The 1957 Masters Tournament was the 21st Masters Tournament, held April 4–7 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. This was the first Masters played with a 36-hole cut; 101 players started and forty made the cut at 150 (+6).

Doug Ford won his only Masters, three strokes ahead of runner-up Sam Snead, a three-time champion. Snead was the third round leader, but could only shoot even-par in a round that included six birdies and six bogeys. Ford was three strokes back after 54 holes, but was bogey-free on Sunday. On the final hole, Ford holed out from the bunker for birdie for his 66 (–6). This was Ford's second and final major title; he also won the 1955 PGA Championship.

This year was the Masters debut of Gary Player, age 21, and he tied for 24th. He won three Masters, in 1961, 1974, and 1978. Five-time British Open winner Peter Thomson was fifth, his best career finish in the Masters. Amateur Harvie Ward was fourth at even-par 288, five strokes behind Ford.

Two-time champion Ben Hogan had finished in the top ten in the last fourteen Masters that he had entered, but had 32 putts on Friday and missed the event's first-ever cut by a stroke. It was the only cut he missed at Augusta; in nine more Masters he had three top ten finishes, including his final appearance at age 54 in 1967.

Field This was the last year when professionals were invited based solely on qualification in amateur events.

1. Masters champions Jack Burke Jr. (4,8,10,11), Jimmy Demaret, Claude Harmon (10), Ben Hogan (2,3,4,8,9), Herman Keiser, Cary Middlecoff (2,8,9,11), Byron Nelson (2,4), Henry Picard (4), Gene Sarazen (2,3,4), Horton Smith, Sam Snead (3,4,8,9,10,11), Craig Wood Ralph Guldahl (2) did not play.

The following categories only apply to Americans

2. U.S. Open champions Julius Boros (8,9), Billy Burke, Jack Fleck, Ed Furgol (8,9,10), Lawson Little (5), Tony Manero, Lloyd Mangrum (8), Fred McLeod, Sam Parks Jr., Lew Worsham

3. The Open champions Jock Hutchison (4), Denny Shute (4)

4. PGA champions Walter Burkemo (8), Doug Ford (8,9,11), Vic Ghezzi, Bob Hamilton, Chick Harbert (11), Chandler Harper (11), Johnny Revolta, Paul Runyan, Jim Turnesa (8)

5. U.S. Amateur and Amateur champions Dick Chapman (a), Charles Coe (a), Joe Conrad (6), Gene Littler (8), Billy Maxwell (9), Arnold Palmer (8,9), Skee Riegel, Frank Stranahan (8), Sam Urzetta (8), Bud Ward, Harvie Ward (6,7,a)

6. Members of the 1955 U.S. Walker Cup team William C. Campbell (a), Don Cherry (a), Bruce Cudd (a), Jimmy Jackson (a), Ed Meister (a), Dale Morey (a), Billy Joe Patton (8,9,a), Hillman Robbins (8,a), Dick Yost (a)

Robbins and Meister were reserves for the team.

7. 1956 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists Rex Baxter (a), Arnold Blum (a), Joe Campbell (a), Sarg Fontanini (a), Ted Gleichmann (a), Chuck Kocsis (a)

8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1956 Masters Tournament Jerry Barber (9,11), Tommy Bolt (9,11), Pete Cooper (9), Dow Finsterwald, Shelley Mayfield, Al Mengert, Johnny Palmer, Bob Rosburg, Mike Souchak, Ken Venturi (9)

9. Top 24 players and ties from the 1956 U.S. Open Errie Ball, Johnny Bulla, Billy Casper, Wes Ellis, Fred Haas, Dutch Harrison, Jay Hebert, Bob Kay, Ted Kroll (10,11), Bill Ogden, Bob Toski

10. 1956 PGA Championship quarter-finalists Fred Hawkins, Bill Johnston, Terl Johnson, Henry Ransom

11. Members of the U.S. 1955 Ryder Cup team Marty Furgol

12. One player, either amateur or professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-Masters champions Mike Fetchick

13. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open champions Dick Mayer

14. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions Bud Taylor (a)

15. Two players, not already qualified, from a points list based on finishes in the winter part of the 1957 PGA Tour Gardner Dickinson, Art Wall Jr.

