# 1954 Masters Tournament

The 1954 Masters Tournament was the 18th Masters Tournament, held April 8–12 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Sam Snead defeated defending champion Ben Hogan by one stroke in an 18-hole Monday playoff to win his third Masters tournament. It was Snead's seventh and final major victory.
Both Snead and Hogan were age 41, and they had won the previous three Masters; Snead in 1952 and Hogan in 1951 and 1953. Hogan was also the reigning champion of the U.S. Open and British Open; he did not win another major, but often contended until his final appearances in 1967 at the Masters and U.S. Open.
Snead's 289 (+1), along with Jack Burke Jr. in 1956 and Zach Johnson in 2007, remains the highest winning total in Masters history. Amateur Billy Joe Patton, 31, led after the first and second rounds and during the fourth, but a seven at the 13th hole and a six at the 15th ended his title hopes, and he finished one stroke back.
Snead remained the oldest winner of the Masters for nearly a quarter century, until Gary Player won his third green jacket at age 42 in 1978.

## Field
### 1. Masters champions

Jimmy Demaret (10), Claude Harmon (12), Ben Hogan (2,4,6,9,10), Byron Nelson (2,6), Gene Sarazen (2,4,6), Horton Smith, Sam Snead (4,6,7,9,10), Craig Wood (2)
* Ralph Guldahl (2), Herman Keiser and Henry Picard (6) did not play.

### 2. U.S. Open champions

Julius Boros (9,10), Lawson Little (3,5), Lloyd Mangrum (7,9,10), Fred McLeod, Cary Middlecoff (7), Sam Parks Jr., Lew Worsham

### 3. U.S. Amateur champions

Dick Chapman (5,8,a), Charles Coe (8,9,a), Gene Littler (8,11), Billy Maxwell, Skee Riegel, Jess Sweetser (5,a)

### 4. British Open champions

Jock Hutchison (6), Denny Shute (6)

### 5. British Amateur champions

Frank Stranahan (9,10,a), Robert Sweeny Jr. (a), Harvie Ward (8,9,a)

### 6. PGA champions

Walter Burkemo (7,12), Jim Ferrier (9), Vic Ghezzi, Chandler Harper (9), Johnny Revolta, Jim Turnesa (7,10)

### 7. Members of the U.S. 1953 Ryder Cup team

Jack Burke Jr. (9,10), Dave Douglas (12), Fred Haas (10), Ted Kroll (9,10), Ed Oliver (9)

### 8. Members of the U.S. 1953 Walker Cup team

Arnold Blum (a), William C. Campbell (a), Don Cherry (a), Jimmy Jackson (a), Jim McHale Jr. (a), Billy Joe Patton (a), Ken Venturi (a)
* Sam Urzetta (3,a) and Jack Westland (3,a) did not play. Blum, McHale and Patton were reserves for the team.

### 9. Top 24 players and ties from the 1953 Masters Tournament

Jerry Barber, Al Besselink, Tommy Bolt, Doug Ford (10), Leland Gibson, Chick Harbert, Fred Hawkins, Dick Mayer, Al Mengert (10), Dick Metz (10), Johnny Palmer, Earl Stewart
* Bob Hamilton (6) did not play.

### 10. Top 24 players and ties from the 1953 U.S. Open

Pete Cooper, Gardner Dickinson, Clarence Doser, George Fazio, Marty Furgol, Dutch Harrison, Jay Hebert, Bill Nary (12), Bill Ogden, Bob Rosburg, Frank Souchak (a)

### 11. 1953 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists

Don Albert (a), Bruce Cudd (a), Bobby Kuntz (a), Dale Morey (a), Ray Palmer (a), Angelo Santilli (a)
* Ted Richards Jr. did not play.

### 12. 1953 PGA Championship quarter-finalists

Jimmy Clark, Jack Isaacs, Felice Torza
* Henry Ransom did not play.

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

* Johnny Dawson (a) was selected but did not play.

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

Skip Alexander

### 15. Two players, not already qualified, with the best scoring average in the winter part of the 1954 PGA Tour

Bud Holscher, Bob Toski

### 16. Foreign invitations

Peter Thomson

## Round summaries
### First round

Thursday, April 8, 1954
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| T1 | Billy Joe Patton (a) | 70 | −2 |
| T1 | Dutch Harrison | 70 | −2 |
| T3 | Lloyd Mangrum | 71 | −1 |
| T3 | Jack Burke Jr. | 71 | −1 |
| T5 | Ben Hogan | 72 | E |
| T5 | Dave Douglas | 72 | E |
| T7 | Byron Nelson | 73 | +1 |
| T7 | Bob Rosburg | 73 | +1 |
| T7 | Chick Harbert | 73 | +1 |
| T7 | Denny Shute | 73 | +1 |
| T7 | Tommy Bolt | 73 | +1 |
| T7 | Vic Ghezzi | 73 | +1 |
| T7 | Gardner Dickinson | 73 | +1 |
| T7 | Pete Cooper | 73 | +1 |
| T7 | William C. Campbell (a) | 73 | +1 |
| T7 | Cary Middlecoff | 73 | +1 |

