1959 Masters Tournament
Tournament information | |
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Dates | April 2–5, 1959 |
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 | 87 players, 42 after cut |
Cut | 149 (+5) |
Prize fund | $76,100 |
Winner's share | $15,000 |
Champion | |
Art Wall, Jr. | |
284 (−4) | |
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The 1959 Masters Tournament was the 23rd Masters Tournament, held April 2–5 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Art Wall, Jr. shot a final round of 66 (−6), with birdies on five of the last six holes, for his only major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Cary Middlecoff, the 1955 champion.[2][3][4] Wall started the final round six strokes behind the leaders, in a tie for thirteenth place.[5]
Defending champion Arnold Palmer was a third round co-leader,[1][5] but a triple-bogey at the par-3 12th led to a 74 and a third-place finish, two strokes back.[6][7][8] The purse in 1959 was a record $76,100 with a winner's share of $15,000 to Wall. The estimated gallery for the final round on Sunday was 30,000 spectators.[3][4]
Jack Nicklaus, age 19, made his Masters debut with 76-74 (150) and missed the cut by one stroke. He played in 45 Masters, the first three as an amateur, and only missed one cut (1967) in the next 34 Masters tournaments. Nicklaus won a record six green jackets and was runner-up four times in his 22 top-10 finishes.
Contents
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
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Cary Middlecoff | United States | 1955 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 72 | 285 | −3 | 2 |
Arnold Palmer | United States | 1958 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 286 | −2 | 3 |
Sam Snead | United States | 1949, 1952, 1954 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 293 | +5 | T22 |
Doug Ford | United States | 1957 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 294 | +6 | T25 |
Ben Hogan | United States | 1951, 1953 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 72 | 295 | +7 | T30 |
Jack Burke, Jr. | United States | 1956 | 71 | 77 | 76 | 72 | 296 | +8 | T34 |
Byron Nelson | United States | 1937, 1942 | 75 | 73 | WD |
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Claude Harmon | United States | 1948 | 74 | 77 | 151 | +7 |
Henry Picard | United States | 1938 | 77 | 76 | 153 | +9 |
Herman Keiser | United States | 1946 | 78 | 77 | 155 | +11 |
Gene Sarazen | United States | 1935 | 77 | 79 | 156 | +12 |
Jimmy Demaret | United States | 1940, 1947, 1950 | 78 | 84 | 162 | +18 |
Craig Wood | United States | 1941 | 83 | 81 | 164 | +20 |
Horton Smith | United States | 1934, 1936 | 83 | 83 | 166 | +22 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, April 2, 1959
Source:[11]
Second round
Friday, April 3, 1959
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 71-70=141 | −3 |
2 | Stan Leonard | Canada | 69-74=143 | −1 |
T3 | Julius Boros | United States | 75-69=144 | E |
Paul Harney | United States | 75-69=144 | ||
Billy Maxwell | United States | 73-71=144 | ||
Ángel Miguel | 23x15px Spain | 72-72=144 | ||
Ed Oliver | United States | 75-69=144 | ||
Mike Souchak | United States | 73-71=144 | ||
Dave Thomas | Wales | 73-71=144 | ||
T10 | Walter Burkemo | United States | 75-70=145 | +1 |
Jack Fleck | United States | 74-71=145 | ||
Chandler Harper | United States | 71-74=145 | ||
Jay Hebert | United States | 72-73=145 | ||
Bill Hyndman (a) | United States | 73-72=145 | ||
Cary Middlecoff | United States | 74-71=145 | ||
Billy Joe Patton (a) | United States | 75-70=145 | ||
Bo Wininger | United States | 75-70=145 |
Third round
Saturday, April 4, 1959
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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T1 | Stan Leonard | Canada | 69-74-69=212 | −4 |
Arnold Palmer | United States | 71-70-71=212 | ||
3 | Cary Middlecoff | United States | 74-71-68=213 | −3 |
4 | Charles Coe (a) | United States | 74-74-67=215 | −1 |
T5 | Walter Burkemo | United States | 75-70-71=216 | E |
Fred Hawkins | United States | 77-71-68=216 | ||
Jack Fleck | United States | 74-71-71=216 | ||
Billy Maxwell | United States | 73-71-72=216 | ||
Billy Joe Patton (a) | United States | 75-70-71=216 | ||
T10 | Jay Hebert | United States | 72-73-72=217 | +1 |
Ed Oliver | United States | 75-69-73=217 | ||
Bo Wininger | United States | 75-70-72=217 |
Source:[5]
Final round
Sunday, April 5, 1959
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Art Wall, Jr. | United States | 73-74-71-66=284 | −4 | 15,000 |
2 | Cary Middlecoff | United States | 74-71-68-72=285 | −3 | 7,500 |
3 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 71-70-71-74=286 | −2 | 4,500 |
T4 | Stan Leonard | Canada | 69-74-69-75=287 | −1 | 2,625 |
Dick Mayer | United States | 73-75-71-68=287 | |||
6 | Charles Coe (a) | United States | 74-74-67-73=288 | E | 0 |
7 | Fred Hawkins | United States | 77-71-68-73=289 | +1 | 2,100 |
T8 | Julius Boros | United States | 75-69-74-72=290 | +2 | 1,740 |
Jay Hebert | United States | 72-73-72-73=290 | |||
Gene Littler | United States | 72-75-72-71=290 | |||
Billy Maxwell | United States | 73-71-72-74=290 | |||
Billy Joe Patton (a) | United States | 75-70-71-74=290 | 0 | ||
Gary Player | South Africa | 73-75-71-71=290 | 1,740 |
Source:[2]
Scorecard
Final round
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
References
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External links
- Masters.com – past winners and results
- About.com – 1959 Masters
- Augusta.com – 1959 Masters leaderboard and scorecards
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