1960 Masters Tournament
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The 1960 Masters Tournament was contested from April 7 to April 10 at Augusta National Golf Club
. It was the 24th Masters Tournament. 83 players entered the tournament and 45 of them made the cut at six-over-par (150).
Arnold Palmer
won his second Masters when he birdied the final two holes Sunday to win by one stroke. This was Palmer's second of four Masters victories and second of seven major victories.
Jack Nicklaus
made his first Masters cut and finished tied for 13th place. He entered as an amateur.
The Par 3 contest was introduced this year. Sam Snead
won with a score of 23.
Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta National Golf Club, located in Augusta, Georgia, is a famous men's golf club. Founded by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts and designed by Alister MacKenzie on the site of a former indigo plantation, the club opened for play in January 1933. Since 1934, it has played host to the annual...
. It was the 24th Masters Tournament. 83 players entered the tournament and 45 of them made the cut at six-over-par (150).
Arnold Palmer
Arnold Palmer
Arnold Daniel Palmer is an American professional golfer, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men's professional golf. He has won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, dating back to 1955...
won his second Masters when he birdied the final two holes Sunday to win by one stroke. This was Palmer's second of four Masters victories and second of seven major victories.
Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus
Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...
made his first Masters cut and finished tied for 13th place. He entered as an amateur.
The Par 3 contest was introduced this year. Sam Snead
Sam Snead
Samuel Jackson Snead was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of four decades. Snead won a record 82 PGA Tour events including seven majors. He failed to win a U.S...
won with a score of 23.
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnold Palmer Arnold Palmer Arnold Daniel Palmer is an American professional golfer, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men's professional golf. He has won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, dating back to 1955... |
 United States |
67-73-72-70=282 | -6 | 17,500 |
| 2 | Ken Venturi Ken Venturi Kenneth Venturi is an American former professional golfer and golf broadcaster.-Early years and amateur career:Venturi was born in San Francisco, California. He learned golf from an early age, and developed his game at Harding Park Golf Course and other public courses in the area... |
United States |
73-69-71-70=283 | -5 | 10,500 |
| 3 | Dow Finsterwald Dow Finsterwald Dow Henry Finsterwald, Sr. is an American professional golfer who is best known for winning the 1958 PGA Championship. He won 11 Tour titles between 1955 and 1963, played on four Ryder Cup teams, and served as non-playing captain for the 1977 U.S. Ryder Cup team.Finsterwald was born and raised in... |
United States |
71-70-72-71=284 | -4 | 7,000 |
| 4 | Billy Casper Billy Casper William Earl Casper, Jr. is an American professional golfer who was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s.-Early years:... |
United States |
71-71-71-74=287 | -1 | 5,250 |
| 5 | Julius Boros Julius Boros Julius Nicholas Boros was a Hungarian-American professional golfer.-Early years:Boros was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut... |
United States |
72-71-70-75=288 | E | 4,200 |
| T6 | Walter Burkemo Walter Burkemo Walter E. Burkemo was an American professional golfer, best known for winning the 1953 PGA Championship.... |
United States |
72-69-75-73=289 | +1 | 2,800 |
| Ben Hogan Ben Hogan William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game... |
United States |
73-68-72-76=289 | |||
| Gary Player Gary Player Gary Player DMS; OIG is a South African professional golfer. With his nine major championship victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of golf. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six... |
 South Africa |
72-71-72-74=289 | |||
| T9 | Lionel Hebert Lionel Hebert Lionel P. Hebert was an American golfer. He won five times on the PGA Tour including the 1957 PGA Championship, the last to be held at match play. His older brother Jay won the same event at stroke play in 1960. Lionel also played on the 1957 Ryder Cup team... |
United States |
74-70-73-73=290 | +2 | 1,575 |
| Stan Leonard Stan Leonard Stan Leonard was a Canadian professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s. Leonard won three PGA Tour events, eight Canadian PGA Championships, and 16 other events on the Canadian Tour. He is a member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.-Early years:Leonard was born in... |
 Canada |
72-72-72-74=290 |