The 1958 Masters Tournament was the 22nd Masters Tournament, held April 3–6 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Arnold Palmer won the first of his four Masters titles, one stroke ahead of runners-up Doug Ford and Fred Hawkins. It was the first of his seven major titles.

Recap Arnold Palmer, age28, was the third round co-leader and eagled the 13thhole on Sunday to propel him to victory, as he three-putted on the final green. Three-time champion Sam Snead, age 45, was the other co-leader after 54 holes, but shot a 79(+7) on Sunday to fall to 13thplace. One stroke back entering the final round was 1955 champion Cary Middlecoff, who carded a 75 in the final round and tied for 6th.

Palmer's first Masters victory was not without some controversy. On the 12thhole of the final round, Palmer thought his tee ball was embedded behind the green but the on-site rules official would not give him relief. Playing that ball as it lay, Palmer made a double-bogey. Upset over the questionable ruling and the double-bogey, Palmer then played a second ball from behind the green and, after taking relief, made a par. Several holes later word came from the tournament officials that Palmer was entitled to relief and his par score on 12 would stand.

Palmer's caddy was Nathaniel "Iron Man" Avery.

Prior to the tournament, two stone arch bridges crossing Rae's Creek were dedicated, honoring two-time champions Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson. Hogan's is at the par-3 12thhole, and commemorated his record 72-hole score in 1953, his second win at Augusta and first of three consecutive majors that year. The other bridge departs the 13thtee; Nelson went birdie-eagle at these two holes in the final round in 1937, gained six strokes on the leader, and won the first of his five majors.

Sports Illustrated writer Herbert Warren Wind first used the term "Amen Corner" in a story to describe where the critical final day's action had occurred.

This was the first major to have a five-figure winner's share; six figures arrived at the 1983 PGA Championship and seven at the 2001Masters.

During the first day of the tournament, a man named AllenW. Perkins gained entry to Augusta National by asking golfer Cary Middlecoff to share a ride from the hotel where they both were staying. As club staff assumed he was a player, Perkins proceeded to help himself to a spot in the locker room, practice on the putting green, and begin golfing on hole1, Tea Olive. Perkins was forced by security to buy a ticket and remove his belongings from the clubhouse.

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

The following categories only apply to Americans

2. U.S. Open champions Julius Boros (9), Billy Burke, Jack Fleck, Ed Furgol (8,11), Tony Manero, Lloyd Mangrum, Dick Mayer (9,10,11), Fred McLeod, Sam Parks Jr., Lew Worsham

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

4. PGA champions Walter Burkemo (9,10), Vic Ghezzi, Chick Harbert (9), Chandler Harper, Lionel Hebert (10,11), Johnny Revolta, Paul Runyan, Jim Turnesa

5. U.S. Amateur and Amateur champions Dick Chapman (7,a), Charles Coe (a), Hillman Robbins (7,a), Harvie Ward (8,a)

6. Members of the 1957 U.S. Walker Cup team Rex Baxter (7,a), Arnold Blum (a), Joe Campbell (a), William C. Campbell (a), Bill Hyndman (9,a), Chuck Kocsis (a), Dale Morey (a), Billy Joe Patton (9,a), Mason Rudolph (7,a), Bud Taylor (7,8,a)

Morey was a reserve for the team.

7. 1957 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists Gene Andrews (a), Phil Rodgers (a)

Dick Yost did not play.

8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1957 Masters Tournament Billy Casper, Mike Fetchick (9), Dow Finsterwald (9,10,11), Marty Furgol, Fred Hawkins (9,11), Jay Hebert (10), Al Mengert, Arnold Palmer, Henry Ransom, Ken Venturi (9)

Johnny Palmer's wife was having a baby and he did not play.

