Golf tournament
The 1964 Masters Tournament was the 28th Masters Tournament , held April 9–12 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia . A field of 96 players entered the tournament and 48 made the 36-hole cut at 148 (+4).
Arnold Palmer , age 34, opened with three rounds in the 60s and led by five strokes after 54 holes at 206 (−10).[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] major victory.
Craig Wood , the 1941 champion, played in his final Masters, but withdrew before completing the first round.[ 6] 1934 and 1935 .
Labron Harris Jr. won the Par 3 contest with a score of 23.
Palmer was later joined as a four-time winner at Augusta by Jack Nicklaus in 1972 and Tiger Woods in 2005 ; Nicklaus won his fifth in 1975 and a record sixth in 1986 .
Field
1. Masters champions Jack Burke Jr. (4), Jimmy Demaret , Doug Ford (4,8), Ralph Guldahl , Claude Harmon , Ben Hogan , Herman Keiser , Cary Middlecoff (2), Byron Nelson , Jack Nicklaus (2,4,8,10), Arnold Palmer (2,3,8,9,11), Gary Player (3,4,8,9,10), Gene Sarazen , Sam Snead (8), Art Wall Jr. (8,10), Craig Wood
The following categories only apply to Americans 2. U.S. Open champions (last 10 years) Tommy Bolt , Julius Boros (8,9,11), Billy Casper (8,11), Jack Fleck , Ed Furgol (8), Gene Littler (8,11)
3. The Open champions (last 10 years) 4. PGA champions (last 10 years) Jerry Barber , Dow Finsterwald (8,9,10,11), Chick Harbert , Jay Hebert , Lionel Hebert (9), Bob Rosburg
5. U.S. Amateur and Amateur champions (last 10 years) Deane Beman (6,7,a), Charles Coe (6,7,a), Richard Davies (6,a), Labron Harris Jr. (6,a)
Harvie Ward did not play. Other champions forfeited their exemptions by turning professional.6. Members of the 1963 U.S. Walker Cup team Robert W. Gardner (a), Downing Gray (a), Billy Joe Patton (a), R. H. Sikes (7,a), Charlie Smith (a), Ed Updegraff (a)
7. 1963 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists Richard Guardiola (a), Johnny Owens (a), Steve Spray (a), Walter Stahl (a)
8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1963 Masters Tournament Wes Ellis , Don January (9), Tony Lema (9,11), Billy Maxwell (9,10,11), Bobby Nichols (9), Johnny Pott (11), Mason Rudolph , Dan Sikes (9), Mike Souchak , Bo Wininger
9. Top 16 players and ties from the 1963 U.S. Open Walter Burkemo , Jacky Cupit , Mike Fetchick , Paul Harney , Davis Love Jr. , Dave Ragan (10,11), Dean Refram
10. Top eight players and ties from 1963 PGA Championship Gardner Dickinson , Jim Ferrier , Al Geiberger , Tommy Jacobs , Bill Johnston
11. Members of the U.S. 1963 Ryder Cup team Bob Goalby
12. Two players selected for meritorious records on the fall part of the 1963 PGA Tour Rex Baxter , Jack Rule Jr.
13. One player, either amateur or professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-Masters champions Dave Marr
14. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open champions Phil Rodgers
15. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions Bill Hyndman was selected but later withdrew with a shoulder injury16. Two players, not already qualified, from a points list based on finishes in the winter part of the 1964 PGA Tour Gay Brewer , Don Fairfield
17. Foreign invitations Alfonso Angelini , Al Balding , Peter Butler , Antonio Cerdá , Bob Charles (3,8), Chen Ching-Po (8), Gary Cowan (a), Bruce Crampton (8,9,10), Gerard de Wit , Bruce Devlin , Juan Antonio Estrada (a), Jean Garaïalde , Harold Henning , Geoffrey Hunt , Tomoo Ishii , Stan Leonard (8), Sebastián Miguel , Kel Nagle (3), Enrique Orellana , Chi-Chi Rodríguez , Miguel Sala , Ramón Sota , Dave Thomas , Retief Waltman , Nick Weslock (a)
Numbers in brackets indicate categories that the player would have qualified under had they been American.
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, April 9, 1964
Source: [ 7]
Second round
Friday, April 10, 1964
Source: [ 1] [ 8] [ 9]
Third round
Saturday, April 11, 1964
Source: [ 3] [ 10]
Final round
Sunday, April 12, 1964
Final leaderboard
Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Sources:[ 11] [ 12]
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
−10
−10
−10
−11
−10
−10
−11
−11
−11
−10
−10
−10
−10
−11
−12
−12
−11
−12
−4
−5
−6
−6
−6
−6
−6
−7
−7
−7
−6
−5
−5
−5
−5
−5
−5
−6
−1
−2
−2
−2
−1
−1
−2
−2
−3
−2
−2
−3
−5
−5
−6
−6
−6
−6
−6
−7
−7
−6
−5
−5
−5
−6
−5
−5
−3
−3
−4
−4
−5
−5
−4
−4
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Eagle
Birdie
Bogey
Double bogey
References
^ a b "Palmer sizzles, leads Masters by 4" . Milwaukee Sentinel . Associated Press. April 11, 1964. p. 2-part 2.^ Moffit, David M. (April 13, 1964). "Palmer again aims at Grand Slam after unprecedented 4th Masters win" . Youngstown Vindicator . (Ohio). UPI. p. 24. ^ a b Grimsley, Will (April 12, 1964). "Arnie bags 69, now 10 under par" . Youngstown Vindicator . (Ohio). Associated Press. p. D-1. ^ "Palmer eyes 'Grand Slam' . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. April 13, 1964. p. 3B.^ Wright, Alfred (April 20, 1964). "A Master to top them all" . Sports Illustrated . p. 18. ^ "Full House" . Toledo Blade . (Ohio). April 10, 1964. p. 28.^ Becker, Jim (April 10, 1964). "Palmer shares golf lead with 69" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 3B. ^ Moffit, David M. (April 11, 1964). "Palmer register four-under 68 to gain big advantage in Masters meet" . Youngstown Vindicator . (Ohio). p. 9. ^ Becker, Jim (April 11, 1964). "Palmer leads Masters by four" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1B. ^ "Palmer ahead by five in Masters" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. April 12, 1964. p. 1B.^ "Masters – Past Winners & Results" . Augusta National Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2021 .^ "Past results – Masters tournament" . PGA Tour. Retrieved April 20, 2021 .
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