1966 Masters Tournament

1966 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates	April 7–11, 1966
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	103 players, 64 after cut
Cut	153 (+9)
Winner's share	$20,000
Champion
Jack Nicklaus
288 (E), playoff
«1965 1967»

Augusta

Location in the United States

The 1966 Masters Tournament was the 30th Masters Tournament, held April 7–11 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

Jack Nicklaus, age 26, earned his third Green Jacket in an 18-hole Monday playoff and became the first back-to-back champion at the Masters.^[2]^[3] He ended regulation at even-par 288, tied with Tommy Jacobs and Gay Brewer. Nicklaus shot a 70 in the extra round on Monday to defeat Jacobs (72) and Brewer (78).^[4] Nicklaus' score the previous year in 1965 was significantly lower at 271 (−17), a record which stood for 32 years.

On Sunday, Brewer shot a 33 (−3) on the front nine and then had eight pars as he came to the 72nd hole with a one-shot lead. After hitting his approach shot onto the green, he three-putted from 75 feet (23 m), missing a 5-foot (1.5 m) putt for par to win.^[5] This was the last Masters that two-time champion Byron Nelson played in; he shot 76 and 78 and missed the cut by one stroke. The 36-hole cut at 153 (+9) was the highest to date, exceeded only in 1982.

A close friend of Nicklaus was among four that died in a private plane crash in Tennessee on Wednesday,^[6] while en route to Augusta from Columbus, Ohio.^[7] Nicklaus learned of the incident late that night and responded with a 68 in the first round,^[8] but fell back with a 76 on Friday.

It was the fifth of 18 major titles for Nicklaus, and his only successful defense of a major. Three months later, he completed the first of his three career grand slams at Muirfield in the Open Championship. Later back-to-back winners at Augusta were Nick Faldo (1989 and 1990, both playoffs) and Tiger Woods (2001 and 2002).

Terry Dill won the seventh Par 3 contest on Wednesday with a score of 22.

Brewer rebounded and won the tournament the next year, while Nicklaus' attempt at three consecutive titles ended early with a rare missed cut. Jacobs never won a major; he was also a runner-up in the U.S. Open in 1964 at Congressional.

CBS commentator Jack Whitaker referred to the gallery at the end of the 18-hole Monday playoff as a "mob" and was banned from the next five Masters (1967–1971).^[9]

Course

Main article: Augusta National Golf Club

Hole	Name	Yards	Par	Hole	Name	Yards	Par
1	White Pine	400	4	10	Camellia	470	4
2	Woodbine	555	5	11	Dogwood	445	4
3	Flowering Peach	355	4	12	Golden Bell	155	3
4	Palm	220	3	13	Azalea	475	5
5	Magnolia	450	4	14	Chinese Fir	420	4
6	Juniper	190	3	15	Firethorn	520	5
7	Pampas	365	4	16	Redbud	190	3
8	Yellow Jasmine	530	5	17	Nandina	400	4
9	Carolina Cherry	420	4	18	Holly	420	4
Out		3,485	36	In		3,495	36
Source:^[1]^[10]^[11]				Total		6,980	72

^ Holes 1, 2, 4, and 11 were later renamed.

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, 1965	68	76	72	72	288	E	1
Arnold Palmer	United States	1958, 1960, 1962, 1964	74	70	74	72	290	+2	T4
Ben Hogan	United States	1951, 1953	74	71	73	77	295	+7	T13
Doug Ford	United States	1957	75	73	73	76	297	+9	T17
Gary Player	South Africa	1961	74	77	76	72	299	+11	T28
Sam Snead	United States	1949, 1952, 1954	77	72	76	78	303	+14	T42
Jack Burke, Jr.	United States	1956	75	73	79	77	304	+15	T44

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Byron Nelson	United States	1937, 1942	76	78	154	+10
Art Wall, Jr.	United States	1959	75	80	155	+11
Herman Keiser	United States	1946	78	78	156	+12
Henry Picard	United States	1938	78	83	161	+17
Gene Sarazen	United States	1935	82	80	162	+18
Cary Middlecoff	United States	1955	83		WD
Claude Harmon	United States	1948	WD

Source^[12]^[13]^[14]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 7, 1966

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Jack Nicklaus	United States	68	−4
T2	Billy Casper	United States	71	−1
	Charles Coe (a)	United States
	Don January	United States
	Mike Souchak	United States
T6	Peter Butler	England	72	E
	Raymond Floyd	United States
	Randy Glover	United States
	Jay Hebert	United States
T10	Dow Finsterwald	United States	73	+1
	Lionel Hebert	United States
	Rod Horn (a)	United States
	George Knudson	Canada
	Bob Rosburg	United States
	R. H. Sikes	United States

Source^[8]^[12]^[15]

