1964 Masters 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.
Arnold Palmer, age 34, opened with three rounds in the 60s and led by five strokes after 54 holes at 206. He carded a final round of 70 on Sunday to win by six strokes to become the first four-time winner of the Masters. It was his seventh and final major victory.
Craig Wood, the 1941 champion, played in his final Masters, but withdrew before completing the first round. Prior to his win at Augusta, he was the runner-up in the first two Masters in 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., Jimmy Demaret, Doug Ford, Ralph Guldahl, Claude Harmon, Ben Hogan, Herman Keiser, Cary Middlecoff, Byron Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, Art Wall Jr., Craig Wood
;The following categories only apply to Americans
;2. U.S. Open champions
Tommy Bolt, Julius Boros, Billy Casper, Jack Fleck, Ed Furgol, Gene Littler
;3. The Open champions
;4. PGA champions
Jerry Barber, Dow Finsterwald, Chick Harbert, Jay Hebert, Lionel Hebert, Bob Rosburg
;5. U.S. Amateur and Amateur champions
Deane Beman, Charles Coe, Richard Davies, Labron Harris Jr.
;6. Members of the 1963 U.S. Walker Cup team
Robert W. Gardner, Downing Gray, Billy Joe Patton, R. H. Sikes, Charlie Smith, Ed Updegraff
;7. 1963 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists
Richard Guardiola, Johnny Owens, Steve Spray, Walter Stahl
;8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1963 Masters Tournament
Wes Ellis, Don January, Tony Lema, Billy Maxwell, Bobby Nichols, Johnny Pott, Mason Rudolph, Dan Sikes, 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, 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
;16. 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, Chen Ching-Po, Gary Cowan, Bruce Crampton, Gerard de Wit, Bruce Devlin, Juan Antonio Estrada, Jean Garaïalde, Harold Henning, Geoffrey Hunt, Tomoo Ishii, Stan Leonard, Sebastián Miguel, Kel Nagle, Enrique Orellana, Chi-Chi Rodríguez, Miguel Sala, Ramón Sota, Dave Thomas, Retief Waltman, Nick Weslock

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

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Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 9, 1964
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Bob Goalby69−3
T1Davis Love Jr.69−3
T1Kel Nagle69−3
T1Arnold Palmer69−3
T1Gary Player69−3
T6Don January70−2
T6Gene Littler70−2
T6Dave Marr70−2
T6Billy Joe Patton 70−2
T10Bob Charles71−1
T10Gary Cowan 71−1
T10Jim Ferrier71−1
T10Dow Finsterwald71−1
T10Jack Nicklaus71−1
T10Chi-Chi Rodríguez71−1

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Second round

Friday, April 10, 1964
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Arnold Palmer69-68=137−7
2Gary Player69-72=141−3
T3Don January70-72=142−2
T3Gene Littler70-72=142−2
T5Bob Charles71-72=143−1
T5Dow Finsterwald71-72=143−1
T5Tony Lema75-68=143−1
T5Dave Marr70-73=143−1
T9Peter Butler72-72=144E
T9Jimmy Demaret75-69=144E
T9Bruce Devlin72-72=144E
T9Jim Ferrier71-73=144E
T9Bob Goalby69-75=144E
T9Davis Love Jr.69-75=144E
T9Jack Nicklaus71-73=144E
T9Billy Joe Patton 70-74=144E
T9Johnny Pott74-70=144E
T9Chi-Chi Rodríguez71-73=144E
T9Dan Sikes76-68=144E

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Third round

Saturday, April 11, 1964
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Arnold Palmer69-68-69=206−10
2Bruce Devlin72-72-67=211−5
3Dave Marr70-73-69=212−4
T4Peter Butler72-72-69=213−3
T4Jim Ferrier71-73-69=213−3
T4Gary Player69-72-72=213−3
7Bo Wininger74-71-69=214−2
T8Deane Beman 74-71-70=215−1
T8Ben Hogan73-75-67=215−1
T8Billy Maxwell73-73-69=215−1
T8Jack Nicklaus71-73-71=215−1
T8Johnny Pott74-70-71=215−1
T8Dan Sikes76-68-71=215−1

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Final round

Sunday, April 12, 1964
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Arnold Palmer69-68-69-70=276−1220,000
T2Dave Marr70-73-69-70=282−610,100
T2Jack Nicklaus71-73-71-67=282−610,100
4Bruce Devlin72-72-67-73=284−46,100
T5Billy Casper76-72-69-69=286−23,700
T5Jim Ferrier71-73-69-73=286−23,700
T5Paul Harney73-72-71-70=286−23,700
T5Gary Player69-72-72-73=286−23,700
T9Dow Finsterwald71-72-75-69=287−11,700
T9Ben Hogan73-75-67-72=287−11,700
T9Tony Lema75-68-74-70=287−11,700
T9Mike Souchak73-74-70-70=287−11,700

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Scorecard

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
EagleBirdieBogeyDouble bogey