1958 Masters Tournament

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The 1958 Masters Tournament was contested from April 3 to April 6 at Augusta National Golf Club. It was the 22nd Masters Tournament. 86 players entered the tournament and 43 of them made the cut at five-over-par (149).

Arnold Palmer won his first of four Masters titles. He eagled the 13th hole on Sunday to propel him to victory.

Sports Illustrated writer Herbert Warren Wind first used the term "Amen Corner" in a story to describe where the critical final day's action had occurred.

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# Player Country Score To par Winnings ($)
1 Arnold Palmer Flag of the United States United States 70-73-68-73=284 -4 11,250
2 Doug Ford Flag of the United States United States 74-71-70-70=285 -3 4,500
Fred Hawkins Flag of the United States United States 71-75-68-71=285
4 Stan Leonard Flag of Canada Canada 72-70-73-71=286 -2 1,968.75
Ken Venturi Flag of the United States United States 68-72-74-72=286
6 Cary Middlecoff Flag of the United States United States 70-73-69-75=287 -1 1,518.75
Art Wall Flag of the United States United States 71-72-70-74=287
8 Billy Joe Patton (a) Flag of the United States United States 72-69-73-74=288 E 0
T9 Claude Harmon Flag of the United States United States 71-76-72-70=289 +1 1,265.63
Jay Hebert Flag of the United States United States 72-73-73-71=289
Billy Maxwell Flag of the United States United States 71-70-72-76=289
Al Mengert Flag of the United States United States 73-71-69-76=289

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