1954 Masters Tournament

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1954 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 8–12, 1954
LocationAugusta, Georgia
33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020Coordinates: 33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 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
Length6,800 yards (6,220 m)
Field78 players
CutNone
Prize fund$25,000
Winner's share$5,000
Champion
United States Sam Snead
289 (+1), playoff
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The 1954 Masters Tournament was the 18th Masters Tournament, held April 8–12 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Sam Snead defeated defending champion Ben Hogan by one stroke in an 18-hole Monday playoff to win his third Masters tournament. It was Snead's seventh and final major victory.

Both Snead and Hogan were age 41, and they had won the previous three Masters; Snead in 1952 and Hogan in 1951 and 1953. Hogan was also the reigning champion of the U.S. Open and British Open; he did not win another major, but often contended until his final appearances in 1967 at the Masters and U.S. Open.

Snead's 289 (+1), along with Jack Burke Jr. in 1956 and Zach Johnson in 2007, remains the highest winning total in Masters history. Amateur Billy Joe Patton, 31, led after the first and second rounds and during the fourth, but a seven at the 13th hole and a six at the 15th ended his title hopes, and he finished one stroke back.[1][2]

Snead remained the oldest winner of the Masters for nearly a quarter century, until Gary Player won his third green jacket at age 42 in 1978.

Field[]

1. Masters champions

Jimmy Demaret (10), Claude Harmon (12), Ben Hogan (2,4,6,9,10), Byron Nelson (2,6), Gene Sarazen (2,4,6), Horton Smith, Sam Snead (4,6,7,9,10), Craig Wood (2)

2. U.S. Open champions

Julius Boros (9,10), Lawson Little (3,5), Lloyd Mangrum (7,9,10), Fred McLeod, Cary Middlecoff (7), Sam Parks Jr., Lew Worsham

3. U.S. Amateur champions

Dick Chapman (5,8,a), Charles Coe (8,9,a), Gene Littler (8,11), Billy Maxwell, Skee Riegel, Jess Sweetser (5,a)

4. British Open champions

Jock Hutchison (6), Denny Shute (6)

5. British Amateur champions

Frank Stranahan (9,10,a), Robert Sweeny Jr. (a), Harvie Ward (8,9,a)

6. PGA champions

Walter Burkemo (7,12), Jim Ferrier (9), Vic Ghezzi, Chandler Harper (9), Johnny Revolta, Jim Turnesa (7,10)

7. Members of the U.S. 1953 Ryder Cup team

Jack Burke Jr. (9,10), Dave Douglas (12), Fred Haas (10), Ted Kroll (9,10), Ed Oliver (9)

8. Members of the U.S. 1953 Walker Cup team

(a), William C. Campbell (a), Don Cherry (a), (a), (a), Billy Joe Patton (a), Ken Venturi (a)

9. Top 24 players and ties from the 1953 Masters Tournament

Jerry Barber, Al Besselink, Tommy Bolt, Doug Ford (10), , Chick Harbert, Fred Hawkins, Dick Mayer, Al Mengert (10), Dick Metz (10), Johnny Palmer, Earl Stewart

10. Top 24 players and ties from the 1953 U.S. Open

Pete Cooper, Gardner Dickinson, , George Fazio, Marty Furgol, Dutch Harrison, Jay Hebert, (12), , Bob Rosburg, Frank Souchak (a)

11. 1953 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists

(a), (a), (a), Dale Morey (a), (a), (a)

  • did not play.
12. 1953 PGA Championship quarter-finalists

Jimmy Clark, , Felice Torza

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

Skip Alexander

15. Two players, not already qualified, with the best scoring average in the winter part of the 1954 PGA Tour

Bud Holscher, Bob Toski

16. Foreign invitations

Peter Thomson

Round summaries[]

First round[]

