1960 Masters Tournament


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.
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. The purse was $87,050 with a winner's share of $17,500.
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, Finsterwald was tied with Ben Hogan and two others for second place after two rounds at 141, one stroke behind leader Palmer at 140.
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 was top 40 plus ties. Three golfers made the cut at 150 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.

Field

;1. Masters champions
Jack Burke Jr., Jimmy Demaret, Doug Ford, Claude Harmon, Ben Hogan, Herman Keiser, Cary Middlecoff, Byron Nelson, Arnold Palmer, Henry Picard, Gene Sarazen, Horton Smith, Sam Snead, Craig Wood
;The following categories only apply to Americans
;2. U.S. Open champions
Tommy Bolt, Julius Boros, Billy Burke, Billy Casper, Chick Evans, Jack Fleck, Ed Furgol, Tony Manero, Lloyd Mangrum, Dick Mayer, Fred McLeod, Sam Parks Jr., Lew Worsham
;3. The Open champions
Jock Hutchison, Denny Shute
;4. PGA champions
Walter Burkemo, Dow Finsterwald, Vic Ghezzi, Chick Harbert, Chandler Harper, Lionel Hebert, Johnny Revolta, Bob Rosburg, Paul Runyan, Jim Turnesa
;5. U.S. Amateur and Amateur champions
Deane Beman, Dick Chapman, Charles Coe, Jack Nicklaus, Robert Sweeny Jr.
;6. Members of the 1959 U.S. Walker Cup team
Tommy Aaron, William C. Campbell, Chuck Kocsis, Billy Joe Patton, Bud Taylor, Ward Wettlaufer
;7. 1959 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists
Gene Andrews, David Goldman, Charles Harrison, Dudley Wysong
;8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1959 Masters Tournament
Fred Hawkins, Jay Hebert, Ted Kroll, Gene Littler, Billy Maxwell, Ed Oliver, Bo Wininger
;9. Top 16 players and ties from the 1959 U.S. Open
Dick Knight, Dave Marr, Mike Souchak, Ernie Vossler
;10. Top eight players and ties from 1959 PGA Championship
Jerry 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 champions
Mason Rudolph
;13. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open champions
George Bayer
;14. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions
Richard Crawford
;15. Two players, not already qualified, from a points list based on finishes in the winter part of the 1960 PGA Tour
Don January, Dave Ragan
;16. Foreign invitations
Bruce Crampton, Mário Gonzalez, Harold Henning, Denis Hutchinson, Stan Leonard, Ángel Miguel, Kel Nagle, Gary Player, Norman Von Nida, Harry Weetman

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

Source

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 7, 1960
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Arnold Palmer67−5
T2Fred Hawkins69−3
T2Claude Harmon69−3
T2Jay Hebert69−3
T5Don January70−2
T5Bud Taylor 70−2
T5Harry Weetman70−2
T8Deane Beman 71−1
T8Billy Casper71−1
T8Dow Finsterwald71−1
T8Gene Littler71−1

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Friday, April 8, 1960
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Arnold Palmer67-73=140−4
T2Walter Burkemo72-69=141−3
T2Dow Finsterwald71-70=141−3
T2Claude Harmon69-72=141−3
T2Ben Hogan73-68=141−3
T6Billy Casper71-71=142−2
T6Don January70-72=142−2
T6Ken Venturi73-69=142−2
T9Deane Beman 71-72=143−1
T9Julius Boros72-71=143−1
T9Billy Maxwell72-71=143−1
T9Gary Player South Africa72-71=143−1

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Third round

Saturday, April 9, 1960
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Arnold Palmer67-73-72=212−4
T2Julius Boros72-71-70=213−3
T2Billy Casper71-71-71=213−3
T2Dow Finsterwald71-70-72=213−3
T2Ben Hogan73-68-72=213−3
T2Ken Venturi73-69-71=213−3
7Gary Player South Africa72-71-72=215−1
T8Walter Burkemo72-69-75=216E
T8Claude Harmon69-72-75=216E
T8Don January70-72-74=216E
T8Stan Leonard72-72-72=216E

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Final round

Sunday, April 10, 1960
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Arnold Palmer67-73-72-70=282−617,500
2Ken Venturi73-69-71-70=283−510,500
3Dow Finsterwald71-70-72-71=284−47,000
4Billy Casper71-71-71-74=287−15,250
5Julius Boros72-71-70-75=288E4,200
T6Walter Burkemo72-69-75-73=289+12,800
T6Ben Hogan73-68-72-76=289+12,800
T6Gary Player South Africa72-71-72-74=289+12,800
T9Lionel Hebert74-70-73-73=290+21,575
T9Stan Leonard72-72-72-74=290+21,575

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Scorecard

Final round
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
Hogan−2−3−2−2−2−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1EE+1+1+1

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par