9. Top 16 players and ties from the 1957 U.S. Open Billy Maxwell, Frank Stranahan

10. 1957 PGA Championship quarter-finalists Charles Sheppard, Don Whitt

11. Members of the U.S. 1957 Ryder Cup team Tommy Bolt, Ted Kroll, Art Wall Jr.

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

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

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

15. Two players, not already qualified, from a points list based on finishes in the winter part of the 1958 PGA Tour Dave Ragan, Bo Wininger

16. Winner of the 1957 Canadian Open George Bayer

17. Foreign invitations Al Balding (8), Bob Charles (a), Bruce Crampton (8), Henri de Lamaze (a), Roberto De Vicenzo (9), Stan Leonard (8), Torakichi Nakamura, Koichi Ono, Frank Phillips, Gary Player (8), Peter Thomson (3,8), Flory Van Donck, Norman Von Nida, Nick Weslock (a)

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

Round summaries First round Thursday, April 3, 1958 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Ken Venturi 68 −4 T2 Jimmy Demaret 69 −3 Chick Harbert Norman Von Nida Bo Wininger T6 Cary Middlecoff 70 −2 Arnold Palmer Flory Van Donck T9 Roberto De Vicenzo 71 −1 Jack Fleck Claude Harmon Fred Hawkins Lionel Hebert Bill Hyndman (a) Billy Maxwell Byron Nelson Art Wall Jr. Source

Second round Friday, April 4, 1958 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Ken Venturi 68-72=140 −4 T2 Billy Maxwell 71-70=141 −3 Billy Joe Patton (a) 72-69=141 T4 Stan Leonard 72-70=142 −2 Bo Wininger 69-73=142T6 Dow Finsterwald 72-71=143 −1 Chick Harbert 69-74=143 Cary Middlecoff 70-73=143 Arnold Palmer 70-73=143 Sam Snead 72-71=143 Art Wall Jr. 71-72=143 Source

Third round Saturday, April 5, 1958 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 Arnold Palmer 70-73-68=211 −5 Sam Snead 72-71-68=2113 Cary Middlecoff 70-73-69=212 −4 T4 Billy Maxwell 71-70-72=213 −3 Al Mengert 73-71-69=213 Art Wall Jr. 71-72-70=213 Bo Wininger 69-73-71=213T8 Fred Hawkins 71-75-68=214 −2 Billy Joe Patton (a) 72-69-73=214 Ken Venturi 68-72-74=214 Source

