1957 Masters Tournament


The 1957 Masters Tournament was the 21st Masters Tournament, held April 4–7 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. This was the first Masters played with a 36-hole cut. A field of 101 players started in the tournament, and 40 of them made the cut at 150.
Doug Ford won his only Masters, three strokes ahead of runner-up Sam Snead, a three-time champion. Snead was the third round leader, but could only shoot even-par in a round that included six birdies and six bogeys. Ford was three strokes back after 54 holes, but was bogey-free on Sunday. On the final hole, Ford holed out from the bunker for birdie for his 66. This was Ford's second and final major title; he also won the 1955 PGA Championship.
This year was the Masters debut of Gary Player, 21, and he finished tied for 24th. He won three Masters, in 1961, 1974, and 1978. Five-time British Open winner Peter Thomson finished fifth, his best career finish in the Masters.
Two-time champion Ben Hogan had finished in the top ten in the last fourteen Masters that he had entered, but had 32 putts on Friday and missed the event's first-ever cut by a stroke. It was the only cut he missed at Augusta; in nine more Masters he had three top ten finishes, including his final appearance at age 54 in 1967.

Field

This was the last year when professionals were invited based solely on qualification in amateur events.
;1. Masters champions
Jack Burke Jr., Jimmy Demaret, Claude Harmon, Ben Hogan, Herman Keiser, Cary Middlecoff, Byron Nelson, Henry Picard, Gene Sarazen, Horton Smith, Sam Snead, Craig Wood
;The following categories only apply to Americans
;2. U.S. Open champions
Julius Boros, Billy Burke, Jack Fleck, Ed Furgol, Lawson Little, Tony Manero, Lloyd Mangrum, Fred McLeod, Sam Parks Jr., Lew Worsham
;3. The Open champions
Jock Hutchison, Denny Shute
;4. PGA champions
Walter Burkemo, Doug Ford, Vic Ghezzi, Bob Hamilton, Chick Harbert, Chandler Harper, Johnny Revolta, Paul Runyan, Jim Turnesa
;5. U.S. Amateur and Amateur champions
Dick Chapman, Charles Coe, Joe Conrad, Gene Littler, Billy Maxwell, Arnold Palmer, Skee Riegel, Frank Stranahan, Sam Urzetta, Bud Ward, Harvie Ward
;6. Members of the 1955 U.S. Walker Cup team
William C. Campbell, Don Cherry, Bruce Cudd, Jimmy Jackson, Ed Meister, Dale Morey, Billy Joe Patton, Hillman Robbins, Dick Yost
;7. 1956 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists
Rex Baxter, Arnold Blum, Joe Campbell, Sarg Fontanini, Ted Gleichmann, Chuck Kocsis
;8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1956 Masters Tournament
Jerry Barber, Tommy Bolt, Pete Cooper, Dow Finsterwald, Shelley Mayfield, Al Mengert, Johnny Palmer, Bob Rosburg, Mike Souchak, Ken Venturi
;9. Top 24 players and ties from the 1956 U.S. Open
Errie Ball, Johnny Bulla, Billy Casper, Wes Ellis, Fred Haas, Dutch Harrison, Jay Hebert, Bob Kay, Ted Kroll, Bill Ogden, Bob Toski
;10. 1956 PGA Championship quarter-finalists
Fred Hawkins, Bill Johnston, Terl Johnson, Henry Ransom
;11. Members of the U.S. 1955 Ryder Cup team
Marty Furgol
;12. One player, either amateur or professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-Masters champions
Mike Fetchick
;13. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open champions
Dick Mayer
;14. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions
Bud Taylor
;15. Two players, not already qualified, from a points list based on finishes in the winter part of the 1957 PGA Tour
Gardner Dickinson, Art Wall Jr.
;16. Winner of the 1956 Canadian Open
Doug Sanders
;17. Foreign invitations
Al Balding, Henry Cotton, Bruce Crampton, Stan Leonard, Jerry Magee, Moe Norman, Gary Player, Peter Thomson, Harry Weetman, Trevor Wilkes

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

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Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 4, 1957
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jack Burke, Jr.71−1
T2Bruce Crampton72E
T2Jimmy Demaret72E
T2Doug Ford72E
T2Peter Thomson72E
T2Sam Snead72E
T7Al Balding73+1
T7Jerry Barber73+1
T7Henry Cotton73+1
T7Ed Furgol73+1
T7Marty Furgol73+1
T7Arnold Palmer73+1
T7Skee Riegel73+1
T7Bud Ward73+1
T7Harvie Ward 73+1

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Second round

Friday, April 5, 1957
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Sam Snead72-68=140−4
2Jimmy Demaret72-70=142−2
3Jack Burke, Jr.71-72=143−1
T4Ed Furgol73-71=144E
T4Harvie Ward 73-71=144E
T6Doug Ford72-73=145+1
T6Peter Thomson72-73=145+1
T8Al Balding73-73=146+2
T8Henry Cotton73-73=146+2
T8Jay Hebert74-72=146+2
T8Byron Nelson74-72=146+2
T8Arnold Palmer73-73=146+2

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Third round

Saturday, April 6, 1957
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Sam Snead72-68-74=214−2
T2Stan Leonard75-72-68=215–1
T2Arnold Palmer73-73-69=215–1
T2Harvie Ward 73-71-71=215–1
5Ed Furgol73-71-72=216E
T6Jack Burke, Jr.71-72-74=217+1
T6Jimmy Demaret72-70-75=217+1
T6Doug Ford72-73-72=217+1
T9Henry Cotton73-73-72=218+2
T9Peter Thomson72-73-73=218+2

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Final round

Sunday, April 7, 1957
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Doug Ford72-73-72-66=283−58,750
2Sam Snead72-68-74-72=286−24,375
3Jimmy Demaret72-70-75-70=287−12,625
4Harvie Ward 73-71-71-73=288E0
5Peter Thomson72-73-73-71=289+11,750
6Ed Furgol73-71-72-74=290+21,312
T7Jack Burke, Jr.71-72-74-74=291+31,137
T7Dow Finsterwald74-74-73-70=291+31,137
T7Arnold Palmer73-73-69-76=291+31,137
10Jay Hebert74-72-76-70=292+41,005

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Scorecard

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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