1962 Masters Tournament
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The 1962 Masters Tournament was contested from April 5 to April 9 at Augusta National Golf Club. It was the 26th Masters Tournament. 109 players entered the tournament and 51 of them made the cut at five-over-par (149). The cut was changed this year to low 44 plus ties.
Arnold Palmer won his third Masters title in the Tournament's first three-way playoff. He defeated defending champion Gary Player and Dow Finsterwald. They played a 18-hole playoff, Palmer shot a 68 while Player shot a 71 and Finsterwald shot a 77.
This would be the last Masters tournament in which 1938 champion Henry Picard would make the cut. Jack Nicklaus finished tied for 15th.
Bruce Crampton won the Par 3 contest with a score of 22.
[edit] Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnold Palmer |  United States |
70-66-69-75=280 | -8 | 20,000 |
| 2 | Gary Player |  South Africa |
67-71-71-71=280 | -8 | 12,000 |
| 3 | Dow Finsterwald | United States |
74-68-65-73=280 | -8 | 8,000 |
| 4 | Gene Littler | United States |
71-68-71-72=282 | -6 | 6,000 |
| T5 | Jerry Barber | United States |
72-72-69-74=287 | -1 | 3,600 |
| Jimmy Demaret | United States |
73-73-71-70=287 | |||
| Billy Maxwell | United States |
71-73-72-71=287 | |||
| Mike Souchak | United States |
70-72-74-71=287 | |||
| T9 | Charles Coe (a) | United States |
72-74-71-71=288 | E | 0 |
| Ken Venturi | United States |
75-70-71-72=288 | 2,000 |
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