Golf tournament
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.[ 1] [ 2] 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.[ 3] [ 4] [ 1]
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.[ 2]
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)
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
Source [ 5]
Second round
Friday, April 6, 1962
Source [ 6]
Third round
Saturday, April 7, 1962
Final round
Sunday, April 8, 1962
Final leaderboard
Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Sources:[ 7] [ 8]
Scorecard
Final round
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
−11
−11
−11
−10
−9
−9
−8
−8
−8
−6
−6
−6
−6
−6
−6
−7
−8
−8
−6
−6
−5
−5
−6
−7
−6
−7
−8
−8
−9
−8
−8
−8
−8
−8
−8
−8
−9
−10
−10
−9
−8
−8
−8
−8
−8
−8
−8
−8
−9
−9
−9
−9
−8
−8
−6
−6
−7
−7
−7
−7
−7
−7
−7
−6
−6
−6
−6
−6
−6
−6
−7
−6
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Birdie
Bogey
Double bogey
Playoff
Monday, April 9, 1962
Source: [ 9]
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
E
E
E
E
E
E
+1
+1
+1
E
E
−1
−2
−3
−3
−4
−4
−4
−1
−2
−2
−2
−1
−2
−2
−2
−2
−1
−1
E
E
+1
E
E
E
−1
+1
+1
+1
+1
+2
+2
+3
+3
+4
+4
+5
+5
+4
+4
+5
+5
+5
+5
Source: [ 9]
References
^ a b Gundelfinger, Phil (April 10, 1962). "Palmer's 68 wins title in Masters" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . p. 1. ^ a b Drum, Bob (April 10, 1962). "Palmer Masters golf champion for third time" . Pittsburgh Press . p. 35. ^ Wright, Alfred (April 16, 1962). "Arnold Palmer gets a big revenge" . Sports Illustrated . p. 12. ^ Gundelfinger, Phil (April 9, 1962). "Palmer, 2 others tied in Masters" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . p. 1. ^ "Masters scorecard" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . April 6, 1962. p. 20.^ "Masters scorecard" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . April 7, 1962. p. 13.^ "Masters – Past Winners & Results" . Augusta National Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2021 .^ "Past results – Masters tournament" . PGA Tour. Retrieved April 20, 2021 .^ a b Grimsley, Will (April 10, 1962). "Palmer's 68 wins by three: playoff cards" . Milwaukee Sentinel . Associated Press. p. 2.
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