1957 Masters Tournament
The 1957 Masters Tournament was the 21st Masters Tournament, held April 4–7 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. This was the first Masters played with a 36-hole cut. A field of 101 players started in the tournament, and 40 of them made the cut at 150 (+6).
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 4–7, 1957 |
| Location | Augusta, Georgia |
| Course(s) | Augusta National Golf Club |
| Organized by | Augusta National Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,980 yards (6,383 m)[1] |
| Field | 101 players, 40 after cut |
| Cut | 150 (+6) |
| Winner's share | $8,750 |
| Champion | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Doug Ford | |
| 283 (−5) | |
Doug Ford won his only Masters, three strokes ahead of runner-up Sam Snead, a three-time champion.[2] Snead was the third round leader, but could only shoot even-par in a round that included six birdies and six bogeys. Ford was three strokes back after 54 holes,[3] but was bogey-free on Sunday. On the final hole, Ford holed out from the bunker for birdie for his 66 (–6).[1][4] This was Ford's second and final major title; he also won the 1955 PGA Championship.
This year was the Masters debut of Gary Player, 21, and he finished tied for 24th. He won three Masters, in 1961, 1974, and 1978. Five-time British Open winner Peter Thomson finished fifth, his best career finish in the Masters.
Two-time champion Ben Hogan had finished in the top ten in the last fourteen Masters that he had entered, but had 32 putts on Friday and missed the event's first-ever cut by a stroke.[5][6] It was the only cut he missed at Augusta; in nine more Masters he had three top ten finishes, including his final appearance at age 54 in 1967.
Field
This was the last year when professionals were invited based solely on qualification in amateur events.
- 1. Masters champions
Jack Burke Jr. (4,8,10,11), Jimmy Demaret, Claude Harmon (10), Ben Hogan (2,3,4,8,9), Herman Keiser, Cary Middlecoff (2,8,9,11), Byron Nelson (2,4), Henry Picard (4), Gene Sarazen (2,3,4), Horton Smith, Sam Snead (3,4,8,9,10,11), Craig Wood
- Ralph Guldahl (2) did not play.
- The following categories only apply to Americans
- 2. U.S. Open champions
Julius Boros (8,9), Billy Burke, Jack Fleck, Ed Furgol (8,9,10), Lawson Little (5), Tony Manero, Lloyd Mangrum (8), Fred McLeod, Sam Parks Jr., Lew Worsham
- 3. The Open champions
Jock Hutchison (4), Denny Shute (4)
- 4. PGA champions
Walter Burkemo (8), Doug Ford (8,9,11), Vic Ghezzi, Bob Hamilton, Chick Harbert (11), Chandler Harper (11), Johnny Revolta, Paul Runyan, Jim Turnesa (8)
- 5. U.S. Amateur and Amateur champions
Dick Chapman (a), Charles Coe (a), Joe Conrad (6), Gene Littler (8), Billy Maxwell (9), Arnold Palmer (8,9), Skee Riegel, Frank Stranahan (8), Sam Urzetta (8), Bud Ward, Harvie Ward (6,7,a)
- 6. Members of the 1955 U.S. Walker Cup team
William C. Campbell (a), Don Cherry (a), Bruce Cudd (a), Jimmy Jackson (a), Ed Meister (a), Dale Morey (a), Billy Joe Patton (8,9,a), Hillman Robbins (8,a), Dick Yost (a)
- Robbins and Meister were reserves for the team.
- 7. 1956 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists
Rex Baxter (a), Arnold Blum (a), Joe Campbell (a), Sarg Fontanini (a), Ted Gleichmann (a), Chuck Kocsis (a)
- 8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1956 Masters Tournament
Jerry Barber (9,11), Tommy Bolt (9,11), Pete Cooper (9), Dow Finsterwald, Shelley Mayfield, Al Mengert, Johnny Palmer, Bob Rosburg, Mike Souchak, Ken Venturi (9)
- 9. Top 24 players and ties from the 1956 U.S. Open
Errie Ball, Johnny Bulla, Billy Casper, Wes Ellis, Fred Haas, Dutch Harrison, Jay Hebert, Bob Kay, Ted Kroll (10,11), Bill Ogden, Bob Toski
- 10. 1956 PGA Championship quarter-finalists
Fred Hawkins, Bill Johnston, Terl Johnson, Henry Ransom
- 11. Members of the U.S. 1955 Ryder Cup team
- 12. One player, either amateur or professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-Masters champions
- 13. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open champions
- 14. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions
Bud Taylor (a)
- 15. Two players, not already qualified, from a points list based on finishes in the winter part of the 1957 PGA Tour
Gardner Dickinson, Art Wall Jr.
- 16. Winner of the 1956 Canadian Open
- 17. Foreign invitations
Al Balding, Henry Cotton (9), Bruce Crampton, Stan Leonard (8), Jerry Magee (7,a), Moe Norman, Gary Player, Peter Thomson (8), Harry Weetman, Trevor Wilkes
- Numbers in brackets indicate categories that the player would have qualified under had they been American.
