1977 Masters Tournament

The 1977 Masters Tournament was the 41st Masters Tournament, held April 7–10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

1977 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 7–10, 1977
LocationAugusta, Georgia
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Organized byAugusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,030 yards (6,428 m)[1]
Field77 players, 50 after cut[2]
Cut149 (+5)
Winner's share$40,000
Champion
Tom Watson
276 (−12)
Augusta 
Location in the United States
Augusta 
Location in Georgia

Tom Watson, age 27, won the first of his two green jackets, two strokes ahead of runner-up Jack Nicklaus.[3][4][5] The two were tied after 68 holes, then Watson birdied the par-4 17th. Needing a birdie to tie, Nicklaus bogeyed the final hole, one of 19 times in his career that he was the runner-up in a major championship.[6][7] It was the second of Watson's eight major championships, and he won a second Masters in 1981.[8]

The pair again dueled for a major title in the final round in July in Scotland, at the Open Championship at Turnberry, also won by Watson.

Although he had won a major in 1975 and led the PGA Tour in season earnings entering this Masters,[9] Watson had been labeled a "choker" early in his pro career, known for relinquishing leads in the final round of majors and regular events.[3][4][5] Notable among these was the U.S. Open in 1974 at Winged Foot;[10] his win here and in Scotland put that to rest.

Field
1. Masters champions

Tommy Aaron, George Archer (11), Gay Brewer (8), Billy Casper (8,12), Charles Coody (8,10), Raymond Floyd (8,9,10,12), Doug Ford, Bob Goalby, Jack Nicklaus (2,4,8,9,10,11,12), Arnold Palmer, Gary Player (3,4), Sam Snead, Art Wall Jr.

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

Lou Graham (8,12), Hale Irwin (8,12), Johnny Miller (3,8,9,12), Jerry Pate (9,10,11)

3. The Open champions (last five years)

Tom Watson (9,11), Tom Weiskopf (8,9,10,12)

  • Lee Trevino (4,11,12) was recovering from back surgery and did not play
4. PGA champions (last five years)

Dave Stockton (10)

5. 1976 U.S. Amateur semi-finalists

James T. Mason (a), C. Parker Moore Jr. (a), Bill Sander (6,7,a), Stan Souza (a)

6. Previous two U.S. Amateur and Amateur champions

Vinny Giles (a), Fred Ridley (7,a), Dick Siderowf (7,a)

7. Members of the 1976 U.S. Eisenhower Trophy team

John Fought (a)

8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1976 Masters Tournament

Buddy Allin (11), Jim Colbert, Ben Crenshaw (9,10,11), Al Geiberger (9,11,12), Hubert Green (9), Dave Hill (11), Tom Kite (11), Gene Littler (12), Roger Maltbie (11), Rik Massengale (11), Jerry McGee (10), Curtis Strange, Larry Ziegler (11)

9. Top 16 players and ties from the 1976 U.S. Open

Butch Baird (11), Rod Funseth, Mark Hayes (11), Don January (10,11), Lyn Lott, Mike Morley, Andy North, J. C. Snead (11,12)

10. Top eight players and ties from 1976 PGA Championship

Gil Morgan, John Schlee

11. Winners of PGA Tour events since the previous Masters

Andy Bean, Woody Blackburn, Danny Edwards, Lee Elder, Gibby Gilbert, Joe Inman, Gary Koch, Billy Kratzert, Bruce Lietzke, Mac McLendon, Tom Purtzer, Bob Wynn

12. Members of the U.S. 1975 Ryder Cup team

Bob Murphy

13. Foreign invitations

Isao Aoki, Seve Ballesteros, Bruce Devlin (8), David Graham (10,11), Dale Hayes (8), Tommy Horton, John Lister (11), Graham Marsh (8,11), Takashi Murakami, Jack Newton, Christy O'Connor Jnr, Peter Oosterhuis (8), Bob Shearer

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

Nationalities in the field
North America (63)South America (0)Europe (4)Oceania (6)Asia (2)Africa (2)
 United States (63) England (2) Australia (5) Japan (2) South Africa (2)
 Ireland (1) New Zealand (1)
 Spain (1)

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Jack Nicklaus United States1963, 1965,
1966, 1972, 1975		72707066278−102
Raymond Floyd United States197671727171285−3T8
Billy Casper United States197072727369286−2T14
George Archer United States196974746970287−1T19
Gary Player South Africa1961, 197471707274287−1T19
Arnold Palmer United States1958, 1960,
1962, 1964		76717170288ET24
Tommy Aaron United States197373727374292+4T35
Art Wall Jr. United States195975747172292+4T35

