1966 Masters Tournament

The 1966 Masters Tournament was the 30th Masters Tournament, held April 7–11 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

1966 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 7–11, 1966
LocationAugusta, Georgia
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Organized byAugusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,980 yards (6,383 m)[1]
Field103 players, 64 after cut
Cut153 (+9)
Winner's share$20,000
Champion
Jack Nicklaus
288 (E), playoff
Augusta 
Location in the United States

Jack Nicklaus, age 26, earned his third Green Jacket in an 18-hole Monday playoff and became the first back-to-back champion at the Masters.[2][3] He ended regulation at even-par 288, tied with Tommy Jacobs and Gay Brewer. Nicklaus shot a 70 in the extra round on Monday to defeat Jacobs (72) and Brewer (78).[4] Nicklaus' score the previous year in 1965 was significantly lower at 271 (−17), a record which stood for 32 years.

On Sunday, Brewer shot a 33 (−3) on the front nine and then had eight pars as he came to the 72nd hole with a one-shot lead. After hitting his approach shot onto the green, he three-putted from 75 feet (23 m), missing a 5-foot (1.5 m) putt for par to win.[5] This was the last Masters that two-time champion Byron Nelson played in; he shot 76 and 78 and missed the cut by one stroke. The 36-hole cut at 153 (+9) was the highest to date, exceeded only in 1982.

A close friend of Nicklaus was among four that died in a private plane crash in Tennessee on Wednesday,[6] while en route to Augusta from Columbus, Ohio.[7] Nicklaus learned of the incident late that night and responded with a 68 in the first round,[8] but fell back with a 76 on Friday.

It was the fifth of 18 major titles for Nicklaus, and his only successful defense of a major. Three months later, he completed the first of his three career grand slams at Muirfield in the Open Championship. Later back-to-back winners at Augusta were Nick Faldo (1989 and 1990, both playoffs) and Tiger Woods (2001 and 2002).

Terry Dill won the seventh Par 3 contest on Wednesday with a score of 22.

Brewer rebounded and won the tournament the next year, while Nicklaus' attempt at three consecutive titles ended early with a rare missed cut. Jacobs never won a major; he was also a runner-up in the U.S. Open in 1964 at Congressional.

CBS commentator Jack Whitaker referred to the gallery at the end of the 18-hole Monday playoff as a "mob" and was banned from the next five Masters (1967–1971).[9]

Course
Main article: Augusta National Golf Club
HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1White Pine400410Camellia4704
2Woodbine555511Dogwood4454
3Flowering Peach355412Golden Bell1553
4Palm220313Azalea4755
5Magnolia450414Chinese Fir4204
6Juniper190315Firethorn5205
7Pampas365416Redbud1903
8Yellow Jasmine530517Nandina4004
9Carolina Cherry420418Holly4204
Out3,48536In3,49536
Source:[1][10][11]Total6,98072

^ Holes 1, 2, 4, and 11 were later renamed.

Field
1. Masters champions

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

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

Tommy Bolt (8), Julius Boros (9,11), Billy Casper (10,11), Gene Littler (8,9,11), Dick Mayer, Ken Venturi (11)

3. The Open champions (last 10 years)

Tony Lema (8,9,11)

4. PGA champions (last 10 years)

Jerry Barber, Dow Finsterwald (8), Jay Hebert, Lionel Hebert, Dave Marr (10,11), Bobby Nichols, Bob Rosburg

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

Deane Beman (6,9,a), William C. Campbell (6,7,a), Charles Coe (a), Richard Davies (a), Bob Murphy (7,a), Harvie Ward (a)

  • Other champions forfeited their exemptions by turning professional.
6. Members of the 1965 U.S. Walker Cup team

Don Allen (7,a), Dave Eichelberger (a), Downing Gray (a), John Mark Hopkins (a), Dale Morey (a), Billy Joe Patton (a), Ed Tutwiler (a), Ed Updegraff (a)

