1966 Masters Tournament

The 1966 Masters Tournament was the 30th Masters Tournament, held April 7–11 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

1966 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 7–11, 1966
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
Length6,980 yards (6,383 m)[1]
Field103 players, 64 after cut
Cut153 (+9)
Winner's share$20,000
Champion
United States Jack Nicklaus
288 (E), playoff
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 Nicklaus, age 26, earned his third Green Jacket in an 18-hole Monday playoff and became the first back-to-back champion at the Masters.[2][3] He ended regulation at even-par 288, tied with Tommy Jacobs and Gay Brewer. Nicklaus shot a 70 in the extra round on Monday to defeat Jacobs (72) and Brewer (78).[4] Nicklaus' score the previous year in 1965 was significantly lower at 271 (−17), a record which stood for 32 years.

On Sunday, Brewer shot a 33 (−3) on the front nine and then had eight pars as he came to the 72nd hole with a one-shot lead. After hitting his approach shot onto the green, he three-putted from 75 feet (23 m), missing a 5-foot (1.5 m) putt for par to win.[5] This was the last Masters that two-time champion Byron Nelson played in; he shot 76 and 78 and missed the cut by one stroke. The 36-hole cut at 153 (+9) was the highest to date, exceeded only in 1982.

A close friend of Nicklaus was among four that died in a private plane crash in Tennessee on Wednesday,[6] while en route to Augusta from Columbus, Ohio.[7] Nicklaus learned of the incident late that night and responded with a 68 in the first round,[8] but fell back with a 76 on Friday.

It was the fifth of 18 major titles for Nicklaus, and his only successful defense of a major. Three months later, he completed the first of his three career grand slams at Muirfield in the Open Championship. Later back-to-back winners at Augusta were Nick Faldo (1989 and 1990, both playoffs) and Tiger Woods (2001 and 2002).

Terry Dill won the seventh Par 3 contest on Wednesday with a score of 22.

Brewer rebounded and won the tournament the next year, while Nicklaus' attempt at three consecutive titles ended early with a rare missed cut. Jacobs never won a major; he was also a runner-up in the U.S. Open in 1964 at Congressional.

CBS commentator Jack Whitaker referred to the gallery at the end of the 18-hole Monday playoff as a "mob" and was banned from the next five Masters (1967–1971).[9]

Course
Main article: Augusta National Golf Club
HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1White Pine400410Camellia4704
2Woodbine555511Dogwood4454
3Flowering Peach355412Golden Bell1553
4Palm220313Azalea4755
5Magnolia450414Chinese Fir4204
6Juniper190315Firethorn5205
7Pampas365416Redbud1903
8Yellow Jasmine530517Nandina4004
9Carolina Cherry420418Holly4204
Out3,48536In3,49536
Source:[1][10][11]Total6,98072

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

Field
1. Masters champions

Jack Burke Jr. (4,10), Doug Ford, Claude Harmon, Ben Hogan (8), Herman Keiser, Cary Middlecoff (2), Byron Nelson (8), Jack Nicklaus (2,4,8,10), Arnold Palmer (2,3,8,11), Henry Picard, Gary Player (2,3,4,8,9), Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead (10), Art Wall Jr.

The following categories only apply to Americans
2. U.S. Open champions (last 10 years)

Tommy Bolt (8), Julius Boros (9,11), Billy Casper (10,11), Gene Littler (8,9,11), Dick Mayer, Ken Venturi (11)

3. The Open champions (last 10 years)

Tony Lema (8,9,11)

4. PGA champions (last 10 years)

Jerry Barber, Dow Finsterwald (8), Jay Hebert, Lionel Hebert, Dave Marr (10,11), Bobby Nichols, Bob Rosburg

5. U.S. Amateur and Amateur champions (last 10 years)

Deane Beman (6,9,a), William C. Campbell (6,7,a), Charles Coe (a), Richard Davies (a), Bob Murphy (7,a), Harvie Ward (a)

  • Other champions forfeited their exemptions by turning professional.
6. Members of the 1965 U.S. Walker Cup team

Don Allen (7,a), Dave Eichelberger (a), Downing Gray (a), John Mark Hopkins (a), Dale Morey (a), Billy Joe Patton (a), Ed Tutwiler (a), Ed Updegraff (a)

7. The first eight finishers and ties in the 1965 U.S. Amateur

Tommy Barnes Jr. (a), Ron Cerrudo (a), Bob Dickson (a), Jimmy Grant (a), Bert Greene (a), Rod Horn (a), Cesar Sanudo (a), James Vickers (a)[12]

8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1965 Masters Tournament

Tommy Aaron (10), George Bayer, Frank Beard (9), Terry Dill, Wes Ellis, Al Geiberger (9), Paul Harney, Tommy Jacobs (11), Mason Rudolph (9), Doug Sanders (9), Dan Sikes