Second round

Friday, April 8, 1966

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Peter Butler	England	72-71=143	−1
T1	Paul Harney	United States	75-68=143	−1
T3	Don January	United States	71-73=144	E
	Jack Nicklaus	United States	68-76=144
	Arnold Palmer	United States	74-70=144
	Bob Rosburg	United States	73-71=144
	Doug Sanders	United States	74-70=144
T8	Raymond Floyd	United States	72-73=145	+1
	Ben Hogan	United States	74-71=145
	Mike Souchak	United States	71-74=145

Source^[13]^[14]

Third round

Saturday, April 9, 1966

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Tommy Jacobs	United States	75-71-70=216	E
T1	Jack Nicklaus	United States	68-76-72=216	E
3	Don January	United States	71-73-73=217	+1
T4	Gay Brewer	United States	74-72-72=218	+2
	Ben Hogan	United States	74-71-73=218
	Arnold Palmer	United States	74-70-74=218
T7	Raymond Floyd	United States	72-73-74=219	+3
	Paul Harney	United States	75-68-76=219
	Jay Hebert	United States	72-74-73=219
	Doug Sanders	United States	74-70-75=219

Source^[16]

Final round

Sunday, April 10, 1966

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
T1	Jack Nicklaus	United States	68-76-72-72=288	E	Playoff
	Tommy Jacobs	United States	75-71-70-72=288
	Gay Brewer	United States	74-72-72-70=288
T4	Arnold Palmer	United States	74-70-74-72=290	+2	5,700
T4	Doug Sanders	United States	74-70-75-71=290	+2	5,700
T6	Don January	United States	71-73-73-75=292	+4	3,900
T6	George Knudson	Canada	73-76-72-71=292	+4	3,900
T8	Raymond Floyd	United States	72-73-74-74=293	+5	2,500
T8	Paul Harney	United States	75-68-76-74=293	+5	2,500
T10	Billy Casper	United States	71-75-76-72=294	+6	1,770
	Jay Hebert	United States	72-74-73-75=294
	Bob Rosburg	United States	73-71-76-74=294

Source^[17]^[18]

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
Nicklaus	+1	E	E	+1	+1	+1	+2	+1	+1	+2	+2	+2	+2	+1	E	E	E	E
Jacobs	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	+1	+1	+2	+2	+2	+1	+1	E	E	E	E
Brewer	+2	+1	+1	+1	+1	E	E	E	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	E

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Playoff

Monday, April 11, 1966

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Jack Nicklaus	United States	35-35=70	−2	20,000
2	Tommy Jacobs	United States	35-37=72	E	12,300
3	Gay Brewer	United States	38-40=78	+6	8,300

Scorecard

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	E	E	−1	−1	−2	−1	−1	−2	−1	−1	−1	−2	−2	−2	−2
Jacobs	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−2	−1	E	E	+1	+1	+1	E	E	E	E
Brewer	E	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+2	+2	+2	+2	+3	+5	+5	+5	+4	+3	+5	+6

Source:^[3]

References

1 2 "Masters Data". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 7, 1966.
↑ "Another title for Nicklaus". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 12, 1966. p. 3B.
1 2 MacDonald, Jim (April 12, 1966). "A vision of Mastery". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 22.
↑ Wright, Alfred (April 18, 1966). "Three was a crowd". Sports Illustrated. p. 36.
↑ "Masters fit to be tied: 3 at 288". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). Associated Press. April 11, 1966. p. 1C.
↑ "Elizabethton, Tenn.: Fiery crash". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 7, 1966. p. 11B.
↑ MacDonald, Jim (April 8, 1966). "Death of Nicklaus friend saddens Masters leader". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 16.
1 2 Speer, Ron (April 8, 1966). "Nicklaus strokes 4-under-par 68 for opening round lead in Masters". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. p. 12.
↑ Rothenberg, Fred (April 12, 1979). "Jack Whitaker's welcome now". Boca Raton News. (Florida). Associated Press. p. 2B.
↑ "Map of Masters: Augusta National Golf Club". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 5, 1966. p. 1D.
↑ "Hole-by-hole analysis of Masters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 7, 1966. p. 1%.
1 2 "Masters golf scoreboard". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 8, 1966. p. 12.
1 2 "Masters scorecard". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 9, 1966. p. 8.
1 2 "Harney, Butler lead Masters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 9, 1966. p. 1B.
↑ "Grim Nicklaus holds lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 8, 1966. p. 3B.
↑ "Hogan beats Palmer in Masters battle". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 10, 1966. p. 1B.
↑ "3 for the money". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. April 11, 1966. p. 21.
↑ "Green coat playoff battle under way". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 11, 1966. p. 2B.

External links

Masters.com – Past winners
About.com – 1966 Masters
Augusta.com – 1966 Masters leaderboard and scorecards

1966 Men's Major Golf Championships

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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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