1966 Masters Tournament
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The 1966 Masters Tournament was contested from April 7 to April 11 at Augusta National Golf Club
. It was the 30th Masters Tournament. 103 players entered the tournament and 64 of them made the cut at nine-over-par (153).
Gay Brewer
came to the 72nd hole with a one-shot lead. After hitting his second shot onto the green, Brewer proceeded to three-putt from seventy-five feet.
In an 18-hole playoff, Jack Nicklaus
earned his third Green Jacket to became the Masters first back-to-back champion. Nicklaus ended regulation at 288 (E) tied with Tommy Jacobs
and Gay Brewer. Nicklaus shot a 70 in the extra round to defeat Jacobs (72) and Brewer (78). This year any player within 10 strokes of the lead qualified for the final two rounds.
Gary Player
finished tied for 28th place at eleven-over-par. This was the last Masters tournament that two-time champion Byron Nelson
played in. He shot a 76 and a 78 (154) to miss the cut by one stroke.
Terry Dill
won the Par 3 contest with a score of 22.
*Nicklaus (70) defeated Jacobs (72) and Brewer (78) in an 18-hole playoff.
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 30th Masters Tournament. 103 players entered the tournament and 64 of them made the cut at nine-over-par (153).
Gay Brewer
Gay Brewer
Gay Robert Brewer, Jr. was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and won the 1967 Masters Tournament....
came to the 72nd hole with a one-shot lead. After hitting his second shot onto the green, Brewer proceeded to three-putt from seventy-five feet.
In an 18-hole playoff, 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...
earned his third Green Jacket to became the Masters first back-to-back champion. Nicklaus ended regulation at 288 (E) tied with Tommy Jacobs
Tommy Jacobs
Keith Thomas Jacobs, Jr. is an American professional golfer and golf course owner/operator who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour...
and Gay Brewer. Nicklaus shot a 70 in the extra round to defeat Jacobs (72) and Brewer (78). This year any player within 10 strokes of the lead qualified for the final two rounds.
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...
finished tied for 28th place at eleven-over-par. This was the last Masters tournament that two-time champion Byron Nelson
Byron Nelson
John Byron Nelson, Jr. was an American PGA Tour golfer between 1935 and 1946.Nelson and two other well known golfers of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within seven months of each other in 1912...
played in. He shot a 76 and a 78 (154) to miss the cut by one stroke.
Terry Dill
Terry Dill
Terrance Darby Dill is an American professional golfer who has competed on the PGA Tour, Champions Tour, and most recently, the European Seniors Tour....
won the Par 3 contest with a score of 22.
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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... * |
68-76-72-72=288 | E | 20,000 | |
| 2 | Tommy Jacobs Tommy Jacobs Keith Thomas Jacobs, Jr. is an American professional golfer and golf course owner/operator who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour... |
75-71-70-72=288 | 12,300 | ||
| 3 | Gay Brewer Gay Brewer Gay Robert Brewer, Jr. was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and won the 1967 Masters Tournament.... |
74-72-72-70=288 | 8,300 | ||
| T4 | 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... |
74-70-74-72=290 | +2 | 5,700 | |
| Doug Sanders Doug Sanders George Douglas Sanders is a former American professional golfer who won twenty PGA Tour events during his career.-Early years:Sanders was born in Cedartown, Georgia. He grew up in a poor family, and picked cotton as a teenager... |
74-70-75-71=290 | ||||
| T6 | Don January Don January Donald Ray January is an American professional golfer.January was born in Plainview, Texas, and graduated from Sunset High School in Dallas... |
71-73-73-75=292 | +4 | 3,900 | |
| George Knudson George Knudson George Alfred Christian Knudson, CM was a Canadian professional golfer, who along with Mike Weir holds the record for the Canadian with the most wins on the PGA Tour, with eight career victories.... |
73-76-72-71=292 | ||||
| T8 | Raymond Floyd Raymond Floyd Raymond Loran "Ray" Floyd is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.... |
72-73-74-74=293 | +5 | 2,500 | |
| Paul Harney Paul Harney Paul Harney was an American professional golfer and golf course owner who spent part of his career as a full-time PGA Tour player, but mostly was a club professional, part-time Tour player, and owner-operator of his own course.... |
75-68-76-74=293 | ||||
| T10 | Billy Casper Billy Casper William Earl Casper, Jr. is an American professional golfer who was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s.-Early years:... |
71-75-76-72=294 | +6 | 1,770 | |
| Jay Hebert | 72-74-73-75=294 | ||||
| Bob Rosburg Bob Rosburg Robert Reginald "Rossie" Rosburg was an American professional golfer who later became a sports color analyst for ABC television.-Early years, college:Rosburg was born in San Francisco, California... |
73-71-76-74=294 |
*Nicklaus (70) defeated Jacobs (72) and Brewer (78) in an 18-hole playoff.