1957 Masters Tournament
Tournament information | |
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Dates | April 4–7, 1957 |
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 | 101 players, 40 after cut |
Cut | 150 (+6) |
Winner's share | $8,750 |
Champion | |
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283 (−5) | |
«1956 1958» |


The 1957 Masters Tournament was the 21st Masters Tournament, held April 4–7 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. This was the first Masters played with a 36-hole cut. A field of 101 players started in the tournament, and 40 of them made the cut at 150 (+6).
Doug Ford won his only Masters, three strokes ahead of runner-up Sam Snead, a three-time champion.[2] Snead was the third round leader, but could only shoot even-par in a round that included six birdies and six bogeys. Ford was three strokes back after 54 holes,[3] but was bogey-free on Sunday. On the final hole, Ford holed out from the bunker for birdie for his 66 (–6).[1][4] This was Ford's second and final major title; he also won the 1955 PGA Championship.
This year was the Masters debut of Gary Player, 21, and he finished tied for 24th. He won three Masters, in 1961, 1974, and 1978. Five-time British Open winner Peter Thomson finished fifth, his best career finish in the Masters.
Two-time champion Ben Hogan had finished in the top ten in the last fourteen Masters that he had entered, but had 32 putts on Friday and missed the event's first-ever cut by a stroke.[5][6] It was the only cut he missed at Augusta; in nine more Masters he had three top ten finishes, including his final appearance at age 54 in 1967.
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sam Snead | ![]() | 1949, 1952, 1954 | 72 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 286 | −2 | 2 |
Jimmy Demaret | ![]() | 1940, 1947, 1950 | 72 | 70 | 75 | 70 | 287 | −1 | 3 |
Jack Burke, Jr. | ![]() | 1956 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 291 | +3 | T7 |
Byron Nelson | ![]() | 1937, 1942 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 76 | 295 | +7 | T16 |
Henry Picard | ![]() | 1938 | 79 | 71 | 78 | 74 | 302 | +14 | T35 |
Claude Harmon | ![]() | 1948 | 78 | 72 | 77 | 76 | 303 | +15 | T38 |
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ben Hogan | ![]() | 1951, 1953 | 76 | 75 | 151 | +7 |
Cary Middlecoff | ![]() | 1955 | 79 | 73 | 152 | +8 |
Gene Sarazen | ![]() | 1935 | 80 | 75 | 155 | +11 |
Herman Keiser | ![]() | 1946 | 80 | 78 | 158 | +14 |
Craig Wood | ![]() | 1941 | 72 | 87 | 159 | +15 |
Horton Smith | ![]() | 1934, 1936 | 77 | 82 | 159 | +15 |
Source[7]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, April 4, 1957
Source:[8]
Second round
Friday, April 5, 1957
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Sam Snead | ![]() | 72-68=140 | −4 |
2 | Jimmy Demaret | ![]() | 72-70=142 | −2 |
3 | Jack Burke, Jr. | ![]() | 71-72=143 | −1 |
T4 | Ed Furgol | ![]() | 73-71=144 | E |
Harvie Ward (a) | ![]() | 73-71=144 | ||
T6 | Doug Ford | ![]() | 72-73=145 | +1 |
Peter Thomson | ![]() | 72-73=145 | ||
T8 | Al Balding | ![]() | 73-73=146 | +2 |
Henry Cotton | ![]() | 73-73=146 | ||
Jay Hebert | ![]() | 74-72=146 | ||
Byron Nelson | ![]() | 74-72=146 | ||
Arnold Palmer | ![]() | 73-73=146 |
Source:[9]
Third round
Saturday, April 6, 1957
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sam Snead | ![]() | 72-68-74=214 | −2 |
T2 | Stan Leonard | ![]() | 75-72-68=215 | –1 |
Arnold Palmer | ![]() | 73-73-69=215 | ||
Harvie Ward (a) | ![]() | 73-71-71=215 | ||
5 | Ed Furgol | ![]() | 73-71-72=216 | E |
T6 | Jack Burke, Jr. | ![]() | 71-72-74=217 | +1 |
Jimmy Demaret | ![]() | 72-70-75=217 | ||
Doug Ford | ![]() | 72-73-72=217 | ||
T9 | Henry Cotton | ![]() | 73-73-72=218 | +2 |
Peter Thomson | ![]() | 72-73-73=218 |
Source:
Final round
Sunday, April 7, 1957
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Doug Ford | ![]() | 72-73-72-66=283 | −5 | 8,750 |
2 | Sam Snead | ![]() | 72-68-74-72=286 | −2 | 4,375 |
3 | Jimmy Demaret | ![]() | 72-70-75-70=287 | −1 | 2,625 |
4 | Harvie Ward (a) | ![]() | 73-71-71-73=288 | E | 0 |
5 | Peter Thomson | ![]() | 72-73-73-71=289 | +1 | 1,750 |
6 | Ed Furgol | ![]() | 73-71-72-74=290 | +2 | 1,312 |
T7 | Jack Burke, Jr. | ![]() | 71-72-74-74=291 | +3 | 1,137 |
Dow Finsterwald | ![]() | 74-74-73-70=291 | |||
Arnold Palmer | ![]() | 73-73-69-76=291 | |||
10 | Jay Hebert | ![]() | 74-72-76-70=292 | +4 | 1,005 |
Source:[2]
Scorecard
Final round
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
![]() | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 |
![]() | −1 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −2 | −1 | −1 | E | +1 | E | −1 | −1 | −2 |
![]() | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | E | E | −1 | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | +3 | +4 | +3 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[10]
References
- 1 2 "Doug Ford's 283 captures Masters golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 8, 1957. p. 1.
- 1 2 Bartlett, Charles (April 8, 1957). "Ford takes Masters! Posts 66 for 283". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 4.
- ↑ Bartlett, Charles (April 7, 1957). "Snead's Masters lead cut to stroke". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
- ↑ "Two shots that won the Masters". Sports Illustrated. April 15, 1957. p. 16.
- ↑ Grimsley, Will (April 6, 1957). "Stutter putter Ben's downfall". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. p. 13.
- ↑ "Snead takes Masters golf lead with 140". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 6, 1957. p. 12.
- ↑ "Masters golf scores". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 6, 1957. p. 12.
- ↑ Bartlett, Charles (April 5, 1957). "Masters interrupted; Burke's 71 leads". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 4.
- ↑ Bartlett, Charles (April 6, 1957). "Snead's 140 leads Masters; Hogan out". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
- ↑ "Leaders' cards". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 8, 1957. p. 26.
External links
- Masters.com – past winners and results
- About.com – 1957 Masters
- Augusta.com – 1957 Masters leaderboard and scorecards
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