Tournament information | |
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Dates | April 5–8, 1956 |
Location | Augusta, Georgia 33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020 |
Course(s) | Augusta National Golf Club |
Organized by | Augusta National Golf Club |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,965 yards (6,369 m)[1] |
Field | 84 players |
Cut | None |
Winner's share | $6,000 |
Champion | |
Jack Burke Jr. | |
289 (+1) | |
Location map | |
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The 1956 Masters Tournament was the 20th Masters Tournament, held April 5–8 at Augusta National Golf ClubinAugusta, Georgia.
Jack Burke Jr. won his first major championship and only Masters, one stroke ahead of amateur Ken Venturi. It was the final Masters played without a 36-hole cut. CBS televised the third and fourth rounds of the tournament for the first time, and has done so every year since.
Burke shot a 71 (−1) on Sunday, one of only two players to break par in the final round; he rallied from a tournament record eight shots back to pass Venturi, who had led the entire tournament.[2][3] Then a 24-year-old amateur, Venturi opened with a first round 66 (−6), the best round to date at the Masters by an amateur.[4] But on Sunday, he shot a 42 (+6) on the final nine holes to card a disappointing 80 (+8).[1][5] Burke's 289, along with Sam Sneadin1954 and Zach Johnsonin2007, remains the highest winning total in Masters history.
Burke was late arriving at the course for his final round on Sunday after going to church and had only fifteen minutes to warm up.[6] He won a second (and final) major title in late July at the PGA Championship, in its penultimate edition as a match play competition.
Jimmy Demaret, Claude Harmon, Ben Hogan (2,4,6,9,10), Cary Middlecoff (2,7,9,10,12), Byron Nelson (2,6,9), Henry Picard (6), Gene Sarazen (2,4,6), Horton Smith, Sam Snead (4,6,7,9,10), Craig Wood
Julius Boros (9,10), Billy Burke, Johnny Farrell, Jack Fleck (10), Ed Furgol (9), Lawson Little (3,5), Tony Manero, Lloyd Mangrum (9), Fred McLeod, Sam Parks Jr., George Sargent, Lew Worsham (12)
Dick Chapman (5,a), Gene Littler (9,10), Billy Maxwell (9), Arnold Palmer (9,10), Skee Riegel (9), Sam Urzetta, Harvie Ward (5,8,9,10,11,a)
Jock Hutchison (6), Denny Shute (6)
Joe Conrad (8,9,a), Frank Stranahan (9,10)
Walter Burkemo (9), Doug Ford (7,10,12), Vic Ghezzi, Chick Harbert (7), Johnny Revolta, Jim Turnesa
Jerry Barber, Tommy Bolt (9,10,12), Jack Burke Jr. (9,10,12), Ted Kroll
Rex Baxter (a), William C. Campbell (a), Don Cherry (a), Bruce Cudd (a), Jimmy Jackson (a), Ed Meister (a), Dale Morey (a), Billy Joe Patton (a)
Pete Cooper, Jay Hebert, Dick Mayer, Johnny Palmer, Bob Rosburg (10), Mike Souchak (10)
Bob Harris, Fred Hawkins (12), Bud Holscher, Walker Inman, Shelley Mayfield (12), Al Mengert, George Schneiter, Ernie Vossler, Art Wall Jr.
