1953 Masters Tournament

The 1953 Masters Tournament was the 17th Masters Tournament, held April 9–12 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

1953 Masters Tournament

Tournament information
Dates	April 9–12, 1953
Location	Augusta, Georgia
Course(s)	Augusta National Golf Club
Organized by	Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,950 yards (6,360 m)[1]
Field	70 players
Cut	none
Winner's share	$4,000
Champion
Ben Hogan
274 (−14)

Augusta 

Location in the United States

Ben Hogan shattered the Masters scoring record by five strokes with a 274 (−14),[2] which stood for 12 years, until Jack Nicklaus' 271 in 1965. Hogan shot four rounds of 70 or better,[3] and went on to win the U.S. Open by six strokes in June and the British Open by four in July. Through 2020, it remains the only time these three majors were won in the same calendar year.

Hogan finished five strokes ahead of runner-up Ed Oliver to win his second Masters, the seventh of his nine major titles. This win was commemorated five years later in 1958 with the dedication of the Hogan Bridge over Rae's Creek at the par-3 12th hole.[4]

Course

Hole	Yards	Par		Hole	Yards	Par
1	400	4		10	470	4
2	555	5		11	445	4
3	355	4		12	155	3
4	220	3		13	470	5
5	450	4		14	420	4
6	190	3		15	505	5
7	365	4		16	190	3
8	520	5		17	400	4
9	420	4		18	420	4
Out	3,475	36		In	3,475	36
Source:[2]			Total		6,950	72

Past champions in the field

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Ben Hogan	United States	1951	70	69	66	69	274	−14	1
Sam Snead	United States	1949, 1952	71	75	71	75	292	+4	T16
Byron Nelson	United States	1937, 1942	73	73	78	73	297	+9	T29
Claude Harmon	United States	1948	75	73	75	75	298	+10	T34
Henry Picard	United States	1938	73	75	74	78	300	+12	T38
Gene Sarazen	United States	1935	75	78	73	74	300	+12	T38
Jimmy Demaret	United States	1940, 1947, 1950	73	80	75	74	302	+14	T45
Horton Smith	United States	1934, 1936	78	76	72	76	302	+14	T45
Craig Wood	United States	1941	81	78	76	80	315	+27	62

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

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 9, 1953

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Chick Harbert	United States	68	−4
T2	Al Besselink	United States	69	−3
	Ed Oliver	United States
T4	Ben Hogan	United States	70	−2
	Milan Marusic	United States
T6	Tommy Bolt	United States	71	−1
	Bob Hamilton	United States
	Ted Kroll	United States
	Sam Snead	United States
T10	Skip Alexander	United States	72	E
	Dick Chapman (a)	United States
	Frank Stranahan (a)	United States

Source:[5][1]

Second round

Friday, April 10, 1953

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Ben Hogan	United States	70-69=139	−5
2	Bob Hamilton	United States	71-69=140	−4
T3	Chick Harbert	United States	68-73=141	−3
	Ted Kroll	United States	71-70=141
T5	Lloyd Mangrum	United States	74-68=142	−2
	Milan Marusic	United States	70-72=142
	Ed Oliver	United States	69-73=142
T8	Al Besselink	United States	69-75=144	E
	Julius Boros	United States	73-71=144
	Leland Gibson	United States	73-71=144
	Lew Worsham	United States	74-70=144

Source:[6][7]

Third round

Saturday, April 11, 1953

With a 66 (−6), 1951 champion Ben Hogan set the 54-hole scoring record at 205 (−11).[8]

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Ben Hogan	United States	70-69-66=205	−11
2	Ed Oliver	United States	69-73-67=209	−7
3	Bob Hamilton	United States	71-69-70=210	−6
4	Chick Harbert	United States	68-73-70=211	−5
5	Lloyd Mangrum	United States	74-68-71=213	−3
T6	Al Besselink	United States	69-75-70=214	−2
	Tommy Bolt	United States	71-75-68=214
	Ted Kroll	United States	71-70-73=214
9	Chandler Harper	United States	74-72-69=215	−1
T10	Jack Burke, Jr.	United States	78-69-69=216	E
	Leland Gibson	United States	73-71-72=216
	Dick Mayer	United States	73-72-71=216
	Dick Metz	United States	73-72-71=216
	Frank Stranahan (a)	United States	72-75-69=216
	Harvie Ward (a)	United States	73-74-69=216

Source:[8][9]

Final round

Sunday, April 12, 1953

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Ben Hogan	United States	70-69-66-69=274	−14	4,000
2	Ed Oliver	United States	69-73-67-70=279	−9	2,500
3	Lloyd Mangrum	United States	74-68-71-69=282	−6	1,700
4	Bob Hamilton	United States	71-69-70-73=283	−5	1,400
T5	Tommy Bolt	United States	71-75-68-71=285	−3	900
	Chick Harbert	United States	68-73-70-74=285
7	Ted Kroll	United States	71-70-73-72=286	−2	700
8	Jack Burke, Jr.	United States	78-69-69-71=287	−1	650
9	Al Besselink	United States	69-75-70-74=288	E	600
T10	Julius Boros	United States	73-71-75-70=289	+1	523
	Chandler Harper	United States	74-72-69-74=289
	Fred Hawkins	United States	75-70-74-70=289

Source:[2]

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
Hogan	−11	−12	−12	−13	−13	−12	−12	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11	−12	−12	−13	−13	−13	−14
Oliver	−7	−8	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−8	−7	−7	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−9
Mangrum	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−3	−3	−3	−4	−5	−6
Hamilton	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−6	−6	−6	−6	−5	−5	−5	−4	−5	−5	−4	−5	−5
Bolt	−2	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−2	−2	−2	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3
Harbert	−5	−5	−5	−2	−3	−2	−2	−2	−3	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−2	−3	−3

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie

Bogey

Double bogey

Triple bogey +

References

1. "Harbert leads Masters field with 68". Palm Beach Post. United Press. April 10, 1953. p. 15. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
2. Bartlett, Charles (April 13, 1953). "Hogan's record 274 wins Masters golf". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 4.
3. "Hogan's record 274 wins Masters golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 13, 1953. p. 20. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
4. "Augusta club honors Nelson and Hogan". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. Associated Press. April 3, 1958. p. 8.
5. "Harbert's 68 sets Masters tourney pace". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 10, 1953. p. 2, part 3.
6. "Hogan takes Masters lead". Palm Beach Post. United Press. April 11, 1953. p. 10. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
7. "Hogan takes Masters golf lead with 139". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 11, 1953. p. 12. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
8. Bartlett, Charles (April 12, 1953). "Hogan's record 205 paces Masters golf". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
9. "Hogan shoots 66 to lead Masters". Palm Beach Post-Times. United Press. April 12, 1953. p. 25. Retrieved April 16, 2013.

External links

• Masters.com – past winners and results
• About.com – 1953 Masters Tournament
• Augusta.com – 1953 Masters leaderboard and scorecards