1954 Masters Tournament
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 8–12, 1954 |
| Location | Augusta, Georgia |
| Course(s) | Augusta National Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,800 yards (6,200 m) |
| Field | 78 players |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | $25,000 |
| Winner's share | $5,000 |
| Champion | |
 Sam Snead | |
| 289 (+1), playoff | |
The 1954 Masters Tournament was the 18th Masters Tournament, held April 8–12 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Sam Snead defeated defending champion Ben Hogan 70-71 in an 18-hole Monday playoff to win his third Masters tournament. It was Snead's seventh and final major victory.
Both Snead and Hogan were age 41, and they had won the previous three Masters; Snead in 1952 and Hogan in 1951 and 1953. Hogan was also the reigning champion of the U.S. Open and British Open; he did not win another major, but often contended until his final appearances in 1967 at the Masters and U.S. Open.
Snead's 289 (+1), along with Jack Burke, Jr. in 1956 and Zach Johnson in 2007, remains the highest winning total in Masters history. Amateur Billy Joe Patton, 33, led after the second round and during the fourth, but a seven at the 13th hole and a six at the 15th ended his title hopes, and he finished one stroke back.[1]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, April 8, 1954
Second round
Friday, April 9, 1954
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Joe Patton (a) | United States | 70-74=144 | E |
| 2 | Ben Hogan | United States | 72-73=145 | +1 |
| T3 | Bob Rosburg | United States | 73-73=146 | +2 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | United States | 71-75=146 | ||
| T5 | Tommy Bolt | United States | 73-74=147 | +3 |
| Sam Snead | United States | 74-73=147 | ||
| T7 | Al Besselink | United States | 74-74=148 | +4 |
| Lew Worsham | United States | 74-74=148 | ||
| Chick Harbert | United States | 73-75=148 | ||
| Dave Douglas | United States | 72-76=148 | ||
| Jack Burke, Jr. | United States | 71-77=148 | ||
| Peter Thomson |  Australia | 70-79=148 |
Third round
Saturday, April 10, 1954
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Hogan |  United States | 72-73-69=214 | –2 |
| 2 | Sam Snead | United States | 74-73-70=217 | +1 |
| T3 | Cary Middlecoff | United States | 73-76-70=219 | +3 |
| Tommy Bolt | United States | 73-74-72=219 | ||
| Billy Joe Patton (a) | United States | 70-74-75=219 | ||
| T6 | Jerry Barber | United States | 74-76-71=221 | +5 |
| Jack Burke, Jr. | United States | 71-77-73=221 | ||
| T8 | Al Besselink | United States | 74-74-74=222 | +6 |
| Lew Worsham | United States | 74-74-74=222 | ||
| Lloyd Mangrum | United States | 71-75-76=222 | ||
| Bob Rosburg | United States | 73-73-76=222 | ||
Final round
Sunday, April 11, 1954
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Sam Snead | United States | 74-73-70-72=289 | +1 | Playoff |
| Ben Hogan | United States | 72-73-69-75=289 | |||
| 3 | Billy Joe Patton (a) | United States | 70-74-75-71=290 | +2 | 0 |
| T4 | E.J. "Dutch" Harrison | United States | 70-79-74-68=291 | +3 | 1,937 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | United States | 71-75-76-69=291 | |||
| T6 | Jerry Barber | United States | 74-76-71-71=292 | +4 | 1,041 |
| Jack Burke, Jr. | United States | 71-77-73-71=292 | |||
| Bob Rosburg | United States | 73-73-76-70=292 | |||
| T9 | Al Besselink | United States | 74-74-74-72=294 | +6 | 781 |
| Cary Middlecoff | United States | 73-76-70-75=294 |
Source:[2]
Scorecard
Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Snead | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 |
| Hogan | –1 | –1 | –2 | –2 | –2 | –2 | –1 | –1 | –1 | –1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 |
| Patton | +4 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +1 | +1 | E | –1 | –1 | –1 | E | +2 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Playoff
Monday, April 12, 1954
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Snead | United States | 35-35=70 | –2 | 5,000 |
| 2 | Ben Hogan | United States | 35-36=71 | –1 | 3,125 |
Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Snead | E | –1 | –1 | E | E | –1 | –1 | –1 | –1 | –2 | –2 | –1 | –2 | –2 | –3 | –3 | –3 | –2 |
| Hogan | E | –1 | –1 | –1 | –1 | –1 | –1 | –1 | –1 | –1 | –1 | –1 | –1 | –1 | –2 | –1 | –1 | –1 |
Source:[3]
References
- ↑ "Hogan, Snead tie in Masters golf". Eugene Register-Guard. United Press. April 12, 1954. p. 2B.
- ↑ "Snead, Hogan play off in Masters today". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. April 12, 1954. p. 18.
- ↑ "Snead beats Hogan in Masters playoff". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 13, 1954. p. 16.
External links
- Masters.com – past winners and results
- About.com: 1954 Masters
- Augusta.com – 1954 Masters leaderboard and scorecards
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