### Second round

Friday, April 9, 1954
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Billy Joe Patton (a) | 70-74=144 | E |
| 2 | Ben Hogan | 72-73=145 | +1 |
| T3 | Bob Rosburg | 73-73=146 | +2 |
| T3 | Lloyd Mangrum | 71-75=146 | +2 |
| T5 | Tommy Bolt | 73-74=147 | +3 |
| T5 | Sam Snead | 74-73=147 | +3 |
| T7 | Al Besselink | 74-74=148 | +4 |
| T7 | Lew Worsham | 74-74=148 | +4 |
| T7 | Chick Harbert | 73-75=148 | +4 |
| T7 | Dave Douglas | 72-76=148 | +4 |
| T7 | Jack Burke Jr. | 71-77=148 | +4 |
| T7 | Peter Thomson | 76-72=148 | +4 |

### Third round

Saturday, April 10, 1954
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Ben Hogan | 72-73-69=214 | −2 |
| 2 | Sam Snead | 74-73-70=217 | +1 |
| T3 | Cary Middlecoff | 73-76-70=219 | +3 |
| T3 | Tommy Bolt | 73-74-72=219 | +3 |
| T3 | Billy Joe Patton (a) | 70-74-75=219 | +3 |
| T6 | Jerry Barber | 74-76-71=221 | +5 |
| T6 | Jack Burke Jr. | 71-77-73=221 | +5 |
| T8 | Al Besselink | 74-74-74=222 | +6 |
| T8 | Lew Worsham | 74-74-74=222 | +6 |
| T8 | Lloyd Mangrum | 71-75-76=222 | +6 |
| T8 | Bob Rosburg | 73-73-76=222 | +6 |

