1958 Masters Tournament
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The 1958 Masters Tournament was contested from April 3 to April 6 at Augusta National Golf Club
. It was the 22nd Masters Tournament. 86 players entered the tournament and 43 of them made the cut at five-over-par (149).
Arnold Palmer
won his first of four Masters titles. He eagled the 13th hole on Sunday to propel him to victory.
Sports Illustrated
writer Herbert Warren Wind first used the term "Amen Corner" in a story to describe where the critical final day's action had occurred.
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 22nd Masters Tournament. 86 players entered the tournament and 43 of them made the cut at five-over-par (149).
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...
won his first of four Masters titles. He eagled the 13th hole on Sunday to propel him to victory.
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
writer Herbert Warren Wind first used the term "Amen Corner" in a story to describe where the critical final day's action had occurred.
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 |
70-73-68-73=284 | -4 | 11,250 |
| 2 | 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 |
74-71-70-70=285 | -3 | 4,500 |
| 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 |
71-75-68-71=285 | |||
| 4 | Stan Leonard Stan Leonard Stan Leonard was a Canadian professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s. Leonard won three PGA Tour events, eight Canadian PGA Championships, and 16 other events on the Canadian Tour. He is a member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.-Early years:Leonard was born in... |
 Canada |
72-70-73-71=286 | -2 | 1,968.75 |
| Ken Venturi Ken Venturi Kenneth Venturi is an American former professional golfer and golf broadcaster.-Early years and amateur career:Venturi was born in San Francisco, California. He learned golf from an early age, and developed his game at Harding Park Golf Course and other public courses in the area... |
United States |
68-72-74-72=286 | |||
| 6 | Cary Middlecoff Cary Middlecoff Emmett Cary Middlecoff was a dentist who gave up his practice to become a professional golfer on the PGA Tour in the 1940s.... |
United States |
70-73-69-75=287 | -1 | 1,518.75 |
| Art Wall | United States |
71-72-70-74=287 | |||
| 8 | Billy Joe Patton Billy Joe Patton William Joseph Patton was an American amateur golfer best known for almost winning the 1954 Masters Tournament.Patton was born in Morganton, North Carolina. He graduated from Wake Forest University in 1943.... (a) |
United States |
72-69-73-74=288 | E | 0 |
| T9 | Claude Harmon Claude Harmon Eugene Claude Harmon, Sr. was an American golfer.Harmon was born in Savannah, Georgia, and spent much of his boyhood in the Orlando area. A youthful prodigy, Harmon qualified for the U.S. Amateur at age 15 in 1931... |
United States |
71-76-72-70=289 | +1 | 1,265.63 |
| Jay Hebert | United States |
72-73-73-71=289 | |||
| Billy Maxwell Billy Maxwell Billy Joe Maxwell is an American professional golfer.Maxwell was born in Abilene, Texas. He played college golf at North Texas State College and helped them win four consecutive NCAA Division I team championships . Maxwell also won the U.S. Amateur title in 1951... |
United States |
71-70-72-76=289 | |||
| Al Mengert Al Mengert Al Mengert is a former American professional golfer.As an amateur, Mengert was runner-up in the 1952 U.S. Amateur to Jack Westland.... |
United States |
73-71-69-76=289 |