1957 Masters Tournament
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The 1957 Masters Tournament was contested from April 4 to April 7 at Augusta National Golf Club
. It was the 21st Masters Tournament. This was the first Masters Tournament played with a cut. 101 players started in the tournament and 40 of them made the cut at six-over-par (150).
Doug Ford
was three strokes behind Sam Snead
on Sunday and he ended up winning the Masters by three strokes. During the final round Ford holed out from the bunker for birdie at the 18th hole.
This would be the first Masters Tournament which Gary Player
participated in. He finished tied for 24th. He won three Masters later in his career. The 5-time Open Championship winner Peter Thomson finished 5th which would be his best finish in the Masters in his career.
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 21st Masters Tournament. This was the first Masters Tournament played with a cut. 101 players started in the tournament and 40 of them made the cut at six-over-par (150).
Doug Ford
Doug Ford (golfer)
Douglas Michael Ford, Sr. born Fortunato is an American professional golfer and two-time major golf champion.Ford was born in West Haven, Connecticut. He turned professional in 1949 and won for the first time in 1952 at the Jacksonville Open.The win in Jacksonville was an unusual one...
was three strokes behind 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...
on Sunday and he ended up winning the Masters by three strokes. During the final round Ford holed out from the bunker for birdie at the 18th hole.
This would be the first Masters Tournament which Gary Player
Gary Player
Gary Player DMS; OIG is a South African professional golfer. With his nine major championship victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of golf. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six...
participated in. He finished tied for 24th. He won three Masters later in his career. The 5-time Open Championship winner Peter Thomson finished 5th which would be his best finish in the Masters in his career.
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Ford Doug Ford (golfer) Douglas Michael Ford, Sr. born Fortunato is an American professional golfer and two-time major golf champion.Ford was born in West Haven, Connecticut. He turned professional in 1949 and won for the first time in 1952 at the Jacksonville Open.The win in Jacksonville was an unusual one... |
 United States |
72-73-72-66=283 | -5 | 8,750 |
| 2 | 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 |
72-68-74-72=286 | -2 | 4,375 |
| 3 | Jimmy Demaret Jimmy Demaret James Newton Demaret was an American professional golfer. He won 31 PGA Tour events in a long career between 1935 and 1957, and was the first three-time winner of the Masters.... |
United States |
72-70-75-70=287 | -1 | 2,625 |
| 4 | Harvie Ward Harvie Ward Edward Harvie Ward, Jr. was an American golfer best known for his amateur career. He is best known for winning both the U.S. Amateur and the British Amateur.... (a) |
United States |
73-71-71-73=288 | E | 0 |
| 5 | Peter Thomson | 72-73-73-71=289 | +1 | 1,750 | |
| 6 | Ed Furgol Ed Furgol Edward Joseph Furgol was an American professional golfer.When he was twelve years of age, Furgol injured his left elbow when he fell off a set of parallel bars. The elbow never healed correctly and Furgol was left with a crooked arm as a result... |
United States |
73-71-72-74=290 | +2 | 1,312.50 |
| T7 | Jack Burke, Jr. | United States |
71-72-74-74=291 | +3 | 1,137.50 |
| Dow Finsterwald Dow Finsterwald Dow Henry Finsterwald, Sr. is an American professional golfer who is best known for winning the 1958 PGA Championship. He won 11 Tour titles between 1955 and 1963, played on four Ryder Cup teams, and served as non-playing captain for the 1977 U.S. Ryder Cup team.Finsterwald was born and raised in... |
United States |
74-74-73-70=291 | |||
| Arnold Palmer Arnold Palmer Arnold Daniel Palmer is an American professional golfer, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men's professional golf. He has won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, dating back to 1955... |
United States |
73-73-69-76=291 | |||
| 10 | Jay Hebert | United States |
74-72-76-70=292 | +4 | 1,005.25 |