1965 Masters Tournament

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The 1965 Masters Tournament was contested from April 8 to April 11 at Augusta National Golf Club. It was the 29th Masters Tournament. 91 players entered the tournament and 49 of them made the cut at four-over-par (148).

Jack Nicklaus scored a then Tournament record 17-under-par 271 to win his second Masters title. Nicklaus' score of 271 (-17) was equaled in 1976 by Raymond Floyd. It was beaten in 1997 by Tiger Woods when he scored a 269 (-18). Nicklaus' winning margin of nine strokes also stood until 1997 when Woods was victorious by twelve strokes.

Byron Nelson finished tied for 15th place. This would be the last time that the two-time champion would make the cut at Augusta.

Art Wall, Jr. won the Par 3 contest with a score of 20.

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# Player Country Score To par Winnings ($)
1 Jack Nicklaus Flag of the United States United States 67-71-64-69=271 -17 20,000
T2 Arnold Palmer Flag of the United States United States 70-68-72-70=280 -8 10,200
Gary Player Flag of South Africa South Africa 65-73-69-73=280
4 Mason Rudolph Flag of the United States United States 70-75-66-72=283 -5 6,200
5 Dan Sikes Flag of the United States United States 67-72-71-75=285 -3 5,000
T6 Gene Littler Flag of the United States United States 71-74-67-74=286 -2 3,800
Ramón Sota Flag of Spain Spain 71-73-70-72=286
T8 Frank Beard Flag of the United States United States 68-77-72-70=287 -1 2,400
Tommy Bolt Flag of the United States United States 69-78-69-71=287
10 George Knudson Flag of Canada Canada 72-73-69-74=288 E 1,800

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