Bill Booe (a), Joe Campbell (a), Ed Hopkins (a), Bill Hyndman (a), Charles Kunkle (a), Jim McCoy (a), Hillman Robbins (9,a)
Ken Venturi (a)
Don Bisplinghoff (a)
Dow Finsterwald, Lionel Hebert
Al Balding, Henry Cotton (4), Roberto De Vicenzo, Stan Leonard (9), Moe Norman (a)
Thursday, April 5, 1956
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | Ken Venturi (a) | 66 | −6 |
2 | Cary Middlecoff | 67 | −5 |
T3 | Tommy Bolt | 68 | −4 |
Shelley Mayfield | |||
5 | Ben Hogan | 69 | −3 |
T6 | Doug Ford | 70 | −2 |
Bob Rosburg | |||
Billy Joe Patton (a) | |||
T9 | Jerry Barber | 71 | −1 |
Fred Hawkins |
Friday, April 6, 1956
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | Ken Venturi (a) | 66-69=135 | −9 |
2 | Cary Middlecoff | 67-72=139 | −5 |
T3 | Tommy Bolt | 68-74=142 | −2 |
Pete Cooper | 72-70=142 | ||
Doug Ford | 70-72=142 | ||
Shelley Mayfield | 68-74=142 | ||
T7 | Jack Burke Jr. | 72-71=143 | −1 |
Jerry Barber | 71-72=143 | ||
T9 | Fred Hawkins | 71-73=144 | E |
Bob Rosburg | 70-74=144 |
Saturday, April 7, 1956
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | Ken Venturi (a) | 66-69-75=210 | −6 |
2 | Cary Middlecoff | 67-72-75=214 | −2 |
3 | Doug Ford | 70-72-75=217 | +1 |
T4 | Jack Burke Jr. | 72-71-75=218 | +2 |
Lloyd Mangrum | 72-74-72=218 | ||
T6 | Jerry Barber | 71-72-76=219 | +3 |
Pete Cooper | 72-70-77=219 | ||
T8 | Tommy Bolt | 68-74-78=220 | +4 |
Fred Hawkins | 71-73-76=220 | ||
Mike Souchak | 73-73-74=220 |
Sunday, April 8, 1956
Champion |
Silver Cup winner (low amateur) |
(a) = amateur |
(c) = past champion |
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
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1 | Jack Burke Jr. | 72-71-75-71=289 | +1 | 6,000 |
2 | Ken Venturi (a) | 66-69-75-80=290 | +2 | 0 |
3 | Cary Middlecoff (c) | 67-72-75-77=291 | +3 | 3,750 |
T4 | Lloyd Mangrum | 72-74-72-74=292 | +4 | 2,325 |
Sam Snead (c) | 73-76-72-71=292 | |||
T6 | Jerry Barber | 71-72-76-75=294 | +6 | 1,350 |
Doug Ford | 70-72-75-77=294 | |||
T8 | Tommy Bolt | 68-74-78-76=296 | +8 | 975 |
Ben Hogan (c) | 69-78-74-75=296 | |||
Shelley Mayfield | 68-74-80-74=296 |
Leaderboard below the top 10 | |||||
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Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) | |
11 | Johnny Palmer | 76-74-74-73=297 | +9 | 825 | |
T12 | Pete Cooper | 72-70-77-79=298 | +10 | 735 | |
Gene Littler | 73-77-74-74=298 | ||||
Billy Joe Patton (a) | 70-76-79-73=298 | 0 | |||
Sam Urzetta | 73-75-76-74=298 | 735 | |||
16 | Bob Rosburg | 70-74-81-74=299 | +11 | 675 | |
T17 | Walter Burkemo | 72-74-78-76=300 | +12 | 660 | |
Roberto De Vicenzo | 75-72-78-75=300 | ||||
Hillman Robbins (a) | 73-73-78-76=300 | 0 | |||
Mike Souchak | 73-73-74-80=300 | 660 | |||
21 | Arnold Palmer | 73-75-74-79=301 | +13 | 630 | |
T22 | Frank Stranahan | 72-75-79-76=302 | +14 | 630 | |
Jim Turnesa | 74-74-74-80=302 | ||||
