1965 Masters Tournament

1965 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates	April 8–11, 1965
Location	Augusta, Georgia
Course(s)	Augusta National Golf Club
Organized by	Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,980 yards (6,383 m)^[1]
Field	91 players, 49 after cut
Cut	148 (+4)
Winner's share	$20,000
Champion
Jack Nicklaus
271 (−17)
«1964 1966»

Augusta

Location in the United States

The 1965 Masters Tournament was the 29th Masters Tournament, held April 8–11 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

Jack Nicklaus, age 25, won the second of his six Masters titles with a score of 271 (−17), at the time a tournament record, three strokes better than Ben Hogan's 274 in 1953.^[2] It was equaled in 1976 by Raymond Floyd and surpassed in 1997 by Tiger Woods' 270 (−18). Nicklaus' winning margin of nine strokes also stood until 1997, when Woods was victorious by twelve strokes to win his first green jacket. It was the fourth of a record 18 major titles won by Nicklaus in his career.

The "Big Three" (Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Gary Player) were tied for the lead after 36 holes at 138 (−6),^[1]^[3] but Nicklaus shot a 64 (−8) on Saturday to post a 202 (−14), a gain of five shots on Player and eight on Palmer.^[4]^[5] Nicklaus' round tied the course record set by Lloyd Mangrum in the first round in 1940; it was lowered to 63 by Nick Price in the third round in 1986.

Nicklaus totally over-powered the Augusta National course, hitting short-irons into most of the par four holes and mid-irons into many of the par five holes, especially during his record-tying third round 64.^[6] After the tournament was over, when asked about Nicklaus' performance that week Bobby Jones said, "He plays a game with which I am not familiar."^[7]

Byron Nelson, age 53, tied for fifteenth place, the last cut made at Augusta by the two-time champion.

Art Wall, Jr. won the sixth Par 3 contest with a score of 20.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Jack Nicklaus	United States	1963	67	71	64	69	271	−17	1
Arnold Palmer	United States	1958, 1960, 1962, 1964	70	68	72	70	280	−8	T2
Gary Player	South Africa	1961	65	73	69	73	280	−8	T2
Byron Nelson	United States	1937, 1942	70	74	72	74	290	+2	T15
Ben Hogan	United States	1951, 1953	71	75	71	74	291	+3	T21
Doug Ford	United States	1957	74	74	73	73	294	+6	T31
Jimmy Demaret	United States	1940, 1947, 1950	71	75	76	73	295	+7	T35
Art Wall, Jr.	United States	1959	71	76	77	75	299	+11	T45

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Sam Snead	United States	1949, 1952, 1954	75	74	149	+5
Cary Middlecoff	United States	1955	76	75	151	+7
Jack Burke, Jr.	United States	1956	75	77	152	+8
Claude Harmon	United States	1948	74	79	153	+9
Gene Sarazen	United States	1935	78	76	154	+10
Henry Picard	United States	1938	76	79	155	+11
Ralph Guldahl	United States	1939	83	85	168	+24
Herman Keiser	United States	1946	80		WD

Source^[3]^[8]^[9]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 8, 1965

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Gary Player	South Africa	65	−7
T2	Tommy Aaron	United States	67	−5
	Tony Lema	United States
	Jack Nicklaus	United States
	Dan Sikes	United States
6	Frank Beard	United States	68	−4
T7	George Bayer	United States	69	−3
	Tommy Bolt	United States
	Wes Ellis	United States
	Raymond Floyd	United States
	Doug Sanders	United States

Source:^[10]

Second round

Friday, April 9, 1965

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Jack Nicklaus	United States	67-71=138	−6
	Arnold Palmer	United States	70-68=138
	Gary Player	South Africa	65-73=138
4	Dan Sikes	United States	67-72=139	−5
5	Tony Lema	United States	67-73=140	−4
T6	Tommy Aaron	United States	67-74=141	−3
T6	Doug Sanders	United States	69-72=141	−3
8	Bo Wininger	United States	70-72=142	−2
9	George Bayer	United States	69-74=143	−1
T10	Billy Casper	United States	72-72=144	E
	Bruce Crampton	Australia	72-72=144
	Byron Nelson	United States	70-74=144
	Bobby Nichols	United States	73-71=144
	Tom Nieporte	United States	71-73=144
	Ramón Sota	Spain	71-73=144

Source:^[3]^[8]^[9]

Third round

Saturday, April 10, 1965

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Jack Nicklaus	United States	67-71-64=202	−14
2	Gary Player	South Africa	65-73-69=207	−9
T3	Arnold Palmer	United States	70-68-72=210	−6
T3	Dan Sikes	United States	67-72-71=210	−6
5	Mason Rudolph	United States	70-75-66=211	−5
T6	Tommy Aaron	United States	67-74-71=212	−4
T6	Gene Littler	United States	71-74-67=212	−4
T8	George Knudson	Canada	72-73-69=214	−2
T8	Ramón Sota	Spain	71-73-70=214	−2
T10	Billy Casper	United States	72-72-71=215	−1
T10	Doug Sanders	United States	69-72-74=215	−1

Source:^[4]

Scorecard

Third round, ties course record 31-33=64 (−8)

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
Nicklaus	E	−1	−1	−2	−2	−3	−4	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−6	−6	−7	−8	−8	−8

Final round

Sunday, April 11, 1965

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Jack Nicklaus	United States	67-71-64-69=271	−17	20,000
T2	Arnold Palmer	United States	70-68-72-70=280	−8	10,200
T2	Gary Player	South Africa	65-73-69-73=280	−8	10,200
4	Mason Rudolph	United States	70-75-66-72=283	−5	6,200
5	Dan Sikes	United States	67-72-71-75=285	−3	5,000
T6	Gene Littler	United States	71-74-67-74=286	−2	3,800
T6	Ramón Sota	Spain	71-73-70-72=286	−2	3,800
T8	Frank Beard	United States	68-77-72-70=287	−1	2,400
T8	Tommy Bolt	United States	69-78-69-71=287	−1	2,400
10	George Knudson	Canada	72-73-69-74=288	E	1,800

References

1 2 "Palmer, Nicklaus, Player tied in Masters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 10, 1965. p. 12.
↑ "Nicklaus in a Masters Romp". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 12, 1965. p. 32.
1 2 3 "Nicklaus, Palmer, Player lead". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 10, 1965. p. 2, part 2.
1 2 "Nicklaus threatens runaway with 64". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 11, 1965. p. 1B.
↑ Wright, Alfred (April 19, 1965). "All alone at the top". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
↑ Nicklaus, Jack (2007). Jack Nicklaus: My Story. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-416-54224-7.
↑ "Jack Nicklaus Quotes". golf.about.com. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
1 2 "Masters scorecard". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 10, 1965. p. 13.
1 2 "Masters golf lead shared by Palmer, Nicklaus, Player". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 10, 1965. p. 1B.
↑ "Putting tip helps Player get lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 9, 1965. p. 1C.

External links

Masters.com – past winners and results
About.com – 1965 Masters
Augusta.com – 1965 Masters leaderboard and scorecards

1965 Men's Major Golf Championships

The Masters U.S. Open The Open Championship PGA Championship

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Key figures

Frank Chirkinian

Music composers	Earl Klugh ("Take It From The Top") Dave Loggins ("Augusta") David Barrett ("The Gift") E.S. Posthumus ("Burlingame", "Thrill of Victory") Lalo Schifrin ("St. Ives Theme") Yanni ("Fanfare")

Television contract history
Golf on USA Network (early round Masters coverage)

Coordinates: 33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020

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