### Final round

Sunday, April 11, 1954

#### Final leaderboard

* Champion
* Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
* (a) = amateur
* (c) = past champion
Top 10 :
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
| T1 | Ben Hogan (c) | 72-73-69-75=289 | +1 | Playoff |
| T1 | Sam Snead (c) | 74-73-70-72=289 | +1 | Playoff |
| 3 | Billy Joe Patton (a) | 70-74-75-71=290 | +2 | 0 |
| T4 | Dutch Harrison | 70-79-74-68=291 | +3 | 1,938 |
| T4 | Lloyd Mangrum | 71-75-76-69=291 | +3 | 1,938 |
| T6 | Jerry Barber | 74-76-71-71=292 | +4 | 1,042 |
| T6 | Jack Burke Jr. | 71-77-73-71=292 | +4 | 1,042 |
| T6 | Bob Rosburg | 73-73-76-70=292 | +4 | 1,042 |
| T9 | Al Besselink | 74-74-74-72=294 | +6 | 781 |
| T9 | Cary Middlecoff | 73-76-70-75=294 | +6 | 781 |
Leaderboard below the top 10 :
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| 11 | Dick Chapman (a) | 75-75-75-70=295 | +7 | 0 |
| T12 | Tommy Bolt | 73-74-72-77=296 | +8 | 631 |
| T12 | Chick Harbert | 73-75-75-73=296 | +8 | 631 |
| T12 | Byron Nelson (c) | 73-76-74-73=296 | +8 | 631 |
| T12 | Lew Worsham | 74-74-74-74=296 | +8 | 631 |
| T16 | Julius Boros | 76-79-68-74=297 | +9 | 563 |
| T16 | Jay Hebert | 79-74-74-70=297 | +9 | 563 |
| T16 | Peter Thomson | 76-72-76-73=297 | +9 | 563 |
| T16 | Ken Venturi (a) | 76-74-73-74=297 | +9 | 0 |
| T20 | Charles Coe (a) | 76-75-73-74=298 | +10 | 0 |
| T20 | Harvie Ward (a) | 78-75-74-71=298 | +10 | 0 |
| T22 | Walter Burkemo | 74-77-75-73=299 | +11 | 443 |
| T22 | Pete Cooper | 73-76-75-75=299 | +11 | 443 |
| T22 | Marty Furgol | 76-79-75-69=299 | +11 | 443 |
| T22 | Gene Littler | 79-75-73-72=299 | +11 | 443 |
| T22 | Ed Oliver | 75-75-75-74=299 | +11 | 443 |
| T22 | Earl Stewart | 78-75-75-71=299 | +11 | 443 |
| T22 | Bob Toski | 80-74-71-74=299 | +11 | 443 |
| T29 | Jimmy Demaret (c) | 80-75-72-73=300 | +12 | 333 |
| T29 | Vic Ghezzi | 73-79-73-75=300 | +12 | 333 |
| T29 | Dick Mayer | 76-75-72-77=300 | +12 | 333 |
| 32 | Gardner Dickinson | 73-78-76-74=301 | +13 | 250 |
| T33 | Jimmy Clark | 76-82-72-72=302 | +14 | 250 |
| T33 | George Fazio | 78-79-74-71=302 | +14 | 250 |
| T33 | Doug Ford | 77-78-74-73=302 | +14 | 250 |
| T33 | Fred Haas | 76-78-78-70=302 | +14 | 250 |
| T33 | Johnny Palmer | 75-81-77-69=302 | +14 | 250 |
| T38 | Clarence Doser | 74-78-72-79=303 | +15 | 250 |
| T38 | Lawson Little | 76-77-74-76=303 | +15 | 250 |
| T38 | Al Mengert | 76-79-73-75=303 | +15 | 250 |
| T38 | Skee Riegel | 75-76-76-76=303 | +15 | 250 |
| T38 | Horton Smith (c) | 80-78-71-74=303 | +15 | 250 |
| T43 | Billy Maxwell | 75-77-77-75=304 | +16 | 250 |
| T43 | Frank Stranahan (a) | 79-75-72-78=304 | +16 | 0 |
| T43 | Felice Torza | 74-78-74-78=304 | +16 | 250 |
| T46 | Skip Alexander | 80-77-73-75=305 | +17 | 250 |
| T46 | Bruce Cudd (a) | 76-78-73-78=305 | +17 | 0 |
| T46 | Leland Gibson | 75-77-78-75=305 | +17 | 250 |
| T46 | Bud Holscher | 78-77-73-77=305 | +17 | 250 |
| T46 | Bill Nary | 78-74-78-75=305 | +17 | 250 |
| T51 | William C. Campbell (a) | 73-77-75-81=306 | +18 | 0 |
| T51 | Ted Kroll | 78-76-75-77=306 | +18 | 250 |
| T53 | Arnold Blum (a) | 75-82-75-75=307 | +19 | 0 |
| T53 | Dave Douglas | 72-76-77-82=307 | +19 | 250 |
| T53 | Claude Harmon (c) | 77-75-77-78=307 | +19 | 250 |
| T53 | Jack Isaacs | 76-79-76-76=307 | +19 | 250 |
| T53 | Gene Sarazen (c) | 79-75-78-75=307 | +19 | 250 |
| T58 | Don Cherry (a) | 80-79-74-76=309 | +21 | 0 |
| T58 | Fred Hawkins | 78-80-76-75=309 | +21 | 250 |
| T60 | Bill Ogden | 81-76-77-76=310 | +22 | 250 |
| T60 | Johnny Revolta | 81-79-75-75=310 | +22 | 250 |
| T60 | Jim Turnesa | 83-79-75-73=310 | +22 | 250 |
| 63 | Robert Sweeny Jr. (a) | 81-76-79-76=312 | +24 | 0 |
| T64 | Jimmy Jackson (a) | 75-82-79-78=314 | +26 | 0 |
| T64 | Bobby Kuntz (a) | 80-77-82-75=314 | +26 | 0 |
| 66 | Jim McHale Jr. (a) | 78-82-79-76=315 | +27 | 0 |
| 67 | Don Albert (a) | 77-79-83-77=316 | +28 | 0 |
| T68 | Angelo Santilli (a) | 79-81-82-75=317 | +29 | 0 |
| T68 | Denny Shute | 73-85-82-77=317 | +29 | 250 |
| 70 | Ray Palmer (a) | 84-78-80-77=319 | +31 | 0 |
| 71 | Craig Wood (c) | 87-80-78-75=320 | +32 | 250 |
| 72 | Sam Parks Jr. | 86-79-79-80=324 | +36 | 250 |
| WD | Dale Morey (a) | 83-75-76=234 | +18 | |
| WD | Jim Ferrier | 78-78=156 | +12 | |
| WD | Jess Sweetser (a) | 79 | +7 | |
| WD | Chandler Harper | 83 | +11 | |
| WD | Frank Souchak (a) | 90 | +18 | |
| WD | Jock Hutchison | | | |
| WD | Fred McLeod | | | |
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#### Scorecard

| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Snead | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 |
| Hogan | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 |
| Patton | +4 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +1 | +1 | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | E | +2 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 |
| Harrison | +7 | +6 | +6 | +6 | +6 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +4 | +5 | +4 | +4 | +3 | +3 |
| Mangrum | +6 | +5 | +6 | +6 | +6 | +6 | +6 | +6 | +6 | +6 | +6 | +6 | +6 | +6 | +5 | +4 | +3 | +3 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
    Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

### Playoff

Monday, April 12, 1954
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| 1 | Sam Snead | 70 | −2 | 5,000 |
| 2 | Ben Hogan | 71 | −1 | 3,125 |

#### Scorecard

| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Snead | E | −1 | −1 | E | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 |
| Hogan | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 |
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