1968 Masters Tournament

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The 1968 Masters Tournament was contested from April 11 to April 14 at Augusta National Golf Club. It was the 32nd Masters Tournament. 74 players entered the tournament and 52 of them made the cut at five-over-par (149).

Bob Goalby birdied the 13th and 14th and eagled the 15th to record a final round of 66. At first it appeared that he and Roberto DeVicenzo would play in a playoff, but DeVicenzo returned an incorrect scorecard showing a 4 on the 17th instead of a birdie 3. Tommy Aaron incorrectly marked the 4 and DeVicenzo failed to catch the mistake and signed the scorecard. Professional Golfers' Association rules stated that the higher written score signed by a golfer on his card must stand. As such, the error gave Goalby the championship.

Gary Player finished tied for 7th place while Arnold Palmer missed the cut. This was the 14th time that Palmer played in the Masters and it was the first time he was cut. This was also the first Masters tournament that 6-time major champion Lee Trevino participated in. He finished tied for 40th.

Bob Rosburg won the Par 3 contest with a score of 22.

[edit] Final leaderboard

#	Player	Country	Score	To par	Winnings ($)
1	Bob Goalby	United States	70-70-71-66=277	-11	20,000
2	Roberto DeVicenzo	Argentina	69-73-70-66=278	-10	15,000
3	Bert Yancey	United States	71-71-72-65=279	-9	10,000
4	Bruce Devlin	Australia	69-73-69-69=280	-8	7,500
T5	Frank Beard	United States	75-65-71-70=281	-7	5,500
T5	Jack Nicklaus	United States	69-71-74-67=281	-7	5,500
T7	Tommy Aaron	United States	69-72-72-69=282	-6	3,460
	Raymond Floyd	United States	71-71-69-71=282
	Lionel Hebert	United States	72-71-71-68=282
	Jerry Pittman	United States	70-73-70-69=282
	Gary Player	South Africa	72-67-71-72=282