1956 Masters Tournament

The 1956 Masters Tournament was the 20th Masters Tournament, held April 5–8 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

1956 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 5–8, 1956
LocationAugusta, Georgia
33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Organized byAugusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,965 yards (6,369 m)[1]
Field84 players
CutNone
Winner's share$6,000
Champion
United States Jack Burke Jr.
289 (+1)
Location Map
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Augusta National
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Location in the United States
Augusta National is located in Georgia
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Location in 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 Snead in 1954 and Zach Johnson in 2007, 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.

Field
1. Masters champions

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

2. U.S. Open champions

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)

3. U.S. Amateur champions

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)

4. British Open champions

Jock Hutchison (6), Denny Shute (6)

5. British Amateur champions

Joe Conrad (8,9,a), Frank Stranahan (9,10)

6. PGA champions

Walter Burkemo (9), Doug Ford (7,10,12), Vic Ghezzi, Chick Harbert (7), Johnny Revolta, Jim Turnesa

7. Members of the U.S. 1955 Ryder Cup team

Jerry Barber, Tommy Bolt (9,10,12), Jack Burke Jr. (9,10,12), Ted Kroll

8. Members of the U.S. 1955 Walker Cup team

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)

  • Dick Yost (a) did not play. Baxter and Meister were reserves for the team.
9. Top 24 players and ties from the 1955 Masters Tournament

Pete Cooper, Jay Hebert, Dick Mayer, Johnny Palmer, Bob Rosburg (10), Mike Souchak (10)

10. Top 24 players and ties from the 1955 U.S. Open

Bob Harris, Fred Hawkins (12), Bud Holscher, Walker Inman, Shelley Mayfield (12), Al Mengert, George Schneiter, Ernie Vossler, Art Wall Jr.

11. 1955 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists

Bill Booe (a), Joe Campbell (a), Ed Hopkins (a), Bill Hyndman (a), Charles Kunkle (a), Jim McCoy (a), Hillman Robbins (9,a)

12. 1955 PGA Championship quarter-finalists

Don Fairfield

13. One player, either amateur or professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-Masters champions

Ken Venturi (a)

14. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions

Don Bisplinghoff (a)

15. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open champions

Fred Haas

16. Two players, not already qualified, from a points list based on finishes in the winter part of the 1956 PGA Tour

Dow Finsterwald, Lionel Hebert

17. Foreign invitations

Al Balding, Henry Cotton (4), Roberto De Vicenzo, Stan Leonard (9), Moe Norman (a)

  • Numbers in brackets indicate categories that the player would have qualified under had they been American.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 5, 1956

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Ken Venturi (a)66−6
2United States Cary Middlecoff67−5
T3United States Tommy Bolt68−4
United States Shelley Mayfield
5United States Ben Hogan69−3
T6United States Doug Ford70−2
United States Bob Rosburg
United States Billy Joe Patton (a)
T9United States Jerry Barber71−1
United States Fred Hawkins

Second round

Friday, April 6, 1956

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Ken Venturi (a)66-69=135−9
2United States Cary Middlecoff67-72=139−5
T3United States Tommy Bolt68-74=142−2
United States Pete Cooper72-70=142
United States Doug Ford70-72=142
United States Shelley Mayfield68-74=142
T7United States Jack Burke Jr.72-71=143−1
United States Jerry Barber71-72=143
T9United States Fred Hawkins71-73=144E
United States Bob Rosburg70-74=144

Third round

Saturday, April 7, 1956

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Ken Venturi (a)66-69-75=210−6
2United States Cary Middlecoff67-72-75=214−2
3United States Doug Ford70-72-75=217+1
T4United States Jack Burke Jr.72-71-75=218+2
United States Lloyd Mangrum72-74-72=218
T6United States Jerry Barber71-72-76=219+3
United States Pete Cooper72-70-77=219
T8United States Tommy Bolt68-74-78=220+4
United States Fred Hawkins71-73-76=220
United States Mike Souchak73-73-74=220

Final round

Sunday, April 8, 1956

Final leaderboard
Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Top 10
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (US$)
1United States Jack Burke Jr.72-71-75-71=289+16,000
2United States Ken Venturi (a)66-69-75-80=290+20
3United States Cary Middlecoff (c)67-72-75-77=291+33,750
T4United States Lloyd Mangrum72-74-72-74=292+42,325
United States Sam Snead (c)73-76-72-71=292
T6United States Jerry Barber71-72-76-75=294+61,350
United States Doug Ford70-72-75-77=294
T8United States Tommy Bolt68-74-78-76=296+8975
United States Ben Hogan (c)69-78-74-75=296
United States Shelley Mayfield68-74-80-74=296

Sources:[7][8]

Scorecard
Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par454343454443545344
United States Burke+2+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+2+1+1+2+2+2+1+1
United States Venturi−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−4−3−2−1−1E+1+1+2+2
United States Middlecoff−3−4−4−3−1−1+1+1E+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+3+3

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[9]

References
  1. "Jack Burke Surprise Winner of Masters Golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 9, 1956. p. 18. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  2. "Venturi folds, steady Burke wins Masters". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 9, 1956. p. 4, part 2.
  3. Drum, Bob (April 9, 1956). "Burke Master as Venturi folds". Pittsburgh Press. p. 24.
  4. "Ken Venturi leads Masters with amateur record of 66". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. April 6, 1956. p. 16.
  5. Wind, Herbert Warren (April 16, 1956). "And Then—Jackie Burke Took Charge". Sports Illustrated. p. 28. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  6. "Pros Baffled By 'Lost' Par". Pittsburgh Press. April 9, 1956. p. 24.
  7. "Masters – Past Winners & Results". Augusta National Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  8. "Past results – Masters tournament". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  9. "Cards of the leaders". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. Associated Press. April 9, 1956. p. 16.
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