7. The first eight finishers and ties in the 1965 U.S. Amateur

Tommy Barnes Jr. (a), Ron Cerrudo (a), Bob Dickson (a), Jimmy Grant (a), Bert Greene (a), Rod Horn (a), Cesar Sanudo (a), James Vickers (a)[12]

8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1965 Masters Tournament

Tommy Aaron (10), George Bayer, Frank Beard (9), Terry Dill, Wes Ellis, Al Geiberger (9), Paul Harney, Tommy Jacobs (11), Mason Rudolph (9), Doug Sanders (9), Dan Sikes

9. Top 16 players and ties from the 1965 U.S. Open

Gay Brewer, Ray Floyd, Billy Maxwell, Steve Oppermann, Dudley Wysong

10. Top eight players and ties from 1965 PGA Championship

Jacky Cupit, Gardner Dickinson, Rod Funseth, Bob McCallister, Bo Wininger

11. Members of the U.S. 1965 Ryder Cup team

Don January, Johnny Pott

12. Two players selected for meritorious records on the fall part of the 1965 PGA Tour

Charles Coody, Randy Glover

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

Mike Souchak

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

Bob Goalby

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

Bunky Henry (a)

16. Two players, not already qualified, from a points list based on finishes in the winter part of the 1966 PGA Tour

Phil Rodgers, R. H. Sikes

17. Foreign invitations

Peter Alliss, Michael Bonallack (5,a), Peter Butler, Bob Charles (3), Chen Ching-Po, Neil Coles, Bruce Crampton (8), Roberto De Vicenzo, Bruce Devlin (8,9,10), Rodney Foster (a), Jean Garaïalde, Harold Henning, Jimmy Hitchcock, Bernard Hunt, Tomoo Ishii, George Knudson (8), Cobie Legrange, Kel Nagle (3,8,9), Lionel Platts, Luis Silverio (a), Ramón Sota (8), Dave Thomas, George Will

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

Nationalities in the field
North America (80)South America (1)Europe (12)Oceania (4)Asia (3)Africa (3)
 Canada (1) Argentina (1) England (8) Australia (3) Japan (1) South Africa (3)
 Mexico (1) Scotland (1) New Zealand (1) Philippines (1)
 United States (78) Wales (1) Taiwan (1)
 France (1)
 Spain (1)

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Jack Nicklaus United States1963, 196568767272288E1
Arnold Palmer United States1958, 1960,
1962, 1964		74707472290+2T4
Ben Hogan United States1951, 195374717377295+7T13
Doug Ford United States195775737376297+9T17
Gary Player South Africa196174777672299+11T28
Sam Snead United States1949, 1952, 195477727678303+14T42
Jack Burke, Jr. United States195675737977304+15T44

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Byron Nelson United States1937, 19427678154+10
Art Wall Jr. United States19597580155+11
Herman Keiser United States19467878156+12
Henry Picard United States19387883161+17
Gene Sarazen United States19358280162+18
Cary Middlecoff United States195583WD
Claude Harmon United States1948WD

Source[13][14][15]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 7, 1966

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jack Nicklaus United States68−4
T2Billy Casper United States71−1
Charles Coe (a) United States
Don January United States
Mike Souchak United States
T6Peter Butler England72E
Raymond Floyd United States
Randy Glover United States
Jay Hebert United States
T10Dow Finsterwald United States73+1
Lionel Hebert United States
Rod Horn (a) United States
George Knudson Canada
Bob Rosburg United States
R. H. Sikes United States

Source[8][13][16]

Second round

Friday, April 8, 1966

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Peter Butler England72-71=143−1
Paul Harney United States75-68=143
T3Don January United States71-73=144E
Jack Nicklaus United States68-76=144
Arnold Palmer United States74-70=144
Bob Rosburg United States73-71=144
Doug Sanders United States74-70=144
T8Raymond Floyd United States72-73=145+1
Ben Hogan United States74-71=145
Mike Souchak United States71-74=145

Source[14][15]