Final round Sunday, April 6, 1958

Final leaderboard Champion Silver Cup winner (low amateur)(a) = amateur(c) = past champion Top 10PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (US$)1 Arnold Palmer 70-73-68-73=284 −4 11,250T2 Doug Ford (c) 74-71-70-70=285 −3 4,500 Fred Hawkins 71-75-68-71=285T4 Stan Leonard 72-70-73-71=286 −2 1,969 Ken Venturi 68-72-74-72=286T6 Cary Middlecoff (c) 70-73-69-75=287 −1 1,519 Art Wall Jr. 71-72-70-74=2878 Billy Joe Patton (a) 72-69-73-74=288 E 0T9 Claude Harmon (c) 71-76-72-70=289 +1 1,266 Jay Hebert 72-73-73-71=289 Billy Maxwell 71-70-72-76=289 Al Mengert 73-71-69-76=289 Leaderboard below the top 10PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)13 Sam Snead (c) 72-71-68-79=290 +2 1,125T14 Jimmy Demaret (c) 69-79-70-73=291 +3 1,050 Ben Hogan (c) 72-77-69-73=291 Mike Souchak 72-75-73-71=291T17 Dow Finsterwald 72-71-74-75=292 +4 975 Chick Harbert 69-74-73-76=292 Bo Wininger 69-73-71-79=292T20 Billy Casper 76-71-72-74=293 +5 956 Byron Nelson (c) 71-77-74-71=29322 Phil Rodgers (a) 77-72-73-72=294 +6 0T23 Charles Coe (a) 73-76-69-77=295 +7 Ted Kroll 73-75-75-72=295 900 Peter Thomson 72-74-73-76=295T26 Al Balding 75-72-71-78=296 +8 900 Bruce Crampton 73-76-72-75=296 Bill Hyndman (a) 71-76-70-79=296 0T29 George Bayer 74-75-72-76=297 +9 350 Arnold Blum (a) 72-74-75-76=297 0 Joe Campbell (a) 73-75-74-75=297T32 Tommy Bolt 74-75-74-75=298 +10 350 Lionel Hebert 71-77-75-75=298 Flory Van Donck 70-74-75-79=298T35 Marty Furgol 74-73-75-77=299 +11 350 Dave Ragan 73-73-77-76=299 Paul Runyan 73-76-73-77=299 Jim Turnesa 72-76-76-75=299T39 Julius Boros 73-72-78-77=300 +12 350 Jack Fleck 71-76-78-75=30041 Torakichi Nakamura 76-73-76-76=301 +13 35042 Gene Littler 75-73-74-80=302 +14 35043 Norman Von Nida 69-80-79-80=308 +20 350CUT Rex Baxter (a) 72-78=150 +6 Henry Picard (c) 72-78=150 Gary Player 74-76=150 Jack Burke Jr. (c) 74-77=151 +7 Roberto De Vicenzo 71-80=151 Chuck Kocsis (a) 76-75=151 Lloyd Mangrum 76-75=151 Dale Morey (a) 74-77=151 Henry Ransom 73-78=151 Frank Stranahan 72-79=151 William C. Campbell (a) 77-75=152 +8 Mason Rudolph (a) 79-73=152 Harvie Ward (a) 76-76=152 Don Whitt 72-80=152 Ed Furgol 75-78=153 +9 Dick Mayer 74-79=153 Nick Weslock (a) 76-77=153 Walter Burkemo 74-80=154 +10 Mike Fetchick 75-79=154 Chandler Harper 79-75=154 Johnny Revolta 74-80=154 Gene Andrews (a) 73-82=155 +11 Vic Ghezzi 78-77=155 Koichi Ono 74-81=155 Dick Chapman (a) 82-75=157 +13 Bob Charles (a) 77-80=157 Herman Keiser (c) 76-81=157 Denny Shute 75-82=157 Lew Worsham 75-82=157 Sam Parks Jr. 78-80=158 +14 Frank Phillips 75-83=158 Gene Sarazen (c) 81-78=159 +15 Craig Wood (c) 82-77=159 Charles Sheppard 83-79=162 +18 Bud Taylor (a) 79-83=162 Billy Burke 80-83=163 +19 Don Cherry (a) 76-87=163 Tony Manero 82-82=164 +20 Hillman Robbins (a) 80-84=164 Henri de Lamaze (a) 84-81=165 +21 Horton Smith (c) 80-86=166 +22WD Jock Hutchison Fred McLeod

Sources:

Scorecard Hole123456789101112131415161718Par454343454 443545344 Palmer −5−5−5−5−4−4−4−5−5−4−4−4−6−6−6−5−5−4 Ford −1−2−2−2−2−2−2−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3 Hawkins −2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−3−2−1−1−1−1−2−2−3−3 Leonard −1−1−1−1−2−2−3−3−4−3−3−3−3−2−2−2−2−2 Venturi −3−3−3−4−4−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−4−3−2−1−1−2 Middlecoff −4−5−3−3−3−3−2−2−2−1−1−1−1−2−1−1−1−1 Wall −2−3−3−3−4−4−3−3−3−3−3−2−1−1−1−1−1−1 Snead −3−3−3−4−3−2−2−3−3−2EEE+1+1+2+2+2 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par {|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |style="background: Red;" width=10| |Eagle |style="background: Pink;" width=10| |Birdie |style="background: PaleGreen;" width=10| |Bogey |style="background: Green;" width=10| |Double bogey

References

External links Masters.com – past winners and results Augusta.com – 1958 Masters leaderboard and scorecards