1968 Masters Tournament

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1968 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates April 11–14, 1968
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 74 players, 52 after cut
Cut 149 (+5)
Winner's share $20,000
Champion
United States Bob Goalby
277 (−11)

The 1968 Masters Tournament was the 32nd Masters Tournament, held April 11–14 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Bob Goalby won his only major championship.[2]

On the back nine in the final round, Goalby birdied 13 and 14 and eagled 15 to record a 66 (−6) and a total of 277 (−11). At first it appeared that he had tied Roberto DeVicenzo and the two would meet in an 18-hole Monday playoff, but DeVicenzo, the reigning British Open champion, returned an incorrect scorecard showing a par 4 on the 17th hole, instead of a birdie 3, sunk with a two-foot putt. Playing partner Tommy Aaron incorrectly marked the 4 and DeVicenzo failed to catch the mistake and signed the scorecard. USGA rules stated that the higher written score signed by a golfer on his card must stand,[3] and the error gave Goalby the championship.[1][2]

Jack Nicklaus tied for fifth place and third round leader Gary Player finished tied for seventh. Lee Trevino, 28, made his Masters debut and was two strokes back after three rounds, tied for seventh place. A rough back nine of 43 (+7) pushed his score to 80 and he finished tied for 40th. Two months later, he won the 1968 U.S. Open, the first of his six major titles.

Arnold Palmer, 38, shot a second round 79 for a 151 and missed the cut at the Masters for the first time.[4]

Bob Rosburg won the Par 3 contest with a score of 22.

Course

Main article: Augusta National Golf Club
HoleNameYardsPar HoleNameYardsPar
1White Pine4004 10Camellia4704
2Woodbine555511Dogwood4454
3Flowering Peach355412Golden Bell1553
4Palm220313Azalea4755
5Magnolia450414Chinese Fir4204
6Juniper190315Firethorn5205
7Pampas365416Redbud1903
8Yellow Jasmine530517Nandina4004
9Carolina Cherry420418Holly4204
Out3,48536In3,49536
Source:[1][5]Total6,98072

^ Holes 1, 2, 4, and 11 were later renamed.

Final leaderboard

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Bob Goalby  United States 70-70-71-66=277 −11 20,000
2 Roberto DeVicenzo  Argentina 69-73-70-66=278 −10 15,000
3 Bert Yancey  United States 71-71-72-65=279 −9 10,000
4 Bruce Devlin  Australia 69-73-69-69=280 −8 7,500
T5 Frank Beard  United States 75-65-71-70=281 −7 5,500
Jack Nicklaus  United States 69-71-74-67=281
T7 Tommy Aaron  United States 69-72-72-69=282 −6 3,460
Raymond Floyd  United States 71-71-69-71=282
Lionel Hebert  United States 72-71-71-68=282
Jerry Pittman  United States 70-73-70-69=282
Gary Player  South Africa 72-67-71-72=282

Scorecard

Final round

Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12 131415161718
Par454343454 443545344
United States Goalby −5−5−5−5−6−7−7−8−8−8−8−8−9−10−12−12−11−11
Argentina DeVicenzo −6−7−8−8−8−8−8−9−9−9−9−10−10−10−11−11−11^−10

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
^ DeVicenzo actually birdied the 17th hole, but signed for a par on his scorecard.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Stain mars Goalby's jacket". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. April 15, 1968. p. 19. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wright, Alfred (April 22, 1968). "Golf's craziest drama". Sports Illustrated: 14. 
  3. ↑ Green, Bob (April 15, 1968). "Goalby's 277 captures Masters as scoring error costs De Vicenzo tie". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. p. 15. 
  4. ↑ "'Worst ever here' – Arnie". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 13, 1968. p. 12. 
  5. ↑ "Augusta National Golf club: map". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 10, 1969. p. 27. 

External links

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

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