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]
It was the fifth of his seven
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]
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
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- 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 Cerda
(8),
Bob Charles
,
Gary Cowan
(a),
Bruce Crampton
,
Fidel de Luca
,
Roberto De Vicenzo
(8),
Gerard de Wit
,
Bruce Devlin
,
Juan Antonio Estrada
(a),
Jose Maria Gonzalez
,
Mario Gonzalez
,
Tom Haliburton
,
Harold Henning
,
Denis Hutchinson
,
Stan Leonard
(8),
Sebastian Miguel
,
Angel Miguel
,
Kel Nagle
(3),
Frank Phillips
,
Chi-Chi Rodriguez
,
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
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First round
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Thursday, April 5, 1962
Source
[5]
Second round
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Friday, April 6, 1962
Source
[6]
Third round
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Saturday, April 7, 1962
Final round
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Sunday, April 8, 1962
Final leaderboard
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Champion
|
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
|
(a) = amateur
|
(c) = past champion
|
Sources:
[7]
[8]
Scorecard
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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
|
Palmer
|
?11
|
?11
|
?11
|
?10
|
?9
|
?9
|
?8
|
?8
|
?8
|
?6
|
?6
|
?6
|
?6
|
?6
|
?6
|
?7
|
?8
|
?8
|
Player
|
?6
|
?6
|
?5
|
?5
|
?6
|
?7
|
?6
|
?7
|
?8
|
?8
|
?9
|
?8
|
?8
|
?8
|
?8
|
?8
|
?8
|
?8
|
Finsterwald
|
?9
|
?10
|
?10
|
?9
|
?8
|
?8
|
?8
|
?8
|
?8
|
?8
|
?8
|
?8
|
?9
|
?9
|
?9
|
?9
|
?8
|
?8
|
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
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Monday, April 9, 1962
Source:
[9]
Scorecard
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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
|
Palmer
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
+1
|
+1
|
+1
|
E
|
E
|
?1
|
?2
|
?3
|
?3
|
?4
|
?4
|
?4
|
Player
|
?1
|
?2
|
?2
|
?2
|
?1
|
?2
|
?2
|
?2
|
?2
|
?1
|
?1
|
E
|
E
|
+1
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
?1
|
Finsterwald
|
+1
|
+1
|
+1
|
+1
|
+2
|
+2
|
+3
|
+3
|
+4
|
+4
|
+5
|
+5
|
+4
|
+4
|
+5
|
+5
|
+5
|
+5
|
Source:
[9]
References
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- ^
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.
External links
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