1967 Masters Tournament
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 6–9, 1967 |
| Location | Augusta, Georgia |
| Course(s) | Augusta National Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,980 yards (6,383 m)[1] |
| Field | 83 players, 55 after cut |
| Cut | 150 (+6) |
| Prize fund | $163,350 [2] |
| Winner's share | $20,000 |
| Champion | |
 Gay Brewer | |
| 280 (−8) | |
The 1967 Masters Tournament was the 31st Masters Tournament, held April 6–9 at Augusta National Golf Club. Gay Brewer won his only major title by one stroke over runner-up Bobby Nichols.[2][3][4]
Rebounding from a three-putt on the 72nd hole and a playoff loss the previous year, Brewer birdied the 13th, 14th, and 15th holes on Sunday.[4] Gary Player finished tied for 6th, while Sam Snead and Ben Hogan, both age 54, finished tied for 10th. In the third round, Hogan shot a 66 which was the lowest single round score in the tournament, while he struggled with an aching shoulder and legs. Hogan's round included a course record 30 on the back nine, with birdies at 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, and 18, with pars at the other three holes.[1] It was later equaled by Player in 1978 and Jack Nicklaus in 1986; both shot 30 on the back nine on Sunday to win by a stroke. The record stood until Mark Calcavecchia shot 29 in 1992 (David Toms also shot a 29 on nine holes in 1998). This was Hogan's final appearance in the Masters; his last major was two months later at the U.S. Open. For Snead, a three-time champion, it marked his final top ten finish at Augusta; he participated into the 1980s.
It was also the last Masters for three-time champion Jimmy Demaret as a participant, who missed the cut by four strokes. He won the Masters in 1940, 1947, and 1950, but had not played in the other three majors since 1958.
Two-time defending champion Nicklaus shot a nine-bogey 79 in the second round and missed the cut by one stroke, the first defending champion not to play on the weekend.[5][6] (The 36-hole cut at Augusta was introduced a decade earlier, in 1957.) It was his only missed cut at the Masters from 1960 through 1993 (withdrew before 2nd round in 1983); he missed the cut by a stroke in his first appearance in 1959 at age 19. Nicklaus regrouped and won the next major, the 1967 U.S. Open.
Arnold Palmer won the Par 3 contest with a score of 23.
Final leaderboard
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gay Brewer | United States | 73-68-72-67=280 | −8 | 20,000 |
| 2 | Bobby Nichols | United States | 72-69-70-70=281 | −7 | 14,000 |
| 3 | Bert Yancey | United States | 67-73-71-73=284 | −4 | 9,000 |
| 4 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 73-73-70-69=285 | −3 | 6,600 |
| 5 | Julius Boros | United States | 71-70-70-75=286 | −2 | 5,500 |
| T6 | Paul Harney | United States | 73-71-74-69=287 | −1 | 4,150 |
| Gary Player |  South Africa | 75-69-72-71=287 | |||
| T8 | Tommy Aaron | United States | 75-68-74-71=288 | E | 3,350 |
| Lionel Hebert | United States | 77-71-67-73=288 | |||
| T10 | Roberto DeVicenzo |  Argentina | 73-72-74-71=290 | +2 | 2,720 |
| Bruce Devlin |  Australia | 74-70-75-71=290 | |||
| Ben Hogan | United States | 74-73-66-77=290 | |||
| Mason Rudolph | United States | 72-76-72-70=290 | |||
| Sam Snead | United States | 72-76-71-71=290 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Grimsley, Will (April 9, 1967). "Masters lead held by three". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. p. 1B.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "'I redeemed myself': Brewer". Miami News. (New York Times). April 10, 1967. p. C-1.
- ↑ "Gay Brewer wins Masters golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 10, 1967. p. 30.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jenkins, Dan (April 17, 1967). "A Glory Day for Gay". Sports Illustrated: 22.
- ↑ "Bogeys run Nicklaus out of Masters". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. April 8, 1967. p. 15.
- ↑ "Yancey clings to one-shot Masters lead". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 8, 1967. p. 7.
External links
- Masters.com – Past winners
- About.com: 1967 Masters
Coordinates: 33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W