The 1959 Masters Tournament was contested from April 2 to April 5 at Augusta National Golf Club

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 23rd Masters Tournament. 87 players entered the tournament and 42 of them made the cut at five-over-par (149).

Art Wall shot a final round of 66 including birdies on five of the last six holes to pass 12 players and win the Masters by one stroke.

This was the first Masters that Jack Nicklaus

Jack Nicklaus

Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...

 played in. He shot 76-74 (150) and missed the cut by 1 stroke.

Final leaderboard

#	Player	Country	Score	To par	Winnings ($)
1	Art Wall, Jr. Art Wall, Jr. Arthur Jonathan Wall, Jr. was an American golfer.Wall was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. He attended Duke University, graduating in 1949 with a business degree....	United States	73-74-71-66=284	-4	15,000
2	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	74-71-68-72=285	-3	7,500
3	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	71-70-71-74=286	-2	4,500
T4	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	69-74-69-75=287	-1	2,625
	Dick Mayer Dick Mayer Alvin Richard Mayer was an American professional golfer.Mayer was born in Stamford, Connecticut. He apprenticed with renowned player and teacher Claude Harmon at the Winged Foot Golf Club in suburban New York City....	United States	73-75-71-68=287
6	Charles Coe Charles Coe Charles Robert "Charlie" Coe was an American golfer who is considered by many to be one of the greatest amateur golfers in history. A two-time U.S...  (a)	United States	74-74-67-73=288	E	0
7	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	77-71-68-73=289	+1	2,100
T8	Julius Boros Julius Boros Julius Nicholas Boros was a Hungarian-American professional golfer.-Early years:Boros was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut...	United States	75-69-74-72=290	+2	1,740
	Jay Hebert	United States	72-73-72-73=290
	Gene Littler Gene Littler Gene Alec Littler is an American professional golfer. Known for a solid temperament and nicknamed "Gene the Machine" for his smooth rhythmical swing, he once said that, "Golf is not a game of great shots. It's a game of the best misses. The people who win make the smallest mistakes."-Early years...	United States	72-75-72-71=290
	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	73-71-72-74=290
	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	75-70-71-74=290		0
	Gary Player Gary Player Gary Player DMS; OIG is a South African professional golfer. With his nine major championship victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of golf. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six...	South Africa	73-75-71-71=290		1,740

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