1956 Masters Tournament

1956 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates	April 5–8, 1956
Location	Augusta, Georgia
Course(s)	Augusta National Golf Club
Organized by	Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,965 yards (6,369 m)^[1]
Field	84 players
Cut	None
Winner's share	$6,000
Champion
Jack Burke, Jr.
289 (+1)
«1955 1957»

Augusta

Location in the United States

The 1956 Masters Tournament was the 20th Masters Tournament, held April 5–8 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

Jack Burke, Jr. won his first major championship and only Masters, one stroke ahead of amateur Ken Venturi. It was the final Masters played without a 36-hole cut. CBS televised the third and fourth rounds of the tournament for the first time, and has done so every year since.

Burke shot a 71 (−1) on Sunday, one of only two players to break par in the final round; he rallied from a tournament record eight shots back to pass Venturi, who had led the entire tournament.^[2]^[3] Then a 24-year-old amateur, Venturi opened with a first round 66 (−6), the best round to date at the Masters by an amateur.^[4] But on Sunday, he shot a 42 (+6) on the final nine holes to card a disappointing 80 (+8).^[1]^[5] Burke's 289, along with Sam Snead in 1954 and Zach Johnson in 2007, remains the highest winning total in Masters history.

Burke was late arriving at the course for his final round on Sunday after going to church and had only fifteen minutes to warm up.^[3]

Past champions in the field

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Cary Middlecoff	United States	1955	67	72	75	77	291	+3	3
Sam Snead	United States	1949, 1952, 1954	73	76	72	71	292	+4	T4
Ben Hogan	United States	1951, 1953	69	78	74	75	296	+8	T8
Jimmy Demaret	United States	1940, 1947, 1950	73	75	76	81	305	+17	T34
Byron Nelson	United States	1937, 1942	73	75	78	80	306	+18	39
Claude Harmon	United States	1948	77	79	76	77	309	+21	T46
Henry Picard	United States	1938	75	76	82	76	309	+21	T46
Gene Sarazen	United States	1935	77	75	78	80	310	+22	T49
Craig Wood	United States	1941	76	80	78	88	322	+34	70
Horton Smith	United States	1934, 1936	86	84	84	82	336	+48	76

The Masters did not have a 36-hole cut until 1957

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 5, 1956

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Ken Venturi (a)	United States	66	−6
2	Cary Middlecoff	United States	67	−5
T3	Tommy Bolt	United States	68	−4
T3	Shelley Mayfield	United States	68	−4
5	Ben Hogan	United States	69	−3
T6	Doug Ford	United States	70	−2
	Bob Rosburg	United States
	Billy Joe Patton (a)	United States
T9	Jerry Barber	United States	71	−1
T9	Fred Hawkins	United States	71	−1

Second round

Friday, April 6, 1956

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Ken Venturi (a)	United States	66-69=135	−9
2	Cary Middlecoff	United States	67-72=139	−5
T3	Tommy Bolt	United States	68-74=142	−2
	Pete Cooper	United States	72-70=142
	Doug Ford	United States	70-72=142
	Shelley Mayfield	United States	68-74=142
T7	Jack Burke, Jr.	United States	72-71=143	−1
T7	Jerry Barber	United States	71-72=143	−1
T9	Fred Hawkins	United States	71-73=144	E
T9	Bob Rosburg	United States	70-74=144	E

Third round

Saturday, April 7, 1956

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Ken Venturi (a)	United States	66-69-75=210	−6
2	Cary Middlecoff	United States	67-72-75=214	−2
3	Doug Ford	United States	70-72-75=217	+1
T4	Jack Burke, Jr.	United States	72-71-75=218	+2
T4	Lloyd Mangrum	United States	72-74-72=218	+2
T6	Jerry Barber	United States	71-72-76=219	+3
T6	Pete Cooper	United States	72-70-77=219	+3
T8	Tommy Bolt	United States	68-74-78=220	+4
	Fred Hawkins	United States	71-73-76=220
	Mike Souchak	United States	73-73-74=220

Final round

Sunday, April 8, 1956

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Jack Burke, Jr.	United States	72-71-75-71=289	+1	6,000
2	Ken Venturi (a)	United States	66-69-75-80=290	+2	0
3	Cary Middlecoff	United States	67-72-75-77=291	+3	3,750
T4	Lloyd Mangrum	United States	72-74-72-74=292	+4	2,397
T4	Sam Snead	United States	73-76-72-71=292	+4	2,397
T6	Jerry Barber	United States	71-72-76-75=294	+6	1,350
T6	Doug Ford	United States	70-72-75-77=294	+6	1,350
T8	Tommy Bolt	United States	68-74-78-76=296	+8	976
	Ben Hogan	United States	69-78-74-75=296
	Shelley Mayfield	United States	68-74-80-74=296

Scorecard

Final round

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
Burke	+2	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+2	+1	+1	+2	+2	+2	+1	+1
Venturi	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−4	−3	−2	−1	−1	E	+1	+1	+2	+2
Middlecoff	−3	−4	−4	−3	−1	−1	+1	+1	E	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+3	+3

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:^[6]

References

1 2 "Jack Burke Surprise Winner of Masters Golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 9, 1956. p. 18. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
↑ "Venturi folds, steady Burke wins Masters". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 9, 1956. p. 4, part 2.
1 2 Drum, Bob (April 9, 1956). "Burke Master as Venturi folds". Pittsburgh Press. p. 24.
↑ "Ken Venturi leads Masters with amateur record of 66". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. April 6, 1956. p. 16.
↑ Wind, Herbert Warren (April 16, 1956). "And Then—Jackie Burke Took Charge". Sports Illustrated. p. 28. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
↑ "Cards of the leaders". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. Associated Press. April 9, 1956. p. 16.

External links

Masters.com – Past winners and results
About.com – 1956 Masters Tournament
Augusta.com – 1956 Masters leaderboard and scorecards

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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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