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Charles Coody United States19717278150+6
Bob Goalby United States19687674150+6
Gay Brewer United States19677874152+8
Doug Ford United States19577777154+10
Sam Snead United States1949, 1952, 195483WD

Source:[11]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 7, 1977

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Hubert Green United States67−5
T2Don January United States69−3
Billy Kratzert United States
T4Hale Irwin United States70−2
Tom Kite United States
Rik Massengale United States
Jerry Pate United States
Tom Watson United States
T9Buddy Allin United States71−1
Ben Crenshaw United States
Raymond Floyd United States
Mark Hayes United States
Dave Hill United States
Gene Littler United States
Gary Player South Africa

Source:[12]

Second round

Friday, April 8, 1977

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Rod Funseth United States72-67=139−5
Tom Watson United States70-69=139
T3Ben Crenshaw United States71-69=140−4
Billy Kratzert United States69-71=140
T5Hubert Green United States67-74=141−3
Gary Player South Africa71-70=141
Bob Shearer Australia74-67=141
T8David Graham Australia75-67=142−2
Mac McLendon United States72-70=142
Jack Nicklaus United States72-70=142
Jerry Pate United States70-72=142

Source:[1][2]

Third round

Saturday, April 9, 1977

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Ben Crenshaw United States71-69-69=209−7
Tom Watson United States70-69-70=209
3Rik Massengale United States70-73-67=210−6
T4Jim Colbert United States72-71-69=212−4
Jack Nicklaus United States72-70-70=212
T6Rod Funseth United States72-67-74=213−3
Hubert Green United States67-74-72=213
Tom Kite United States70-73-70=213
Gary Player South Africa71-70-72=213
T10Danny Edwards United States72-74-68=214−2
Raymond Floyd United States71-72-71=214
Hale Irwin United States70-74-70=214
Don January United States69-76-69=214

Source:[13]

Final round

Sunday, April 10, 1977

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Tom Watson United States70-69-70-67=276−1240,000
2Jack Nicklaus United States72-70-70-66=278−1030,000
T3Tom Kite United States70-73-70-67=280−817,500
Rik Massengale United States70-73-67-70=280
5Hale Irwin United States70-74-70-68=282−612,500
T6David Graham Australia75-67-73-69=284−410,500
Lou Graham United States75-71-69-69=284
T8Ben Crenshaw United States71-69-69-76=285−35,667
Raymond Floyd United States71-72-71-71=285
Hubert Green United States67-74-72-72=285
Don January United States69-76-69-71=285
Gene Littler United States71-72-73-69=285
John Schlee United States75-73-69-68=285

Source:[5][7]

Scorecard
Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9  101112131415161718
Par454343454443545344
Watson−7−7−7−7−8−9−10−11−11−10−10−10−11−10−11−11−12−12
Nicklaus−5−6−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−8−8−9−10−10−11−11−11−10
Massengale−6−7−7−7−8−8−9−10−10−9−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8
Crenshaw−7−6−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−4−2−2−2−3−3−3−3

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+

Source:[4][7]

References
  1. "Funseth fires 67 for lead". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. April 9, 1977. p. 17.
  2. "Will Watson choke on the Masters?". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire reports. April 9, 1977. p. 1C.
  3. Condon, David (April 11, 1977). "Watson doesn't wilt this time". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 6.
  4. Parascenzo, Mario (April 11, 1977). "Watson Masters Augusta - self". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 14.
  5. "No choking for Watson". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. April 11, 1977. p. 19.
  6. Jenkins, Dan (April 18, 1977). "What a beauty of a Masters". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
  7. "Watson Masters Nicklaus by 2". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 11, 1977. p. 1-part 2.
  8. Jenkins, Dan (April 20, 1981). "True Grit at Augusta". Sports Illustrated. p. 34.
  9. "PGA Top money winners". Chicago Tribune. April 5, 1977. p. 6, sec. 4.
  10. Jenkins, Dan (June 24, 1974). "Hale Irwin, sole survivor". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
  11. "Golf: Masters, second round". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 9, 1977. p. 8.
  12. "Youth can't overcome Green at Masters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 8, 1977. p. 1B.
  13. "Crenshaw, Watson tied in scramble at Masters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire reports. April 10, 1977. p. 3B.

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