1958 Masters Tournament

The 1958 Masters Tournament was the 22nd Masters Tournament, held April 3–6 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Arnold Palmer won the first of his four Masters titles, one stroke ahead of runners-up Doug Ford and Fred Hawkins. It was the first of his seven major titles.

1958 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 3–6, 1958
LocationAugusta, Georgia
33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Organized byAugusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,980 yards (6,383 m)[1]
Field86 players, 43 after cut
Cut149 (+5)
Prize fund$60,050[1]
Winner's share$11,250
Champion
United States Arnold Palmer
284 (−4)
Location Map
Augusta National is located in the United States
Augusta National
Augusta National
Location in the United States
Augusta National is located in Georgia
Augusta National
Augusta National
Location in Georgia

Palmer, age 28, was the third round co-leader and eagled the 13th hole on Sunday to propel him to victory, as he three-putted on the final green.[1][2] Three-time champion Sam Snead, age 45, was the other co-leader after 54 holes,[3] but shot a 79 (+7) on Sunday to fall to 13th place.[4] One stroke back entering the final round was 1955 champion Cary Middlecoff, who carded a 75 in the final round and tied for 6th.

Palmer's first Masters victory was not without some controversy. On the 12th hole of the final round, Palmer thought his tee ball was embedded behind the green but the on-site rules official would not give him relief. Playing that ball as it lay, Palmer made a double-bogey. Upset over the questionable ruling and the double-bogey, Palmer then played a second ball from behind the green and, after taking relief, made a par. Several holes later word came from the tournament officials that Palmer was entitled to relief and his par score on 12 would stand.[5]

Prior to the tournament, two stone arch bridges crossing Rae's Creek were dedicated, honoring two-time champions Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson. Hogan's is at the par-3 12th hole, and commemorated his record 72-hole score in 1953, his second win at Augusta and first of three consecutive majors that year. The other bridge departs the 13th tee; Nelson went birdie-eagle at these two holes in the final round in 1937, gained six strokes on the leader, and won the first of his five majors.[6]

Sports Illustrated writer Herbert Warren Wind first used the term "Amen Corner" in a story to describe where the critical final day's action had occurred.[7]

This was the first major to have a five-figure winner's share; six figures arrived at the 1983 PGA Championship and seven at the 2001 Masters.

Field
1. Masters champions

Jack Burke Jr. (4,8,11), Jimmy Demaret (8,9), Doug Ford (4,8,11), Claude Harmon (10), Ben Hogan (2,3,4), Herman Keiser, Cary Middlecoff (2,9), Byron Nelson (2,4,8), Henry Picard (4), Gene Sarazen (2,3,4), Horton Smith, Sam Snead (3,4,8,9), Craig Wood (2)

The following categories only apply to Americans
2. U.S. Open champions

Julius Boros (9), Billy Burke, Jack Fleck, Ed Furgol (8,11), Tony Manero, Lloyd Mangrum, Dick Mayer (9,10,11), Fred McLeod, Sam Parks Jr., Lew Worsham

3. The Open champions

Jock Hutchison (4), Denny Shute (4)

4. PGA champions

Walter Burkemo (9,10), Vic Ghezzi, Chick Harbert (9), Chandler Harper, Lionel Hebert (10,11), Johnny Revolta, Paul Runyan, Jim Turnesa

5. U.S. Amateur and Amateur champions

Dick Chapman (7,a), Charles Coe (a), Hillman Robbins (7,a), Harvie Ward (8,a)

6. Members of the 1957 U.S. Walker Cup team

Rex Baxter (7,a), Arnold Blum (a), Joe Campbell (a), William C. Campbell (a), Bill Hyndman (9,a), Chuck Kocsis (a), Dale Morey (a), Billy Joe Patton (9,a), Mason Rudolph (7,a), Bud Taylor (7,8,a)

  • Morey was a reserve for the team.
7. 1957 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists

Gene Andrews (a), Phil Rodgers (a)

8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1957 Masters Tournament

Billy Casper, Mike Fetchick (9), Dow Finsterwald (9,10,11), Marty Furgol, Fred Hawkins (9,11), Jay Hebert (10), Al Mengert, Arnold Palmer, Henry Ransom, Ken Venturi (9)

9. Top 16 players and ties from the 1957 U.S. Open

Billy Maxwell, Frank Stranahan

10. 1957 PGA Championship quarter-finalists

Charles Sheppard, Don Whitt

11. Members of the U.S. 1957 Ryder Cup team

Tommy Bolt, Ted Kroll, Art Wall Jr.