Nationalities in the field
| North America (95) | South America (0) | Europe (2) | Oceania (2) | Asia (0) | Africa (2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada (4) |  England (2) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia (2) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Africa (2) | ||
 United States (91) |
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Snead | United States | 1949, 1952, 1954 | 72 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 286 | −2 | 2 |
| Jimmy Demaret | United States | 1940, 1947, 1950 | 72 | 70 | 75 | 70 | 287 | −1 | 3 |
| Jack Burke, Jr. | United States | 1956 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 291 | +3 | T7 |
| Byron Nelson | United States | 1937, 1942 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 76 | 295 | +7 | T16 |
| Henry Picard | United States | 1938 | 79 | 71 | 78 | 74 | 302 | +14 | T35 |
| Claude Harmon | United States | 1948 | 78 | 72 | 77 | 76 | 303 | +15 | T38 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hogan | United States | 1951, 1953 | 76 | 75 | 151 | +7 |
| Cary Middlecoff | United States | 1955 | 79 | 73 | 152 | +8 |
| Gene Sarazen | United States | 1935 | 80 | 75 | 155 | +11 |
| Herman Keiser | United States | 1946 | 80 | 78 | 158 | +14 |
| Craig Wood | United States | 1941 | 72 | 87 | 159 | +15 |
| Horton Smith | United States | 1934, 1936 | 77 | 82 | 159 | +15 |
Source[7]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, April 4, 1957
Source:[8]
Second round
Friday, April 5, 1957
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Snead | United States | 72-68=140 | −4 |
| 2 | Jimmy Demaret | United States | 72-70=142 | −2 |
| 3 | Jack Burke, Jr. | United States | 71-72=143 | −1 |
| T4 | Ed Furgol | United States | 73-71=144 | E |
| Harvie Ward (a) | United States | 73-71=144 | ||
| T6 | Doug Ford | United States | 72-73=145 | +1 |
| Peter Thomson | Australia | 72-73=145 | ||
| T8 | Al Balding | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 73-73=146 | +2 |
| Henry Cotton | England | 73-73=146 | ||
| Jay Hebert | United States | 74-72=146 | ||
| Byron Nelson | United States | 74-72=146 | ||
| Arnold Palmer | United States | 73-73=146 |
Source:[9]
Third round
Saturday, April 6, 1957
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Snead | United States | 72-68-74=214 | −2 |
| T2 | Stan Leonard | Canada | 75-72-68=215 | –1 |
| Arnold Palmer | United States | 73-73-69=215 | ||
| Harvie Ward (a) | United States | 73-71-71=215 | ||
| 5 | Ed Furgol | United States | 73-71-72=216 | E |
| T6 | Jack Burke, Jr. | United States | 71-72-74=217 | +1 |
| Jimmy Demaret | United States | 72-70-75=217 | ||
| Doug Ford | United States | 72-73-72=217 | ||
| T9 | Henry Cotton | England | 73-73-72=218 | +2 |
| Peter Thomson | Australia | 72-73-73=218 |
Source:
Final round
Sunday, April 7, 1957
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Ford | United States | 72-73-72-66=283 | −5 | 8,750 |
| 2 | Sam Snead | United States | 72-68-74-72=286 | −2 | 4,375 |
| 3 | Jimmy Demaret | United States | 72-70-75-70=287 | −1 | 2,625 |
| 4 | Harvie Ward (a) | United States | 73-71-71-73=288 | E | 0 |
| 5 | Peter Thomson | Australia | 72-73-73-71=289 | +1 | 1,750 |
| 6 | Ed Furgol | United States | 73-71-72-74=290 | +2 | 1,312 |
| T7 | Jack Burke, Jr. | United States | 71-72-74-74=291 | +3 | 1,137 |
| Dow Finsterwald | United States | 74-74-73-70=291 | |||
| Arnold Palmer | United States | 73-73-69-76=291 | |||
| 10 | Jay Hebert | United States | 74-72-76-70=292 | +4 | 1,005 |
Source:[2]
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 |
| Ford | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 |
| Snead | −1 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −2 | −1 | −1 | E | +1 | E | −1 | −1 | −2 |
| Demaret | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | E | E | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 |
| Ward | −1 | −1 | E | E | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | E | E | +1 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | E |
| Thomson | +2 | +2 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | E | E | E | +1 | +1 |
| Furgol | −1 | E | E | −1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 |
| Palmer | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | E | E | −1 | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | +3 | +4 | +3 |
| Leonard | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | E | E | +2 | +3 | +3 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+
Source:[10]
References
- "Doug Ford's 283 captures Masters golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 8, 1957. p. 1.
- Bartlett, Charles (April 8, 1957). "Ford takes Masters! Posts 66 for 283". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 4.
- Bartlett, Charles (April 7, 1957). "Snead's Masters lead cut to stroke". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
- "Two shots that won the Masters". Sports Illustrated. April 15, 1957. p. 16.
- Grimsley, Will (April 6, 1957). "Stutter putter Ben's downfall". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. p. 13.
- "Snead takes Masters golf lead with 140". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 6, 1957. p. 12.
- "Masters golf scores". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 6, 1957. p. 12.
- Bartlett, Charles (April 5, 1957). "Masters interrupted; Burke's 71 leads". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 4.
- Bartlett, Charles (April 6, 1957). "Snead's 140 leads Masters; Hogan out". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
- "Leaders' cards". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 8, 1957. p. 26.
External links
- Masters.com – past winners and results
- About.com – 1957 Masters
- Augusta.com – 1957 Masters leaderboard and scorecards