1952 Masters Tournament
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The 1952 Masters Tournament was contested from April 3 to April 6 at Augusta National Golf Club
. It was the 16th Masters Tournament.
Despite strong winds on the final two days, Sam Snead
won his second Masters tournament.
Ben Hogan
also hosted the first Masters Club dinner (popularly known as the Champions dinner) that year.
Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta National Golf Club, located in Augusta, Georgia, is a famous men's golf club. Founded by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts and designed by Alister MacKenzie on the site of a former indigo plantation, the club opened for play in January 1933. Since 1934, it has played host to the annual...
. It was the 16th Masters Tournament.
Despite strong winds on the final two days, Sam Snead
Sam Snead
Samuel Jackson Snead was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of four decades. Snead won a record 82 PGA Tour events including seven majors. He failed to win a U.S...
won his second Masters tournament.
Ben Hogan
Ben Hogan
William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game...
also hosted the first Masters Club dinner (popularly known as the Champions dinner) that year.
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Snead Sam Snead Samuel Jackson Snead was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of four decades. Snead won a record 82 PGA Tour events including seven majors. He failed to win a U.S... |
 United States |
70-67-77-72=286 | -2 | 4,000 |
| 2 | Jack Burke, Jr. | United States |
76-67-78-69=290 | +2 | 2,500 |
| T3 | Al Besselink Al Besselink Albert Cornelius Besselink is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s.Besselink grew up in Merchantville, New Jersey. He attended the University of Miami and was the first UM golfer to win a national tournament. He won the Southern Invitational... |
United States |
70-76-71-74=291 | +3 | 1,386.66 |
| Tommy Bolt Tommy Bolt Thomas Henry Bolt was an American professional golfer.Bolt was born in Haworth, Oklahoma. He served in the United States Army during World War II and turned professional in 1946. He worked as a caddie and club professional in Shreveport, Louisiana... |
United States |
71-71-75-74=291 | |||
| Jim Ferrier Jim Ferrier James B. Ferrier was an Australian professional golfer from Manly, New South Wales. He became an American citizen in 1944.-Early years:... |
72-70-77-72=291 | ||||
| 6 | Lloyd Mangrum Lloyd Mangrum Lloyd Eugene Mangrum was an American professional golfer. He was known for his smooth swing and his relaxed demeanour on the course, which earned him the nickname "Mr. Icicle".Mangrum was born in Trenton, Texas... |
United States |
71-74-75-72=292 | +4 | 800 |
| T7 | Julius Boros Julius Boros Julius Nicholas Boros was a Hungarian-American professional golfer.-Early years:Boros was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut... |
United States |
73-73-76-71=293 | +5 | 625 |
| Fred Hawkins Fred Hawkins Fred Hawkins is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour from the mid 1940s to the mid 1960s.Hawkins was born in Antioch, Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois and the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy . He turned professional in 1947... |
United States |
71-73-78-71=293 | |||
| Ben Hogan Ben Hogan William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game... |
United States |
70-70-74-79=293 | |||
| Lew Worsham Lew Worsham Lewis Elmer Worsham, Jr. was an American professional golfer.Worsham was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. In 1947, he won the U.S. Open by defeating Sam Snead in an 18-hole playoff at the St. Louis Country Club in Clayton, Missouri after the two men had finished tied at 282 in regulation.... |
United States |
71-75-73-74=293 |