1954 Masters Tournament

1954 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates April 8–12, 1954
Location Augusta, Georgia
Course(s) Augusta National Golf Club
Organized by Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 72
Length 6,800 yards (6,220 m)
Field 78 players
Cut None
Prize fund $25,000
Winner's share $5,000
Champion
United States Sam Snead
289 (+1), playoff
«1953
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The 1954 Masters Tournament was the 18th Masters Tournament, held April 8–12 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Sam Snead defeated defending champion Ben Hogan by one stroke in an 18-hole Monday playoff to win his third Masters tournament. It was Snead's seventh and final major victory.

Both Snead and Hogan were age 41, and they had won the previous three Masters; Snead in 1952 and Hogan in 1951 and 1953. Hogan was also the reigning champion of the U.S. Open and British Open; he did not win another major, but often contended until his final appearances in 1967 at the Masters and U.S. Open.

Snead's 289 (+1), along with Jack Burke, Jr. in 1956 and Zach Johnson in 2007, remains the highest winning total in Masters history. Amateur Billy Joe Patton, 31, led after the first and second rounds and during the fourth, but a seven at the 13th hole and a six at the 15th ended his title hopes, and he finished one stroke back.[1]

Past champions in the field

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Sam Snead  United States 1949, 1952 74 73 70 72 289 +1 1
Ben Hogan  United States 1951, 1953 72 73 69 75 289 +1 2
Byron Nelson  United States 1937, 1942 73 76 74 73 296 +8 T12
Jimmy Demaret  United States 1940, 1947, 1950 80 75 72 73 300 +12 T29
Horton Smith  United States 1934, 1936 80 78 71 74 303 +15 T38
Claude Harmon United States 1948 77 75 77 78 307 +19 T53
Gene Sarazen  United States 1935 79 75 78 75 307 +19 T53
Craig Wood  United States 1941 87 80 78 75 320 +32 71

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 8, 1954

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1 Billy Joe Patton (a)  United States 70 −2
E.J. "Dutch" Harrison  United States
T3 Lloyd Mangrum  United States 71 −1
Jack Burke, Jr.  United States
T5 Ben Hogan  United States 72 E
Dave Douglas  United States
T7 Byron Nelson  United States 73 +1
Bob Rosburg  United States
Chick Harbert  United States
Denny Shute  United States
Tommy Bolt  United States
Vic Ghezzi  United States
Gardner Dickinson  United States
Pete Cooper  United States
William C. Campbell (a)  United States
Cary Middlecoff  United States

Second round

Friday, April 9, 1954

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1 Billy Joe Patton (a)  United States 70-74=144 E
2 Ben Hogan  United States 72-73=145 +1
T3 Bob Rosburg  United States 73-73=146 +2
Lloyd Mangrum  United States 71-75=146
T5 Tommy Bolt  United States 73-74=147 +3
Sam Snead  United States 74-73=147
T7 Al Besselink  United States 74-74=148 +4
Lew Worsham  United States 74-74=148
Chick Harbert  United States 73-75=148
Dave Douglas  United States 72-76=148
Jack Burke, Jr.  United States 71-77=148
Peter Thomson  Australia 76-72=148

Third round

Saturday, April 10, 1954

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1 Ben Hogan  United States 72-73-69=214 –2
2 Sam Snead  United States 74-73-70=217 +1
T3 Cary Middlecoff  United States 73-76-70=219 +3
Tommy Bolt  United States 73-74-72=219
Billy Joe Patton (a)  United States 70-74-75=219
T6 Jerry Barber  United States 74-76-71=221 +5
Jack Burke, Jr.  United States 71-77-73=221
T8 Al Besselink  United States 74-74-74=222+6
Lew Worsham  United States 74-74-74=222
Lloyd Mangrum  United States 71-75-76=222
Bob Rosburg  United States 73-73-76=222

Final round

Sunday, April 11, 1954

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1 Sam Snead  United States 74-73-70-72=289 +1 Playoff
Ben Hogan  United States 72-73-69-75=289
3 Billy Joe Patton (a)  United States 70-74-75-71=290 +2 0
T4 E.J. "Dutch" Harrison  United States 70-79-74-68=291 +3 1,937
Lloyd Mangrum  United States 71-75-76-69=291
T6 Jerry Barber  United States 74-76-71-71=292 +4 1,041
Jack Burke, Jr.  United States 71-77-73-71=292
Bob Rosburg  United States 73-73-76-70=292
T9 Al Besselink  United States 74-74-74-72=294 +6 781
Cary Middlecoff  United States 73-76-70-75=294

Source:[2]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par454343454 443545344
United States Snead +1+1+1+2+3+2+2+2+2+2+2+3+2+2+1+1+1+1
United States Hogan –1–1–2–2–2–2–1–1–1–1+1+1+1+2+1+1+1+1
United States Patton +4+3+3+3+3+1+1E–1–1–1E+2+1+2+2+2+2

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Playoff

Monday, April 12, 1954

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Sam Snead  United States 35-35=70 –25,000
2 Ben Hogan  United States 35-36=71 –13,125
Scorecard
Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par454343454 443545344
United States Snead E–1–1EE–1–1–1–1–2–2–1–2–2–3–3–3–2
United States HoganE–1–1–1–1–1–1–1–1–1–1–1–1–1–2–1–1–1

Source:[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Hogan, Snead tie in Masters golf". Eugene Register-Guard. United Press. April 12, 1954. p. 2B.
  2. ↑ "Snead, Hogan play off in Masters today". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. April 12, 1954. p. 18.
  3. ↑ "Snead beats Hogan in Masters playoff". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 13, 1954. p. 16.

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