1956 Masters Tournament

The 1956 Masters Tournament was contested from April 5 to April 8 at Augusta National Golf Club. It was the 20th Masters Tournament. This would be the last Masters played without a cut.

Jack Burke, Jr. shot a final round 71 which was one of only two under par rounds on Sunday, to rally from a Tournament record eight shots back and defeat amateur Ken Venturi who shot a final round of 80. Burke's 289, along with Sam Snead in 1954 and Zach Johnson in 2007, remains the highest winning total in Masters history.

Final leaderboard

#	Player	Country	Score	To par	Winnings ($)
1	Jack Burke, Jr.	United States	72-71-75-71=289	+1	6,000
2	Ken Venturi (a)	United States	66-69-75-80=290	+2	0
3	Cary Middlecoff	United States	67-72-75-77=291	+3	3,750
T4	Lloyd Mangrum	United States	72-74-72-74=292	+4	2,397.25
T4	Sam Snead	United States	73-76-72-71=292	+4	2,397.25
T6	Jerry Barber	United States	71-72-76-75=294	+6	1,350
T6	Doug Ford	United States	70-72-75-77=294	+6	1,350
T8	Tommy Bolt	United States	68-74-78-76=296	+8	976.33
	Ben Hogan	United States	69-78-74-75=296		976.33
	Shelley Mayfield	United States	68-74-80-74=296		976.34

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Full Results

1956 Men's Major Golf Championships

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