1967 Masters Tournament
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The 1967 Masters Tournament was contested from April 6 to April 9 at Augusta National Golf Club
. It was the 31st Masters Tournament. 83 players entered the tournament and 55 of them made the cut at six-over-par (150).
Rebounding from a playoff loss the previous year, Gay Brewer
birdied the 13th, 14th and 15th hole on Sunday to defeat Bobby Nichols
by one stroke.
Gary Player
finished tied for 6th. Jack Nicklaus
missed the cut by one stroke. Sam Snead
and Ben Hogan
, both age 54, finished tied for 10th. In the third round, Hogan shot a 66 which was the lowest single round score in the tournament. This would be the last time that the three-time champion would play in the Masters. This would be the last Masters tournament that three-time champion Jimmy Demaret
participated in. He missed the cut by 4 strokes. Demaret won the Masters in 1940, 1947 and 1950.
Arnold Palmer
won the Par 3 contest 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 31st Masters Tournament. 83 players entered the tournament and 55 of them made the cut at six-over-par (150).
Rebounding from a playoff loss the previous year, Gay Brewer
Gay Brewer
Gay Robert Brewer, Jr. was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and won the 1967 Masters Tournament....
birdied the 13th, 14th and 15th hole on Sunday to defeat Bobby Nichols
Bobby Nichols
Robert Herman Nichols is an American professional golfer, best known for winning the 1964 PGA Championship.Nichols was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He attended St. Xavier High School in Louisville and later played golf at Texas A&M University were his team won the Southwest Conference Championship...
by one stroke.
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...
finished tied for 6th. 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...
missed the cut by one stroke. 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...
and Ben Hogan
Ben Hogan
William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game...
, both age 54, finished tied for 10th. In the third round, Hogan shot a 66 which was the lowest single round score in the tournament. This would be the last time that the three-time champion would play in the Masters. This would be the last Masters tournament that three-time champion Jimmy Demaret
Jimmy Demaret
James Newton Demaret was an American professional golfer. He won 31 PGA Tour events in a long career between 1935 and 1957, and was the first three-time winner of the Masters....
participated in. He missed the cut by 4 strokes. Demaret won the Masters in 1940, 1947 and 1950.
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 the Par 3 contest with a score of 23.
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gay Brewer Gay Brewer Gay Robert Brewer, Jr. was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and won the 1967 Masters Tournament.... |
73-68-72-67=280 | -8 | 20,000 | |
| 2 | Bobby Nichols Bobby Nichols Robert Herman Nichols is an American professional golfer, best known for winning the 1964 PGA Championship.Nichols was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He attended St. Xavier High School in Louisville and later played golf at Texas A&M University were his team won the Southwest Conference Championship... |
72-69-70-70=281 | -7 | 14,000 | |
| 3 | Bert Yancey Bert Yancey Albert Winsborough Yancey was an American professional golfer, who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.... |
67-73-71-73=284 | -4 | 9,000 | |
| 4 | 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... |
73-73-70-69=285 | -3 | 6,600 | |
| 5 | Julius Boros Julius Boros Julius Nicholas Boros was a Hungarian-American professional golfer.-Early years:Boros was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut... |
71-70-70-75=286 | -2 | 5,500 | |
| T6 | Paul Harney Paul Harney Paul Harney was an American professional golfer and golf course owner who spent part of his career as a full-time PGA Tour player, but mostly was a club professional, part-time Tour player, and owner-operator of his own course.... |
73-71-74-69=287 | -1 | 4,150 | |
| 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 |
75-69-72-71=287 | |||
| T8 | Tommy Aaron Tommy Aaron Thomas Dean Aaron is a former American professional golfer who was a member of the PGA Tour during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Aaron is best known for winning the 1973 Masters Tournament.- Early years :... |
75-68-74-71=288 | E | 3,350 | |
| 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... |
77-71-67-73=288 | ||||
| T10 | Roberto DeVicenzo Roberto DeVicenzo Roberto De Vicenzo is a former professional golfer from Argentina. He won more than 230 tournaments worldwide in his career including eight on the PGA Tour and most famously the 1967 Open Championship.-Biography:... |
73-72-74-71=290 | +2 | 2,720 | |
| Bruce Devlin Bruce Devlin Bruce William Devlin is an Australian professional golfer, sportscaster and golf course designer.Devlin was born in Armidale, Australia. He turned pro in 1961 and joined the PGA Tour in 1962 after an amateur career in Australia which included a win at the Australian Amateur in 1959... |
74-70-75-71=290 | ||||
| Ben Hogan Ben Hogan William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game... |
74-73-66-77=290 | ||||
| Mason Rudolph Mason Rudolph Edgar Mason Rudolph was an American golfer who won five times on the PGA Tour.-Early years and amateur career:... |
72-76-72-70=290 | ||||
| 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... |
72-76-71-71=290 |