T24 | Julius Boros | 73-78-72-80=303 | +15 | 480 | |
Dow Finsterwald | 74-73-79-77=303 | ||||
Ed Furgol | 74-75-78-76=303 | ||||
Stan Leonard | 75-75-79-74=303 | ||||
Al Mengert | 74-72-79-78=303 | ||||
T29 | Al Balding | 75-78-77-74=304 | +16 | 300 | |
Vic Ghezzi | 74-77-77-76=304 | ||||
Fred Haas | 78-72-75-79=304 | ||||
Fred Hawkins | 71-73-76-84=304 | ||||
Walker Inman | 73-75-74-82=304 | ||||
T34 | Jimmy Demaret (c) | 73-75-76-81=305 | +17 | 300 | |
Billy Maxwell | 75-75-81-74=305 | ||||
Art Wall Jr. | 75-80-75-75=305 | ||||
Harvie Ward (a) | 76-70-81-78=305 | 0 | |||
Lew Worsham | 74-72-80-79=305 | 300 | |||
39 | Byron Nelson (c) | 73-75-78-80=306 | +18 | 300 | |
T40 | Chick Harbert | 73-76-78-80=307 | +19 | 300 | |
Bob Harris | 73-79-77-78=307 | ||||
Skee Riegel | 72-79-76-80=307 | ||||
T43 | William C. Campbell (a) | 77-78-77-76=308 | +20 | 0 | |
Jack Fleck | 74-77-76-81=308 | 300 | |||
Dick Mayer | 75-74-81-78=308 | ||||
T46 | Rex Baxter (a) | 76-79-79-75=309 | +21 | 0 | |
Claude Harmon (c) | 77-79-76-77=309 | 300 | |||
Henry Picard (c) | 75-76-82-76=309 | ||||
T49 | Bud Holscher | 73-81-80-76=310 | +22 | 300 | |
Gene Sarazen (c) | 77-75-78-80=310 | ||||
T51 | Jimmy Jackson (a) | 77-74-76-84=311 | +23 | 0 | |
Ted Kroll | 75-75-79-82=311 | 300 | |||
T53 | Bruce Cudd (a) | 78-77-84-74=313 | +25 | 0 | |
Jay Hebert | 74-76-82-81=313 | 300 | |||
Bill Hyndman (a) | 79-77-77-80=313 | 0 | |||
T56 | Joe Campbell (a) | 77-80-78-79=314 | +26 | ||
Ed Hopkins (a) | 76-76-82-80=314 | ||||
T58 | Don Bisplinghoff (a) | 77-80-81-78=316 | +28 | ||
Don Fairfield | 78-75-77-86=316 | 300 | |||
Ed Meister (a) | 78-78-84-76=316 | 0 | |||
T61 | Joe Conrad (a) | 76-79-81-81=317 | +29 | ||
Lionel Hebert | 77-77-80-83=317 | 300 | |||
Ernie Vossler | 78-79-83-77=317 | ||||
64 | George Schneiter | 77-80-82-79=318 | +30 | 300 | |
T65 | Dick Chapman (a) | 79-82-82-76=319 | +31 | 0 | |
Dale Morey (a) | 83-75-83-78=319 | ||||
Sam Parks Jr. | 80-82-76-81=319 | 300 | |||
T68 | Henry Cotton | 77-83-81-80=321 | +33 | 300 | |
Jim McCoy (a) | 77-81-81-82=321 | 0 | |||
70 | Craig Wood (c) | 76-80-78-88=322 | +34 | 300 | |
71 | Denny Shute | 82-79-89-74=324 | +36 | 300 | |
T72 | Don Cherry (a) | 79-81-81-84=325 | +37 | 0 | |
Lawson Little | 77-81-85-82=325 | 300 | |||
74 | Bill Booe (a) | 82-80-87-77=326 | +38 | 0 | |
75 | Johnny Revolta | 84-81-79-84=328 | +40 | 300 | |
76 | Horton Smith (c) | 86-84-84-82=336 | +48 | 300 | |
77 | Charles Kunkle (a) | 78-82-85-95=340 | +52 | 0 | |
WD | Johnny Farrell | 79-86-86=251 | +35 | ||
Moe Norman (a) | 75-78=153 | +9 | |||
Billy Burke | 80-80=160 | +16 | |||
Tony Manero | 81-80=161 | +17 | |||
Fred McLeod | 90-88=178 | +34 | |||
Jock Hutchison | 83 | +11 | |||
George Sargent |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Eagle | Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |
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