1956 Masters Tournament

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1956 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates	April 5–8, 1956
Location	Augusta, Georgia
Course(s)	Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,965 yards (6,369 m)^[1]
Field	84 players
Cut	None
Winner's share	$6,000
Champion
Jack Burke, Jr.
289 (+1)

The 1956 Masters Tournament was the 20th Masters Tournament, held April 5–8 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Jack Burke, Jr. won his first major championship and only Masters, one stroke ahead of amateur Ken Venturi. It was the final Masters played without a 36-hole cut. CBS televised the third and fourth rounds of the tournament for the first time, and has done so every year since.

Burke shot a 71 (–1) on Sunday, one of only two players to break par in the final round, played under windy conditions. He rallied from a tournament record eight shots back to pass Venturi, who had led the entire tournament. Then a 24-year-old amateur, Venturi opened with a first round 66, the best round to date at the Masters by an amateur.^[2] But on Sunday, he shot a 42 (+6) on the final nine holes to card a disappointing 80 (+8).^[1]^[3] Burke's 289, along with Sam Snead in 1954 and Zach Johnson in 2007, remains the highest winning total in Masters history.

First round

Thursday, April 5, 1956

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Ken Venturi (a)	United States	66	–6
2	Cary Middlecoff	United States	67	–5
T3	Tommy Bolt	United States	68	–4
T3	Shelley Mayfield	United States	68	–4
5	Ben Hogan	United States	69	–3
T6	Doug Ford	United States	70	–2
	Shelley Mayfield	United States
	Billy Joe Patton (a)	United States
T9	Jerry Barber	United States	71	–1
T9	Fred Hawkins	United States	71	–1

Second round

Friday, April 6, 1956

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Ken Venturi (a)	United States	66-69=135	–9
2	Cary Middlecoff	United States	67-72=139	–5
T3	Tommy Bolt	United States	68-74=142	–2
	Pete Cooper	United States	72-70=142
	Doug Ford	United States	70-72=142
	Shelley Mayfield	United States	68-74=142
T7	Jack Burke, Jr.	United States	72-71=143	–1
T7	Jerry Barber	United States	71-72=143	–1
T9	Fred Hawkins	United States	71-73=144	E
T9	Bob Rosburg	United States	70-74=144	E

Third round

Saturday, April 7, 1956

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Ken Venturi (a)	United States	66-69-75=210	–6
2	Cary Middlecoff	United States	67-72-75=214	–2
3	Doug Ford	United States	70-72-75=217	+1
T4	Jack Burke, Jr.	United States	72-71-75=218	+2
T4	Lloyd Mangrum	United States	72-74-72=218	+2
T6	Jerry Barber	United States	71-72-76=219	+3
T6	Pete Cooper	United States	72-70-77=219	+3
T8	Tommy Bolt	United States	68-74-78=220	+4
	Fred Hawkins	United States	71-73-76=220
	Mike Souchak	United States	73-73-74=220

Final round

Sunday, April 8, 1956

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
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
T4	Sam Snead	United States	73-76-72-71=292	+4	2,397
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
	Ben Hogan	United States	69-78-74-75=296
	Shelley Mayfield	United States	68-74-80-74=296

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
Burke	+2	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+2	+1	+1	+2	+2	+2	+1	+1
Venturi	–5	–5	–5	–5	–5	–5	–5	–5	–4	–3	–2	–1	–1	E	+1	+1	+2	+2
Middlecoff	–3	–4	–4	–3	–1	–1	+1	+1	E	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+3	+3

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jack Burke Surprise Winner of Masters Golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 9, 1956. p. 18. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
↑ "Ken Venturi leads Masters with amateur record of 66". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. April 6, 1956. p. 16.
↑ Wind, Herbert Warren (April 16, 1956). "And Then—Jackie Burke Took Charge". Sports Illustrated: 28. Retrieved January 2, 2013.

External links

Masters.com – Past winners and results
About.com – 1956 Masters Tournament
Augusta.com – 1956 Masters leaderboard and scorecards

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Former events	The Shark Shootout (1989-2006) Senior Players Championship Bob Hope Classic (2003)

LPGA events	Kraft Nabisco Championship LPGA Championship Ginn Open (2006-2008) Walmart NW Arkansas Championship

Key figures

Frank Chirkinian

Music composers	Earl Klugh ("Take It From The Top") Dave Loggins ("Augusta", "The Gift") E.S. Posthumus ("Burlingame") Lalo Schifrin ("St. Ives Theme") Yanni ("Fanfare")

Television contract history
Golf on USA Network (early round Masters coverage)

Coordinates: 33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020

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