16. Winner of the 1956 Canadian Open Doug Sanders

17. Foreign invitations Al Balding, Henry Cotton (9), Bruce Crampton, Stan Leonard (8), Jerry Magee (7,a), Moe Norman, Gary Player, Peter Thomson (8), Harry Weetman, Trevor Wilkes

Numbers in brackets indicate categories that the player would have qualified under had they been American.

Round summaries First round Thursday, April 4, 1957 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Jack Burke Jr. 71 −1T2 Bruce Crampton 72 E Jimmy Demaret Doug Ford Peter Thomson Sam Snead T7 Al Balding 73 +1 Jerry Barber Henry Cotton Ed Furgol Marty Furgol Arnold Palmer Skee Riegel Bud Ward Harvie Ward (a) Source:

Second round Friday, April 5, 1957 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Sam Snead 72-68=140 −4 2 Jimmy Demaret 72-70=142 −23 Jack Burke Jr. 71-72=143 −1T4 Ed Furgol 73-71=144 E Harvie Ward (a) 73-71=144 T6 Doug Ford 72-73=145 +1 Peter Thomson 72-73=145 T8 Al Balding 73-73=146 +2 Henry Cotton 73-73=146 Jay Hebert 74-72=146 Byron Nelson 74-72=146 Arnold Palmer 73-73=146 Source:

Third round Saturday, April 6, 1957 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Sam Snead 72-68-74=214 −2 T2 Stan Leonard 75-72-68=215 −1 Arnold Palmer 73-73-69=215 Harvie Ward (a) 73-71-71=215 5 Ed Furgol 73-71-72=216 E T6 Jack Burke Jr. 71-72-74=217 +1 Jimmy Demaret 72-70-75=217 Doug Ford 72-73-72=217 T9 Henry Cotton 73-73-72=218 +2 Peter Thomson 72-73-73=218 Source:

Final round Sunday, April 7, 1957

Final leaderboard Champion Silver Cup winner (low amateur)(a) = amateur(c) = past champion Top 10PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (US$)1 Doug Ford 72-73-72-66=283 −5 8,7502 Sam Snead (c) 72-68-74-72=286 −2 4,3753 Jimmy Demaret (c) 72-70-75-70=287 −1 2,6254 Harvie Ward (a) 73-71-71-73=288 E 05 Peter Thomson 72-73-73-71=289 +1 1,7506 Ed Furgol 73-71-72-74=290 +2 1,313T7 Jack Burke Jr. (c) 71-72-74-74=291 +3 1,138 Dow Finsterwald 74-74-73-70=291 Arnold Palmer 73-73-69-76=29110 Jay Hebert 74-72-76-70=292 +4 1,006 Leaderboard below the top 10PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T11 Marty Furgol 73-74-73-73=293 +5 941 Stan Leonard 75-72-68-78=293T13 Henry Cotton 73-73-72-76=294 +6 853 Bud Taylor (a) 74-74-77-69=294 0 Ken Venturi 74-76-74-70=294 853T16 Al Balding 73-73-73-76=295 +7 779 Billy Casper 75-75-75-70=295 Mike Fetchick 74-73-72-76=295 Fred Hawkins 75-74-72-74=295 Byron Nelson (c) 74-72-73-76=295T21 Bruce Crampton 72-75-78-71=296 +8 729 Al Mengert 75-75-71-75=296 Henry Ransom 75-73-72-76=296T24 Johnny Palmer 77-73-73-74=297 +9 700 Gary Player 77-72-75-73=297T26 Jerry Barber 73-77-78-70=298 +10 500 Jack Fleck 76-74-75-73=298T28 Bill Johnston 77-70-78-74=299 +11 300 Lawson Little 76-72-77-74=299 Lloyd Mangrum 77-71-74-77=299T31 Skee Riegel 73-74-78-75=300 +12 300 Doug Sanders 76-72-75-77=300 Bud Ward 73-75-76-76=30034 Rex Baxter (a) 79-71-73-78=301 +13 0T35 Dick Mayer 80-70-75-77=302 +14 300 Henry Picard (c) 79-71-78-74=302 Sam Urzetta 74-73-78-77=302T38 Don Cherry (a) 78-72-76-77=303 +15 0 Claude Harmon (c) 78-72-77-76=303 30040 Hillman Robbins (a) 77-73-74-80=304 +16 0CUT Tommy Bolt 74-77=151 +7 Bruce Cudd (a) 74-77=151 Ben Hogan (c) 76-75=151 Gene Littler 76-75=151 Moe Norman 77-74=151 Bill Ogden 74-77=151 Bob Toski 78-73=151 Art Wall Jr. 79-72=151 Trevor Wilkes 75-76=151 Ted Gleichmann (a) 76-76=152 +8 Cary Middlecoff (c) 79-73=152 Bob Rosburg 76-76=152 Mike Souchak 78-74=152 Jim Turnesa 76-76=152 Errie Ball 75-78=153 +9 Arnold Blum (a) 79-74=153 Gardner Dickinson 77-76=153 Paul Runyan 74-79=153 Lew Worsham 77-76=153 Dick Yost (a) 74-79=153 Walter Burkemo 79-75=154 +10 Joe Conrad 78-76=154 Chick Harbert 79-75=154 Chuck Kocsis (a) 77-77=154 Denny Shute 75-79=154 Frank Stranahan 79-75=154 Pete Cooper 80-75=155 +11 Vic Ghezzi 79-76=155 Fred Haas 74-81=155 Shelley Mayfield 78-77=155 Ed Meister (a) 80-75=155 Gene Sarazen (c) 80-75=155 Dick Chapman (a) 79-77=156 +12 Dutch Harrison 75-81=156 Ted Kroll 79-77=156 Jerry Magee (a) 77-79=156 Harry Weetman 79-77=156 Joe Campbell (a) 78-79=157 +13 Wes Ellis 80-77=157 Terl Johnson 77-80=157 Sam Parks Jr. 81-76=157 Julius Boros 79-79=158 +14 William C. Campbell (a) 82-76=158 Chandler Harper 80-78=158 Herman Keiser (c) 80-78=158 Dale Morey (a) 80-78=158 Jimmy Jackson (a) 83-76=159 +15 Horton Smith (c) 77-82=159 Craig Wood (c) 82-77=159 Billy Joe Patton (a) 77-83=160 +16 Johnny Revolta 81-79=160 Johnny Bulla 80-82=162 +18 Tony Manero 78-84=162 Bob Kay 88-78=166 +22 Sarg Fontanini (a) 85-83=168 +24WD Bob Hamilton 78 +6 Billy Maxwell 81 +9 Jock Hutchison 83 +11 Billy Burke 85 +13 Fred McLeod 88 +16DQ Charles Coe (a) 86 +14

Sources:

Scorecard Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par454343454 443545344 Ford EEEEEEE−1−1−1−1−2−2−3−4−4−4−5 Snead−1−2−2−3−3−3−4−4−3−2−1−1E+1E−1−1−2 Demaret +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 E E E E +1 +1 +1 E E −1 −1 −1 −1 Ward −1 −1 E E E −1 −1 −1 E E +1 +2 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 E Thomson +2 +2 +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 E E E E +1 +1 Furgol −1 E E −1 +1 +2 +2 +1 +1 +1 +2 +3 +3 +3 +2 +2 +2 +2 Palmer−1−2−2−2−1EE−1 E E E E E E E+3+4+3 Leonard −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 E E +2 +3 +3 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par {|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |style="background: Pink;" width=10| |Birdie |style="background: PaleGreen;" width=10| |Bogey |style="background: Green;" width=10| |Double bogey |style="background: Olive;" width=10| |Triple bogey+ |} Source:

References

External links Masters.com – past winners and results Augusta.com – 1957 Masters leaderboard and scorecards