Third round

Saturday, April 9, 1966

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Tommy Jacobs United States75-71-70=216E
Jack Nicklaus United States68-76-72=216
3Don January United States71-73-73=217+1
T4Gay Brewer United States74-72-72=218+2
Ben Hogan United States74-71-73=218
Arnold Palmer United States74-70-74=218
T7Raymond Floyd United States72-73-74=219+3
Paul Harney United States75-68-76=219
Jay Hebert United States72-74-73=219
Doug Sanders United States74-70-75=219

Source[17]

Final round

Sunday, April 10, 1966

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1Jack Nicklaus United States68-76-72-72=288EPlayoff
Tommy Jacobs United States75-71-70-72=288
Gay Brewer United States74-72-72-70=288
T4Arnold Palmer United States74-70-74-72=290+25,700
Doug Sanders United States74-70-75-71=290
T6Don January United States71-73-73-75=292+43,900
George Knudson Canada73-76-72-71=292
T8Raymond Floyd United States72-73-74-74=293+52,500
Paul Harney United States75-68-76-74=293
T10Billy Casper United States71-75-76-72=294+61,770
Jay Hebert United States72-74-73-75=294
Bob Rosburg United States73-71-76-74=294

Source[18][19]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 
Par454343454443545344
Nicklaus+1EE+1+1+1+2+1+1+2+2+2+2+1EEEE
JacobsEEEEEEE+1+1+2+2+2+1+1EEEE
Brewer+2+1+1+1+1EEE−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1E
Palmer+2+2+2+2+2+2+1EEEE+1E+1+1+1+1+2
Sanders+2+2+2+2+3+3+2+2+2+3+4+4+4+3+3+3+2+2
January+2+1E+1+2+4+4+4+4+5+5+5+5+4+3+3+4+4
Knudson+5+5+4+5+4+4+4+3+3+3+3+5+4+4+3+4+4+4
Hogan+3+3+2+2+2+2+3+3+4+4+4+5+5+6+5+5+7+7

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Playoff

Monday, April 11, 1966

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Jack Nicklaus United States35-35=70−220,000
2Tommy Jacobs United States35-37=72E12,300
3Gay Brewer United States38-40=78+68,300

Scorecard
Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 
Par454343454443545344
NicklausE−1−1EE−1−1−2−1−1−2−1−1−1−2−2−2−2
Jacobs−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−2−1EE+1+1+1EEEE
BrewerE+1+1+1+1+1+2+2+2+2+3+5+5+5+4+3+5+6

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[3]

References
  1. "Masters Data". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 7, 1966.
  2. "Another title for Nicklaus". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 12, 1966. p. 3B.
  3. MacDonald, Jim (April 12, 1966). "A vision of Mastery". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 22.
  4. Wright, Alfred (April 18, 1966). "Three was a crowd". Sports Illustrated. p. 36.
  5. "Masters fit to be tied: 3 at 288". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). Associated Press. April 11, 1966. p. 1C.
  6. "Elizabethton, Tenn.: Fiery crash". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 7, 1966. p. 11B.
  7. MacDonald, Jim (April 8, 1966). "Death of Nicklaus friend saddens Masters leader". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 16.
  8. Speer, Ron (April 8, 1966). "Nicklaus strokes 4-under-par 68 for opening round lead in Masters". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. p. 12.
  9. Rothenberg, Fred (April 12, 1979). "Jack Whitaker's welcome now". Boca Raton News. (Florida). Associated Press. p. 2B.
  10. "Map of Masters: Augusta National Golf Club". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 5, 1966. p. 1D.
  11. "Hole-by-hole analysis of Masters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 7, 1966. p. 1%.
  12. "Bob Murphy Golf Titlist". Youngstown Vindicator. September 19, 1965. p. D6.
  13. "Masters golf scoreboard". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 8, 1966. p. 12.
  14. "Masters scorecard". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 9, 1966. p. 8.
  15. "Harney, Butler lead Masters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 9, 1966. p. 1B.
  16. "Grim Nicklaus holds lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 8, 1966. p. 3B.
  17. "Hogan beats Palmer in Masters battle". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 10, 1966. p. 1B.
  18. "3 for the money". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. April 11, 1966. p. 21.
  19. "Green coat playoff battle under way". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 11, 1966. p. 2B.

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