson (a), Ed Meister (a), Dale Morey (a), Billy Joe Patton (a)
Dick Yost (a) did not play. Baxter and Meister were reserves for the team.9. Top 24 players and ties from the 1955 Masters Tournament Pete Cooper , Jay Hebert , Dick Mayer , Johnny Palmer , Bob Rosburg (10), Mike Souchak (10)
10. Top 24 players and ties from the 1955 U.S. Open Bob Harris , Fred Hawkins (12), Bud Holscher , Walker Inman , Shelley Mayfield (12), Al Mengert , George Schneiter , Ernie Vossler , Art Wall Jr.
11. 1955 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists Bill Booe (a), Joe Campbell (a), Ed Hopkins (a), Bill Hyndman (a), Charles Kunkle (a), Jim McCoy (a), Hillman Robbins (9,a)
12. 1955 PGA Championship quarter-finalists Don Fairfield
13. One player, either amateur or professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-Masters champions Ken Venturi (a)
14. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions Don Bisplinghoff (a)
15. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open champions Fred Haas
16. Two players, not already qualified, from a points list based on finishes in the winter part of the 1956 PGA Tour Dow Finsterwald , Lionel Hebert
17. Foreign invitations Al Balding , Henry Cotton (4), Roberto De Vicenzo , Stan Leonard (9), Moe Norman (a)
Numbers in brackets indicate categories that the player would have qualified under had they been American.
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, April 5, 1956
Second round
Friday, April 6, 1956
Third round
Saturday, April 7, 1956
Final round
Sunday, April 8, 1956
Final leaderboard
Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Sources:[ 7] [ 8]
Scorecard
Hole
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Par
4
5
4
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
3
5
4
5
3
4
4
+2
+1
+1
+1
+1
+1
+1
+1
+1
+1
+2
+1
+1
+2
+2
+2
+1
+1
−5
−5
−5
−5
−5
−5
−5
−5
−4
−3
−2
−1
−1
E
+1
+1
+2
+2
−3
−4
−4
−3
−1
−1
+1
+1
E
+1
+1
+1
+1
+1
+1
+1
+3
+3
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Eagle
Birdie
Bogey
Double bogey
Source: [ 9]
References
^ a b "Jack Burke Surprise Winner of Masters Golf" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved January 2, 2013 .^ "Venturi folds, steady Burke wins Masters" . Milwaukee Sentinel . Associated Press. April 9, 1956. p. 4, part 2.^ Drum, Bob (April 9, 1956). "Burke Master as Venturi folds" . Pittsburgh Press . p. 24. ^ "Ken Venturi leads Masters with amateur record of 66" . Spokesman-Review . Associated Press. April 6, 1956. p. 16.^ Wind, Herbert Warren (April 16, 1956). "And Then—Jackie Burke Took Charge" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved March 30, 2016 .^ "Pros Baffled By 'Lost' Par" . Pittsburgh Press . April 9, 1956. p. 24.^ "Masters – Past Winners & Results" . Augusta National Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2021 .^ "Past results – Masters tournament" . PGA Tour. Retrieved April 20, 2021 .^ "Cards of the leaders" . St. Petersburg Times . Florida. Associated Press. April 9, 1956. p. 16.
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