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).

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.

[edit] Final leaderboard

#	Player	Country	Score	To par	Winnings ($)
1	Jack Nicklaus	United States	68-76-72-72=288	E	20,000
2	Tommy Jacobs	United States	75-71-70-72=288	E	12,300
3	Gay Brewer	United States	74-72-72-70=288	E	8,300
T4	Arnold Palmer	United States	74-70-74-72=290	+2	5,700
T4	Doug Sanders	United States	74-70-75-71=290	+2	5,700
T6	Don January	United States	71-73-73-75=292	+4	3,900
T6	George Knudson	Canada	73-76-72-71=292	+4	3,900
T8	Raymond Floyd	United States	72-73-74-74=293	+5	2,500
T8	Paul Harney	United States	75-68-76-74=293	+5	2,500
T10	Billy Casper	United States	71-75-76-72=294	+6	1,770
	Jay Hebert	United States	72-74-73-75=294
	Bob Rosburg	United States	73-71-76-74=294