9. Top 16 players and ties from the 1965 U.S. Open

Gay Brewer, Raymond Floyd, Billy Maxwell, Steve Oppermann, Dudley Wysong

10. Top eight players and ties from 1965 PGA Championship

Jacky Cupit, Gardner Dickinson, Rod Funseth, Bob McCallister, Bo Wininger

11. Members of the U.S. 1965 Ryder Cup team

Don January, Johnny Pott

12. Two players selected for meritorious records on the fall part of the 1965 PGA Tour

Charles Coody, Randy Glover

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

Mike Souchak

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

Bob Goalby

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

Bunky Henry (a)

16. Two players, not already qualified, from a points list based on finishes in the winter part of the 1966 PGA Tour

Phil Rodgers, R. H. Sikes

17. Foreign invitations

Peter Alliss, Michael Bonallack (5,a), Peter Butler, Bob Charles (3), Chen Ching-Po, Neil Coles, Bruce Crampton (8), Roberto De Vicenzo, Bruce Devlin (8,9,10), Rodney Foster (a), Jean Garaïalde, Harold Henning, Jimmy Hitchcock, Bernard Hunt, Tomoo Ishii, George Knudson (8), Cobie Legrange, Kel Nagle (3,8,9), Lionel Platts, Luis Silverio (a), Ramón Sota (8), Dave Thomas, George Will

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

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 7, 1966

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Jack Nicklaus68−4
T2United States Billy Casper71−1
United States Charles Coe (a)
United States Don January
United States Mike Souchak
T6England Peter Butler72E
United States Raymond Floyd
United States Randy Glover
United States Jay Hebert
T10United States Dow Finsterwald73+1
United States Lionel Hebert
United States Rod Horn (a)
Canada George Knudson
United States Bob Rosburg
United States R. H. Sikes

Source[8][13][14]

Second round

Friday, April 8, 1966

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1England Peter Butler72-71=143−1
United States Paul Harney75-68=143
T3United States Don January71-73=144E
United States Jack Nicklaus68-76=144
United States Arnold Palmer74-70=144
United States Bob Rosburg73-71=144
United States Doug Sanders74-70=144
T8United States Raymond Floyd72-73=145+1
United States Ben Hogan74-71=145
United States Mike Souchak71-74=145

Source[15][16]

Third round

Saturday, April 9, 1966

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Tommy Jacobs75-71-70=216E
United States Jack Nicklaus68-76-72=216
3United States Don January71-73-73=217+1
T4United States Gay Brewer74-72-72=218+2
United States Ben Hogan74-71-73=218
United States Arnold Palmer74-70-74=218
T7United States Raymond Floyd72-73-74=219+3
United States Paul Harney75-68-76=219
United States Jay Hebert72-74-73=219
United States Doug Sanders74-70-75=219

Source[17]

Final round

Sunday, April 10, 1966

Final leaderboard
Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Top 10
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (US$)
T1United States Gay Brewer74-72-72-70=288EPlayoff
United States Tommy Jacobs75-71-70-72=288
United States Jack Nicklaus (c)68-76-72-72=288
T4United States Arnold Palmer (c)74-70-74-72=290+25,700
United States Doug Sanders74-70-75-71=290
T6United States Don January71-73-73-75=292+43,900
Canada George Knudson73-76-72-71=292
T8United States Raymond Floyd72-73-74-74=293+52,500
United States Paul Harney75-68-76-74=293
T10United States Billy Casper71-75-76-72=294+61,770
United States Jay Hebert72-74-73-75=294
United States Bob Rosburg73-71-76-74=294

Sources:[18][19][20][21]

Scorecard
Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 
Par454343454443545344
United States Nicklaus+1EE+1+1+1+2+1+1+2+2+2+2+1EEEE
United States JacobsEEEEEEE+1+1+2+2+2+1+1EEEE
United States Brewer+2+1+1+1+1EEE−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1E
United States Palmer+2+2+2+2+2+2+1EEEE+1E+1+1+1+1+2
United States Sanders+2+2+2+2+3+3+2+2+2+3+4+4+4+3+3+3+2+2
United States January+2+1E+1+2+4+4+4+4+5+5+5+5+4+3+3+4+4
Canada Knudson+5+5+4+5+4+4+4+3+3+3+3+5+4+4+3+4+4+4
United States Hogan+3+3+2+2+2+2+3+3+4+4+4+5+5+6+5+5+7+7

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Playoff

Monday, April 11, 1966

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1United States Jack Nicklaus70−220,000
2United States Tommy Jacobs72E12,300
3United States Gay Brewer78+68,300

Scorecard
Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 
Par454343454443545344
United States NicklausE−1−1EE−1−1−2−1−1−2−1−1−1−2−2−2−2
United States Jacobs−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−2−1EE+1+1+1EEEE
United States BrewerE+1+1+1+1+1+2+2+2+2+3+5+5+5+4+3+5+6

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[3]

References
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