1962 Masters 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] It was the fifth of his seven major titles.

1962 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 5–9, 1962
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
Field110 players, 52 after cut
Cut149 (+5)
Prize fund$109,100
Winner's share$20,000
Champion
United States Arnold Palmer
280 (−8), playoff
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

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] In the lead after three rounds, Palmer was five-over for his final round after a double bogey at the 10th hole. After five pars, he birdied 16 and 17 to get into the Monday playoff with a 75 (+3).[4] The gallery for the playoff was estimated at 16,000 spectators.[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

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1South Africa Gary Player67−5
2United States Julius Boros69−3
T3United States Arnold Palmer70−2
United States Mike Souchak
United States Dave Ragan
United States Gardner Dickinson
T7United States George Bayer71−1
United States Billy Maxwell
United States Bob Rosburg
United States Don January
United States Gene Littler

Source[5]

Second round

Friday, April 6, 1962

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Arnold Palmer70-66=136−8
2South Africa Gary Player67-71=138−6
3United States Gene Littler71-68=139−5
4United States Gardner Dickinson70-71=141−3
T5United States Julius Boros69-73=142−2
United States Dow Finsterwald74-68=142
United States Mike Souchak70-72=142
T8Canada Al Balding75-68=143−1
United States Dave Ragan70-73=143
T10United States Jerry Barber72-72=144E
Puerto Rico Chi-Chi Rodríguez72-72=144
United States Billy Maxwell71-73=144
United States Bob Rosburg71-73=144
United States Don January71-73=144

Source[6]

Third round

Saturday, April 7, 1962

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Arnold Palmer70-66-69=205−11
2United States Dow Finsterwald74-68-65=207−9
3South Africa Gary Player67-71-71=209−7
4United States Gene Littler71-68-71=210−6
T5United States Jerry Barber72-72-69=213−3
United States Gardner Dickinson70-71-72=213
7United States Julius Boros69-73-72=214−2
8United States Gay Brewer74-71-70=215−1
T9United States Lionel Hebert72-73-71=216E
United States Ken Venturi75-70-71=216
United States Billy Maxwell71-73-72=216
United States Mike Souchak70-72-74=216

Final round

Sunday, April 8, 1962

Final leaderboard
Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Top 10
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (US$)
T1United States Dow Finsterwald74-68-65-73=280−8Playoff
United States Arnold Palmer (c)70-66-69-75=280
South Africa Gary Player (c)67-71-71-71=280
4United States Gene Littler71-68-71-72=282−66,000
T5United States Jerry Barber72-72-69-74=287−13,600
United States Jimmy Demaret (c)73-73-71-70=287
United States Billy Maxwell71-73-72-71=287
United States Mike Souchak70-72-74-71=287
T9United States Charles Coe (a)72-74-71-71=288E0
United States Ken Venturi75-70-71-72=2882,000

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 
Par454343454443545344
United States Palmer−11−11−11−10−9−9−8−8−8−6−6−6−6−6−6−7−8−8
South Africa Player−6−6−5−5−6−7−6−7−8−8−9−8−8−8−8−8−8−8
United States Finsterwald−9−10−10−9−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−9−9−9−9−8−8
United States Littler−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

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1United States Arnold Palmer68−420,000
2South Africa Gary Player71−112,000
3United States Dow Finsterwald77+58,000

Source:[9]

Scorecard
Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 
Par454343454443545344
United States PalmerEEEEEE+1+1+1EE−1−2−3−3−4−4−4
South Africa Player−1−2−2−2−1−2−2−2−2−1−1EE+1EEE−1
United States Finsterwald+1+1+1+1+2+2+3+3+4+4+5+5+4+4+5+5+5+5

Source:[9]

References
  1. Gundelfinger, Phil (April 10, 1962). "Palmer's 68 wins title in Masters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 1.
  2. Drum, Bob (April 10, 1962). "Palmer Masters golf champion for third time". Pittsburgh Press. p. 35.
  3. Wright, Alfred (April 16, 1962). "Arnold Palmer gets a big revenge". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
  4. Gundelfinger, Phil (April 9, 1962). "Palmer, 2 others tied in Masters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 1.
  5. "Masters scorecard". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 6, 1962. p. 20.
  6. "Masters scorecard". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 7, 1962. p. 13.
  7. "Masters – Past Winners & Results". Augusta National Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  8. "Past results – Masters tournament". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  9. Grimsley, Will (April 10, 1962). "Palmer's 68 wins by three: playoff cards". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. p. 2.
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