1963 Masters Tournament

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1963 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates	April 4–7, 1963
Location	Augusta, Georgia
Course(s)	Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,850 yards (6,264 m)^[1]
Field	84 players, 50 after cut
Cut	152 (+8)
Prize fund	$112,500^[2]
Winner's share	$20,000
Champion
Jack Nicklaus
286 (−2)

The 1963 Masters Tournament was the 27th Masters Tournament, held April 4–7 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. 84 players entered the tournament and 50 of them made the cut at eight-over-par (152).

Jack Nicklaus won the first of his six Green Jackets with a three-foot (0.9 m) par putt on the final hole to finish one stroke ahead of runner-up Tony Lema.^[2] Nicklaus shot a 66 (−6) in the second round, which was key in his victory.^[1]^[3]

This was the last Masters tournament that Horton Smith played in. He won the Masters twice, including the inaugural tournament in 1934. Smith shot a 91 and an 86 and missed the cut; he died of Hodgkin's Disease six months later.

Gene Sarazen finished in 49th place, this would be the last time that the 1935 Masters champion would make the cut at Augusta.

George Bayer won the Par 3 contest with a score of 23.

Final leaderboard

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Jack Nicklaus	United States	74-66-74-72=286	−2	20,000
2	Tony Lema	United States	74-69-74-70=287	−1	12,000
T3	Julius Boros	United States	76-69-71-72=288	E	7,000
T3	Sam Snead	United States	70-73-74-71=288	E	7,000
T5	Dow Finsterwald	United States	74-73-73-69=289	+1	4,000
	Ed Furgol	United States	70-71-74-74=289
	Gary Player	South Africa	71-74-74-70=289
8	Bo Wininger	United States	69-72-77-72=290	+2	2,400
T9	Don January	United States	73-75-72-71=291	+3	1,800
T9	Arnold Palmer	United States	74-73-73-71=291	+3	1,800

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Souchak takes sole Masters lead". Pittsburgh-Post Gazette. Associated Press. April 6, 1963. p. 14.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Nicklaus captures Masters golf crown". Pittsburgh-Post Gazette. Associated Press. April 8, 1963. p. 25.
↑ Wright, Alfred (April 15, 1963). "Young Jack the Mighty Master". Sports Illustrated: 26.

External links

Masters.com – past winners
About.com: 1963 Masters

v t e 1963 Men's Major Golf Championships

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