12. One player, either amateur or professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-Masters champions

Mike Souchak

13. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open champions

Gene Littler

14. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions

Don Cherry (a)

15. Two players, not already qualified, from a points list based on finishes in the winter part of the 1958 PGA Tour

Dave Ragan, Bo Wininger

16. Winner of the 1957 Canadian Open

George Bayer

17. Foreign invitations

Al Balding (8), Bob Charles (a), Bruce Crampton (8), Henri de Lamaze (a), Roberto De Vicenzo (9), Stan Leonard (8), Torakichi Nakamura, Koichi Ono, Frank Phillips, Gary Player (8), Peter Thomson (3,8), Flory Van Donck, Norman Von Nida, Nick Weslock (a)

  • Numbers in brackets indicate categories that the player would have qualified under had they been American.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 3, 1958

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Ken Venturi68−4
T2United States Jimmy Demaret69−3
United States Chick Harbert
Australia Norman Von Nida
United States Bo Wininger
T6United States Cary Middlecoff70−2
United States Arnold Palmer
Belgium Flory Van Donck
T9Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo71−1
United States Jack Fleck
United States Claude Harmon
United States Fred Hawkins
United States Lionel Hebert
United States Bill Hyndman (a)
United States Billy Maxwell
United States Byron Nelson
United States Art Wall Jr.

Source[8]

Second round

Friday, April 4, 1958

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Ken Venturi68-72=140−4
T2United States Billy Maxwell71-70=141−3
United States Billy Joe Patton (a)72-69=141
T4Canada Stan Leonard72-70=142−2
United States Bo Wininger69-73=142
T6United States Dow Finsterwald72-71=143−1
United States Chick Harbert69-74=143
United States Cary Middlecoff70-73=143
United States Arnold Palmer70-73=143
United States Sam Snead72-71=143
United States Art Wall Jr.71-72=143

Source[9][10]

Third round

Saturday, April 5, 1958

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Arnold Palmer70-73-68=211−5
United States Sam Snead72-71-68=211
3United States Cary Middlecoff70-73-69=212−4
T4United States Billy Maxwell71-70-72=213−3
United States Al Mengert73-71-69=213
United States Art Wall Jr.71-72-70=213
United States Bo Wininger69-73-71=213
T8United States Fred Hawkins71-75-68=214−2
United States Billy Joe Patton (a)72-69-73=214
United States Ken Venturi68-72-74=214

Source[3][4]

Final round

Sunday, April 6, 1958

Final leaderboard
Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Top 10
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (US$)
1United States Arnold Palmer70-73-68-73=284−411,250
T2United States Doug Ford (c)74-71-70-70=285−34,500
United States Fred Hawkins71-75-68-71=285
T4Canada Stan Leonard72-70-73-71=286−21,969
United States Ken Venturi68-72-74-72=286
T6United States Cary Middlecoff (c)70-73-69-75=287−11,519
United States Art Wall Jr.71-72-70-74=287
8United States Billy Joe Patton (a)72-69-73-74=288E0
T9United States Claude Harmon (c)71-76-72-70=289+11,266
United States Jay Hebert72-73-73-71=289
United States Billy Maxwell71-70-72-76=289
United States Al Mengert73-71-69-76=289

Sources:[11][12]

Scorecard
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454343454443545344
United States Palmer−5−5−5−5−4−4−4−5−5−4−4−4−6−6−6−5−5−4
United States Ford−1−2−2−2−2−2−2−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3
United States Hawkins−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−3−2−1−1−1−1−2−2−3−3
Canada Leonard−1−1−1−1−2−2−3−3−4−3−3−3−3−2−2−2−2−2
United States Venturi−3−3−3−4−4−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−4−3−2−1−1−2
United States Middlecoff−4−5−3−3−3−3−2−2−2−1−1−1−1−2−1−1−1−1
United States Wall−2−3−3−3−4−4−3−3−3−3−3−2−1−1−1−1−1−1
United States Snead−3−3−3−4−3−2−2−3−3−2EEE+1+1+2+2+2

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

References
  1. "Palmer snatches Masters victory". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 7, 1958. p. 8.
  2. Gendelfinger, Phil (April 7, 1958). "Arnie Palmer wins Masters by one stroke". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 22.
  3. Bartlett, Charles (April 6, 1958). "Snead, Palmer lead Masters with 211". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
  4. Bartlett, Charles (April 7, 1958). "Official ruling gives Palmer Masters". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 4.
  5. Harig, Bob (April 5, 2008). "50 years later, Palmer's first Masters win still remains controversial". ESPN. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  6. "Augusta club honors Nelson and Hogan". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. Associated Press. April 3, 1958. p. 8.
  7. Wind, Herbert Warren (April 21, 1958). "The fateful corner". Sports Illustrated. p. 48.
  8. Bartlett, Charles (April 4, 1958). "Venturi's 68 leads Masters by stroke". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 4.
  9. Bartlett, Charles (April 5, 1958). "Venturi rally retains Masters lead". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
  10. "Masters golf scores". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 5, 1958. p. 10.
  11. "Masters – Past Winners & Results". Augusta National Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  12. "Past results – Masters tournament". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
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