1954 Masters Tournament

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The 1954 Masters Tournament was contested from April 8 to April 12 at Augusta National Golf Club. It was the 18th Masters Tournament.

Sam Snead defeated Ben Hogan 70-71 in an 18-hole playoff to win his third Masters tournament. Sneads's 289, along with Jack Burke, Jr. in 1956 and Zach Johnson in 2007, remains the highest winning total in Masters history. Amateur Billy Joe Patton led after the second round and during the fourth, but a seven at the 13th hole ended his title hopes.

This would be Snead's final major victory, he won 7 overall.

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# Player Country Score To par Winnings ($)
1 Sam Snead Flag of the United States United States 74-73-70-72=289 +1 5,000
2 Ben Hogan Flag of the United States United States 72-73-69-75=289 +1 3,175
3 Billy Joe Patton (a) Flag of the United States United States 70-74-75-71=290 +2 0
T4 Dutch Harrison Flag of the United States United States 70-79-74-68=291 +3 1,937.50
Lloyd Mangrum Flag of the United States United States 71-75-76-69=291
T6 Jerry Barber Flag of the United States United States 74-76-71-71=292 +4 1,041.67
Jack Burke, Jr. Flag of the United States United States 71-77-73-71=292
Bob Rosburg Flag of the United States United States 73-73-76-70=292
T9 Al Besselink Flag of the United States United States 74-74-74-72=294 +6 781.25
Cary Middlecoff Flag of the United States United States 73-76-70-75=294

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