Thursday, April 8, 1954

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Billy Joe Patton (a)  United States 70 −2
Dutch Harrison  United States
T3 Lloyd Mangrum  United States 71 −1
Jack Burke Jr.  United States
T5 Ben Hogan  United States 72 E
Dave Douglas  United States
T7 Byron Nelson  United States 73 +1
Bob Rosburg  United States
Chick Harbert  United States
Denny Shute  United States
Tommy Bolt  United States
Vic Ghezzi  United States
Gardner Dickinson  United States
Pete Cooper  United States
William C. Campbell (a)  United States
Cary Middlecoff  United States

Second round[]

Friday, April 9, 1954

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Billy Joe Patton (a)  United States 70-74=144 E
2 Ben Hogan  United States 72-73=145 +1
T3 Bob Rosburg  United States 73-73=146 +2
Lloyd Mangrum  United States 71-75=146
T5 Tommy Bolt  United States 73-74=147 +3
Sam Snead  United States 74-73=147
T7 Al Besselink  United States 74-74=148 +4
Lew Worsham  United States 74-74=148
Chick Harbert  United States 73-75=148
Dave Douglas  United States 72-76=148
Jack Burke Jr.  United States 71-77=148
Peter Thomson  Australia 76-72=148

Third round[]

Saturday, April 10, 1954

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Ben Hogan  United States 72-73-69=214 −2
2 Sam Snead  United States 74-73-70=217 +1
T3 Cary Middlecoff  United States 73-76-70=219 +3
Tommy Bolt  United States 73-74-72=219
Billy Joe Patton (a)  United States 70-74-75=219
T6 Jerry Barber  United States 74-76-71=221 +5
Jack Burke Jr.  United States 71-77-73=221
T8 Al Besselink  United States 74-74-74=222 +6
Lew Worsham  United States 74-74-74=222
Lloyd Mangrum  United States 71-75-76=222
Bob Rosburg  United States 73-73-76=222

Final round[]

Sunday, April 11, 1954

Final leaderboard[]

Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Top 10
Place Player Score To par Money (US$)
T1 United States Ben Hogan (c) 72-73-69-75=289 +1 Playoff
United States Sam Snead (c) 74-73-70-72=289
3 United States Billy Joe Patton (a) 70-74-75-71=290 +2 0
T4 United States Dutch Harrison 70-79-74-68=291 +3 1,938
United States Lloyd Mangrum 71-75-76-69=291
T6 United States Jerry Barber 74-76-71-71=292 +4 1,042
United States Jack Burke Jr. 71-77-73-71=292
United States Bob Rosburg 73-73-76-70=292
T9 United States Al Besselink 74-74-74-72=294 +6 781
United States Cary Middlecoff 73-76-70-75=294

Sources:[3][4]

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
United States Snead +1 +1 +1 +2 +3 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +3 +2 +2 +1 +1 +1 +1
United States Hogan −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −1 −1 −1 −1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +1 +1 +1 +1
United States Patton +4 +3 +3 +3 +3 +1 +1 E −1 −1 −1 E +2 +1 +2 +2 +2 +2
United States Harrison +7 +6 +6 +6 +6 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +4 +5 +4 +4 +3 +3
United States Mangrum +6 +5 +6 +6 +6 +6 +6 +6 +6 +6 +6 +6 +6 +6 +5 +4 +3 +3

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Playoff[]

Monday, April 12, 1954

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Sam Snead  United States 70 −2 5,000
2 Ben Hogan  United States 71 −1 3,125

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
United States Snead E −1 −1 E E −1 −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 −1 −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −2
United States Hogan E −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −2 −1 −1 −1

Source:[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Hogan, Snead tie in Masters golf". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. April 12, 1954. p. 2B.
  2. ^ "Snead, Hogan play off in Masters today". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. April 12, 1954. p. 18.
  3. ^ "Masters – Past Winners & Results". Augusta National Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Past results – Masters tournament". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "Snead beats Hogan in Masters playoff". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 13, 1954. p. 16.

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