1955 Masters Tournament

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1955 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates April 7–10, 1955
Location Augusta, Georgia
Course(s) Augusta National Golf Club
Organized by Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 72
Length 6,950 yards (6,355 m)[1]
Field 68 players
Cut None
Prize fund $25,000
Winner's share $5,000
Champion
United States Cary Middlecoff
279 (−9)
Augusta  is located in USA
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Location in the United States

The 1955 Masters Tournament was the 19th Masters Tournament, held April 7–10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. It was the last one before CBS began televising the tournament the following year.

Cary Middlecoff shot a 65 in the second round, including a then-record 31 on the first nine, to win his only Masters, seven strokes ahead of runner-up Ben Hogan,[2][3] and the second of his three major championships.

After a third round at even-par 72, Middlecoff entered the final round with a four shot lead over Hogan, the champion in 1951 and 1953.[4][5] The victory margin of seven strokes was a tournament record for ten years, until Jack Nicklaus won by nine strokes over Arnold Palmer and Gary Player in 1965, later increased to twelve in 1997 by Tiger Woods. The previous record was five strokes, set in 1948 by Claude Harmon and tied by Hogan in 1953. The runner-up finish was Hogan's fourth at the Masters.

Arnold Palmer, a professional for less than a year, finished tied for tenth in his first Masters.[6]

Course

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Main article: Augusta National Golf Club
Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 White Pine 400 4 10 Camellia 470 4
2 Woodbine 555 5 11 Dogwood 445 4
3 Flowering Peach 355 4 12 Golden Bell 155 3
4 Palm 220 3 13 Azalea 470 5
5 Magnolia 450 4 14 Spanish Dagger 420 4
6 Juniper 190 3 15 Firethorn 505 5
7 Pampas 365 4 16 Redbud 190 3
8 Yellow Jasmine 520 5 17 Nandina 400 4
9 Carolina Cherry 420 4 18 Holly 420 4
Out 3,475 36 In 3,475 36
Source:[1] Total 6,950 72

^ Holes 1, 2, 4, 11, and 14 were later renamed.

Past champions in the field

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Ben Hogan  United States 1951, 1953 73 68 72 73 286 −2 2
Sam Snead  United States 1949, 1952, 1954 72 71 74 70 287 −1 3
Byron Nelson  United States 1937, 1942 72 75 74 72 293 +5 T10
Claude Harmon  United States 1948 77 75 78 73 303 +15 T28
Henry Picard  United States 1938 78 79 75 75 307 +19 T41
Herman Keiser  United States 1946 82 79 75 76 312 +24 T56
Horton Smith  United States 1934, 1936 81 81 79 74 315 +27 T59
Craig Wood  United States 1941 81 81 79 76 317 +29 62
Gene Sarazen  United States 1935 83 80 WD
  • The Masters did not have a 36-hole cut until 1957

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 7, 1955

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Jack Burke, Jr.  United States 67 −5
T2 Julius Boros  United States 71 −1
Mike Souchak  United States
T4 Cary Middlecoff  United States 72 E
Byron Nelson  United States
Bob Rosburg  United States
Sam Snead  United States
T8 Walter Burkemo  United States 73 +1
Pete Cooper  United States
Ben Hogan  United States
Skee Riegel  United States

Source:[7]

Second round

Friday, April 8, 1955

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Cary Middlecoff  United States 72-65=137 −7
2 Ben Hogan  United States 73-68=141 −3
T3 Jack Burke, Jr.  United States 67-76=143 −1
Sam Snead  United States 72-71=143
5 Bob Rosburg  United States 72-72=144 E
6 Mike Souchak  United States 71-74=145 +1
T7 Tommy Bolt  United States 76-70=146 +2
Julius Boros  United States 71-75=146
Walter Burkemo  United States 73-73=146
Pete Cooper  United States 73-73=146
Ed Furgol  United States 74-72=146
Skee Riegel  United States 73-73=146
Harvie Ward (a)  United States 77-69=146

Source:[8]

Third round

Saturday, April 9, 1955

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Cary Middlecoff  United States 72-65-72=209 −7
2 Ben Hogan  United States 73-68-72=213 −3
3 Jack Burke, Jr.  United States 67-76-71=214 −2
4 Bob Rosburg  United States 72-72-72=216 E
T5 Sam Snead  United States 72-71-74=217 +1
Mike Souchak  United States 71-74-72=217
T7 Julius Boros  United States 71-75-72=218 +2
Walter Burkemo  United States 73-73-72=218
Stan Leonard  Canada 77-73-68=218
T10 Lloyd Mangrum  United States 74-73-72=219 +3
Skee Riegel  United States 73-73-73=219

Source:[4][5]

Final round

Sunday, April 10, 1955

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Cary Middlecoff  United States 72-65-72-70=279 −9 5,000
2 Ben Hogan  United States 73-68-72-73=286 −2 3,125
3 Sam Snead  United States 72-71-74-70=287 −1 2,125
T4 Julius Boros  United States 71-75-72-71=289 +1 1,333
Bob Rosburg  United States 72-72-72-73=289
Mike Souchak  United States 71-74-72-72=289
7 Lloyd Mangrum  United States 74-73-72-72=291 +3 875
T8 Stan Leonard  Canada 77-73-68-74=292 +4 812
Harvie Ward (a)  United States 77-69-75-71=292 0
T10 Dick Mayer  United States 78-72-72-71=293 +5 696
Byron Nelson  United States 72-75-74-72=293
Arnold Palmer  United States 76-76-72-69=293

Source:[2][6]

References

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