1962 Masters Tournament

1962 Masters Tournament

Tournament information
Dates	April 5–9, 1962
Location	Augusta, Georgia
Course(s)	Augusta National Golf Club
Organized by	Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Field	109 players, 51 after cut
Cut	149 (+5)
Prize fund	$109,100
Winner's share	$20,000
Champion
Arnold Palmer
280 (−8), playoff
«1961 1963»

The 1962 Masters Tournament was the 26th Masters Tournament, held April 5–9 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Arnold Palmer won the third of his four Masters titles in the tournament's first three-way playoff. It was the fifth of his seven major titles.

The other two in the 18-hole Monday playoff were also major championship winners: defending champion Gary Player and Dow Finsterwald, winner of the PGA Championship in 1958. Out in 37 and down three strokes to Player at the turn, Palmer shot a 31 on the back nine for 68, while Player shot a 71 and Finsterwald a 77. In the lead after three rounds, Palmer was five-over for his final round after a double bogey at the 10th hole. After five pars, he birdied 16 and 17 to get into the Monday playoff with a 75 (+3). The gallery for the playoff was estimated at 16,000 spectators.

Henry Picard, the 1938 champion, made his final cut at Augusta at age 55. Jack Nicklaus, 22, tied for 15th in his fourth appearance, the first as a professional. He won the next major, the U.S. Open in a playoff over Palmer at Oakmont near Pittsburgh.

The 36-hole cut was increased this year to include the low 44 plus ties and anyone within 10 shots of the lead (previously it was low 40 plus ties and anyone within 10 shots of the lead). 109 players entered the tournament and 51 made the cut at 149 (+5).

Bruce Crampton won the third Par 3 contest with a score of 22.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Arnold Palmer	United States	1958, 1960	70	66	69	75	280	−8	1
Gary Player	South Africa	1961	67	71	71	71	280	−8	2
Jimmy Demaret	United States	1940, 1947, 1950	73	73	71	70	287	−1	T5
Sam Snead	United States	1949, 1952, 1954	72	75	70	74	291	+3	T15
Cary Middlecoff	United States	1955	75	74	73	73	295	+7	T29
Byron Nelson	United States	1937, 1942	72	76	72	76	296	+8	T33
Ben Hogan	United States	1951, 1953	78	71	75	73	297	+9	38
Jack Burke, Jr.	United States	1956	78	69	73	78	298	+10	T39
Henry Picard	United States	1938	75	73	76	74	298	+10	T39
Doug Ford	United States	1957	75	72	76	78	301	+13	T44
Gene Sarazen	United States	1935	74	74			WD

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Art Wall, Jr.	United States	1959	76	74	150	+6
Claude Harmon	United States	1948	79	77	156	+12
Horton Smith	United States	1934, 1936	92	88	180	+36
Herman Keiser	United States	1946	75		WD

Source

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 5, 1962

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Gary Player	South Africa	67	−5
2	Julius Boros	United States	69	−3
T3	Arnold Palmer	United States	70	−2
	Mike Souchak	United States
	Dave Ragan	United States
	Gardner Dickinson	United States
T7	George Bayer	United States	71	−1
	Billy Maxwell	United States
	Bob Rosburg	United States
	Don January	United States
	Gene Littler	United States

Second round

Friday, April 6, 1962

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Arnold Palmer	United States	70-66=136	−8
2	Gary Player	South Africa	67-71=138	−6
3	Gene Littler	United States	71-68=139	−5
4	Gardner Dickinson	United States	70-71=141	−3
T5	Julius Boros	United States	69-73=142	−2
	Dow Finsterwald	United States	74-68=142
	Mike Souchak	United States	70-72=142
T8	Al Balding	Canada	75-68=143	−1
	Dave Ragan	United States	70-73=143
T10	Jerry Barber	United States	72-72=144	E
	Chi-Chi Rodríguez	United States	72-72=144
	Billy Maxwell	United States	71-73=144
	Bob Rosburg	United States	71-73=144
	Don January	United States	71-73=144

Third round

Saturday, April 7, 1962

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Arnold Palmer	United States	70-66-69=205	−11
2	Dow Finsterwald	United States	74-68-65=207	−9
3	Gary Player	South Africa	67-71-71=209	−7
4	Gene Littler	United States	71-68-71=210	−6
T5	Jerry Barber	United States	72-72-69=213	−3
	Gardner Dickinson	United States	70-71-72=213
7	Julius Boros	United States	69-73-72=214	−2
8	Gay Brewer	United States	74-71-70=215	−1
T9	Lionel Hebert	United States	72-73-71=216	E
	Ken Venturi	United States	75-70-71=216
	Billy Maxwell	United States	71-73-72=216
	Mike Souchak	United States	70-72-74=216

Final round

Sunday, April 8, 1962

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
T1	Arnold Palmer	United States	70-66-69-75=280	−8	Playoff
	Gary Player	South Africa	67-71-71-71=280
	Dow Finsterwald	United States	74-68-65-73=280
4	Gene Littler	United States	71-68-71-72=282	−6	6,000
T5	Jerry Barber	United States	72-72-69-74=287	−1	3,600
	Jimmy Demaret	United States	73-73-71-70=287
	Billy Maxwell	United States	71-73-72-71=287
	Mike Souchak	United States	70-72-74-71=287
T9	Charles Coe (a)	United States	72-74-71-71=288	E	0
	Ken Venturi	United States	75-70-71-72=288		2,000

Scorecard

Final round

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
Palmer	−11	−11	−11	−10	−9	−9	−8	−8	−8	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−7	−8	−8
Player	−6	−6	−5	−5	−6	−7	−6	−7	−8	−8	−9	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8
Finsterwald	−9	−10	−10	−9	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−9	−9	−9	−9	−8	−8
Littler	−6	−6	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−7	−6

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Playoff

Monday, April 9, 1962

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Arnold Palmer	United States	37-31=68	−4	20,000
2	Gary Player	South Africa	34-37=71	−1	12,000
3	Dow Finsterwald	United States	40-37=77	+5	8,000

Source:

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
Palmer	E	E	E	E	E	E	+1	+1	+1	E	E	−1	−2	−3	−3	−4	−4	−4
Player	−1	−2	−2	−2	−1	−2	−2	−2	−2	−1	−1	E	E	+1	E	E	E	−1
Finsterwald	+1	+1	+1	+1	+2	+2	+3	+3	+4	+4	+5	+5	+4	+4	+5	+5	+5	+5

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External links

• Masters.com – Past winners and results
• About.com - 1962 Masters
• Augusta.com – 1962 Masters leaderboard and scorecards