1963 Masters Tournament

The 1963 Masters Tournament was the 27th Masters Tournament, held April 4–7 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. 84 players entered the tournament and 50 made the cut at eight-over-par (152).

1963 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 4–7, 1963
LocationAugusta, Georgia
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Organized byAugusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,850 yards (6,264 m)[1]
Field84 players, 50 after cut
Cut152 (+8)
Prize fund$112,500[2]
Winner's share$20,000
Champion
Jack Nicklaus
286 (−2)
Augusta 
Location in the United States

Jack Nicklaus, 23, won the first of his record six Green Jackets with a three-foot (0.9 m) par putt on the final hole to finish one stroke ahead of runner-up Tony Lema.[3][2] Nicklaus shot a 66 (−6) in the second round, which was key in his victory.[1][4] It was the second of his record 18 major titles; his third came three months later at the PGA Championship in July.

Gene Sarazen, the 1935 champion, made the cut at Augusta for the final time at age 61 and finished 49th.

It was the last Masters for Horton Smith, winner of the inaugural event in 1934 and again in 1936. He was the only competitor to have participated in every edition of the tournament, and had a lung removed in 1957. Battling Hodgkin's Disease, Smith was partly aided by a golf cart and shot 91 and 86; he died six months later in Detroit at age 55, shortly after attending the Ryder Cup matches in Atlanta.[5][6][7]

George Bayer won the Par 3 contest with a score of 23.

Field
1. Masters champions

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

The following categories only apply to Americans
2. U.S. Open champions (last 10 years)

Tommy Bolt, Billy Casper (8,11), Jack Fleck (8,10), Ed Furgol, Gene Littler (8,9,11), Dick Mayer, Jack Nicklaus (8,9,10)

3. The Open champions (last 10 years)
4. PGA champions (last 10 years)

Jerry Barber (8,11), Walter Burkemo, Dow Finsterwald (8,11), Chick Harbert, Jay Hebert (11), Lionel Hebert (8), Bob Rosburg (9)

5. U.S. Amateur and Amateur champions (last 10 years)

Charles Coe (6,8,a), Richard Davies (6,a), Labron Harris Jr. (6,7,a)

  • Deane Beman (6,9) and Harvie Ward did not play. Other champions forfeited their exemptions by turning professional.
6. Selections for the 1963 U.S. Walker Cup team

Robert W. Gardner (a), Downing Gray (7,a), Billy Joe Patton (7,a), R. H. Sikes (a), Charlie Smith (a), Ed Updegraff (a)

7. 1962 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists

Homero Blancas (a), Charles Coody (a), Paul Desjardins (a), Jim Gabrielsen (a), Bill Newcomb (a)

8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1962 Masters Tournament

Julius Boros, Gay Brewer (9), Jacky Cupit, Gardner Dickinson, Paul Harney (10), Don January, Billy Maxwell (9), Johnny Pott, Mike Souchak (9,11), Ken Venturi

9. Top 16 players and ties from the 1962 U.S. Open

Bob Goalby (9), Tommy Jacobs, Bobby Nichols (10), Phil Rodgers, Doug Sanders

10. Top eight players and ties from 1962 PGA Championship

George Bayer, Dave Ragan

11. Members of the U.S. 1961 Ryder Cup team

Bill Collins

12. Two players selected for meritorious records on the fall part of the 1962 PGA Tour

Tony Lema, Jerry Pittman

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

Bo Wininger

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

Wes Ellis

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

Bill Hyndman (a)

16. Two players, not already qualified, from a points list based on finishes in the winter part of the 1963 PGA Tour

Mason Rudolph, Dan Sikes

17. Foreign invitations

Al Balding (8), David Blair (a), Antonio Cerdá, Bob Charles, Chen Ching-Po, Bruce Crampton, Gerard de Wit, Juan Antonio Estrada (a), Jorge Ledesma (a), Stan Leonard, Ángel Miguel, Kel Nagle, Koichi Ono, Chi-Chi Rodríguez, Miguel Sala, Alvie Thompson

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

Nationalities in the field
North America (72)South America (3)Europe (3)Oceania (3)Asia (2)Africa (1)
 Canada (3) Argentina (2) Scotland (1) Australia (2) Japan (1) South Africa (1)
 Mexico (1) Colombia (1) Netherlands (1) New Zealand (1) Taiwan (1)
 Puerto Rico (1) Spain (1)
 United States (67)

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Sam Snead United States1949, 1952, 195470737471288ET3
Gary Player South Africa196171747470289+1T5
Arnold Palmer United States1958, 1960, 196274737371291+3T9
Doug Ford United States195775737569292+4T11
Art Wall Jr. United States195975747372294+6T21
Jimmy Demaret United States1940, 1947, 195075758173304+16T43
Herman Keiser United States194675777974305+1745
Gene Sarazen United States193574738180308+2049

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Jack Burke Jr. United States19567876154+10
Byron Nelson United States1937, 19427977156+12
Cary Middlecoff United States19558781168+24
Horton Smith United States1934, 19369186177+33
Claude Harmon United States194882WD
Henry Picard United States1938WD
Craig Wood United States1941WD

Source[8][9][10]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 4, 1963

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Mike Souchak United States69−3
Bo Wininger United States
T3Ed Furgol United States70−2
Jay Hebert United States
Sam Snead United States
T6George Bayer  United States71−1
Gary Player South Africa
T8Charles Coe (a) United States72E
Billy Maxwell United States
T10Downing Gray (a) United States73+1
Don January United States
Dick Mayer United States
Doug Sanders United States

Source:[11]

Second round

Friday, April 5, 1963

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Mike Souchak United States69-70=139−5
T2Jay Hebert United States70-70=140−4
Jack Nicklaus United States74-66=140
T4Ed Furgol United States70-71=141−3
Bo Wininger United States69-72=141
T6Tony Lema United States74-69=143−1
Dick Mayer United States73-70=143
Sam Snead United States70-73=143
T9Julius Boros United States76-69=145+1
Gary Player South Africa71-74=145

Source:[10]

Third round

Saturday, April 6, 1963

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jack Nicklaus United States74-66-74=214−2
2Ed Furgol United States70-71-74=215−1
3Julius Boros United States76-69-71=216E
T4Tony Lema United States74-69-74=217+1
Sam Snead United States70-73-74=217
T6Chen Ching-Po Taiwan76-71-71=218+2
Mike Souchak United States69-70-79=218
Bo Wininger United States69-72-77=218
T9Stan Leonard Canada74-72-73=219+3
Gary Player South Africa71-74-74=219
Mason Rudolph United States75-72-72=219

Source:[12]

Final round

Sunday, April 7, 1963

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Jack Nicklaus United States74-66-74-72=286−220,000
2Tony Lema United States74-69-74-70=287−112,000
T3Julius Boros United States76-69-71-72=288E7,000
Sam Snead United States70-73-74-71=288
T5Dow Finsterwald United States74-73-73-69=289+14,000
Ed Furgol United States70-71-74-74=289
Gary Player South Africa71-74-74-70=289
8Bo Wininger United States69-72-77-72=290+22,400
T9Don January United States73-75-72-71=291+31,800
Arnold Palmer United States74-73-73-71=291

Source:[3]

Scorecard
Hole  1    2    3   4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par454343454443545344
Nicklaus−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−1−1−1−1E−1−1−1−2−2−2
Lema+2+1+1EEEEEEE+1+1EEEEE−1
Boros+1EE+1+1+2+1+1+1+1+1EEEEEEE
Snead+1EEEEE−1−1EEEEE−1−2−1−1E
Finsterwald+3+2+3+3+2+3+3+2+2+2+2+3+3+2+1+1+1+1
Furgol−1−1−1E+1+1+1+1+1+2+3+3+3+3+2+2+1+1
Player+2+2+2+2+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1EE−1−1E+1

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey

References
  1. "Souchak takes sole Masters lead". Pittsburgh-Post Gazette. Associated Press. April 6, 1963. p. 14.
  2. "Nicklaus captures Masters golf crown". Pittsburgh-Post Gazette. Associated Press. April 8, 1963. p. 25.
  3. Bartlett, Charles (April 8, 1963). "Nicklaus wins Masters title with 286". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, part 3.
  4. Wright, Alfred (April 15, 1963). "Young Jack the Mighty Master". Sports Illustrated: 26.
  5. "Horton Smith, winner of first Masters, dies". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. October 15, 1963. p. 18.
  6. "Golf champ Smith dies at age 55". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. October 15, 1963. p. 24.
  7. "Ex-Masters king Horton Smith dies". Palm Beach Post. Florida. Associated Press. October 16, 1963. p. 15.
  8. "Masters golf tournament scoreboard". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 5, 1963. p. 22.
  9. "Masters scoreboard". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 6, 1963. p. 14.
  10. Bartlett, Charles (April 6, 1963). "Nicklaus gets 66; trails Souchak by 1". Chicago Tribune.
  11. Bartlett, Charles (April 5, 1963). "Wininger, Souchak lead in Masters". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, part 3.
  12. Bartlett, Charles (April 7, 1963). "Nicklaus leads rain-soaked Masters". Chicago Tribune.

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