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1953 Masters Tournament

Field	Value
name	1953 Masters Tournament
image	1953_Masters_Tournament_Guide.jpg
caption	Front cover of the 1953 Masters Guide
dates	April 9–12, 1953
location	Augusta, Georgia
course	Augusta National Golf Club
org	Augusta National Golf Club
tour	PGA Tour
par	72
yardage	6950 yd
field	71 players
cut	none
purse
winners_share	$4,000
champion	USA Ben Hogan
score	274 (−14)
previous	[1952](1952-masters-tournament)
next	[1954](1954-masters-tournament)
map	USA#USA Georgia
map_relief	yes
map_label	Augusta National
map_caption	Location in the United States##Location in Georgia
coordinates

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

Ben Hogan shattered the Masters scoring record by five strokes with a 274 (−14), which stood for twelve years, until Jack Nicklaus' 271 in 1965. Hogan shot four rounds of 70 or better, and went on to win the U.S. Open by six strokes in June and the British Open by four in July. Through 2022, it remains the only time these three majors were won in the same calendar year.

Hogan, age forty, led by four strokes after 54 holes and finished five 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.

Hogan was the first Masters winner over age forty; a few months older than Hogan, Sam Snead won the next year at 41.

Course

Main article: Augusta National Golf Club

Hole	Yards	Par	Hole	Yards	Par
1	White Pine later Tea Olive	--400	4		10
2	Woodbine later Pink Dogwood	--555	5	11	Dogwood later White Dogwood
3	Flowering Peach	--355	4	12	Golden Bell
4	Palm later Flowering Crab Apple	--220	3	13	Azalea
5	Magnolia	--450	4	14	Chinese Fir
6	Juniper	--190	3	15	Firethorn
7	Pampas	--365	4	16	Redbud
8	Yellow Jasmine	--520	5	17	Nandina
9	Carolina Cherry	--420	4	18	Holly
--Out	3,475	36	--In	3,475	36
Source:	Total	6,950	72

Holes 1, 2, 4, and 11 were later renamed.--

Field

;1. Masters champions Jimmy Demaret (10), Claude Harmon (9), Ben Hogan (2,6,9,10), Byron Nelson (2,6,9), Henry Picard (6), Gene Sarazen (2,4,6), Horton Smith (10), Sam Snead (4,6,9,10), Craig Wood (2)

Ralph Guldahl (2) and Herman Keiser did not play.

;2. U.S. Open champions Julius Boros (9,10), Billy Burke, Olin Dutra (6), Chick Evans (3,a), Lloyd Mangrum (9,10), Fred McLeod, Cary Middlecoff (9,10,12), Sam Parks Jr., Lew Worsham (9,10)

;3. U.S. Amateur champions Dick Chapman (5,a), Charles Coe (a), Skee Riegel (9), Jess Sweetser (5,a), Jack Westland (11,a)

;4. British Open champions Jock Hutchison (6), Denny Shute (6)

;5. British Amateur champions Frank Stranahan (9,a), Robert Sweeny Jr. (a), Harvie Ward (9,a)

;6. PGA champions Jim Ferrier (9), Vic Ghezzi, Bob Hamilton (12), Chandler Harper, Johnny Revolta (9), Jim Turnesa (12)

;7. Members of the U.S. 1953 Ryder Cup team

Team not selected in time for inclusion

;8. Members of the U.S. 1953 Walker Cup team

Team not selected in time for inclusion

;9. Top 24 players and ties from the 1952 Masters Tournament Al Besselink, Arnold Blum (a), Tommy Bolt (10), Jack Burke Jr., George Fazio (10), Doug Ford (10), Fred Hawkins, Clayton Heafner, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Chuck Kocsis (a), Ted Kroll (10,12), Johnny Palmer

;10. Top 24 players and ties from the 1952 U.S. Open Al Brosch, Johnny Bulla, Clarence Doser (12), Leland Gibson, Chick Harbert (12), Jimmy Jackson (a), Milon Marusic, Dick Metz, Ed Oliver, Earl Stewart, Harry Todd, Felice Torza, Bill Trombley, Bo Wininger

Paul Runyan (6) did not play.

;11. 1952 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists Don Cherry (a), Al Mengert

Gene Littler (a), Jim McHale Jr. (a) and Dick Yost (a) did not play.

;12. 1952 PGA Championship quarter-finalists Frank Champ, Fred Haas

;13. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions William C. Campbell (a)

;14. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open champions Skip Alexander

;15. Two players, not already qualified, with the best scoring average in the winter part of the 1953 PGA Tour Jerry Barber, Dick Mayer

;16. Foreign invitations John de Bendern (5,a), Ricardo Rossi, Peter Thomson

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 9, 1953

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

:Source:

Second round

Friday, April 10, 1953

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

:Source:

Third round

Saturday, April 11, 1953

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

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

:Source:

Final round

Sunday, April 12, 1953

Final leaderboard

(c) = past champion

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

Leaderboard below the top 10	Place	Player	Score	To par
13	USA Johnny Palmer	74-73-72-71=290	+2	450
T14	USA Frank Stranahan (a)	72-75-69-75=291	+3	0
USA Harvie Ward (a)	73-74-69-75=291
T16	USA Charles Coe (a)	75-74-72-71=292	+4
USA Jim Ferrier	74-71-76-71=292	443
USA Dick Mayer	73-72-71-76=292
USA Sam Snead (c)	71-75-71-75=292
USA Earl Stewart	75-72-70-75=292
T21	USA Jerry Barber	73-76-72-72=293	+5	425
USA Doug Ford	73-73-72-75=293
T23	USA Leland Gibson	73-71-72-78=294	+6	407
USA Al Mengert	77-70-75-72=294
USA Dick Metz	73-72-71-78=294
26	USA Fred Haas	74-73-71-77=295	+7	400
T27	USA Cary Middlecoff	75-76-68-77=296	+8	200
USA Jim Turnesa	73-74-73-76=296
T29	USA Skip Alexander	72-78-74-73=297	+9	200
USA Byron Nelson (c)	73-73-78-73=297
USA Skee Riegel	74-72-76-75=297
USA Felice Torza	78-73-72-74=297
USA Bo Wininger	80-70-72-75=297
T34	USA Clarence Doser	75-77-71-75=298	+10	200
USA Claude Harmon (c)	75-73-75-75=298
USA Robert Sweeny Jr. (a)	75-76-72-75=298	0
37	USA Dick Chapman (a)	72-77-78-72=299	+11
T38	USA Al Brosch	74-73-78-75=300	+12	200
USA Jimmy Jackson (a)	75-77-74-74=300	0
USA Milon Marusic	70-72-77-81=300	200
USA Henry Picard (c)	73-75-74-78=300
USA Gene Sarazen (c)	75-78-73-74=300
AUS Peter Thomson	77-76-74-73=300
44	USA Lew Worsham	74-70-77-80=301	+13	200
T45	USA William C. Campbell (a)	75-78-74-75=302	+14	0
USA Don Cherry (a)	73-76-79-74=302
USA Jimmy Demaret (c)	73-80-75-74=302	200
USA Chuck Kocsis (a)	75-75-75-77=302	0
USA Horton Smith (c)	78-76-72-76=302	200
50	USA Sam Parks Jr.	73-76-76-79=304	+16	200
T51	USA Johnny Bulla	75-77-81-72=305	+17	200
USA George Fazio	77-74-77-77=305
T53	USA Harry Todd	78-73-75-80=306	+18	200
USA Jack Westland (a)	81-74-75-76=306	0
T55	USA Arnold Blum (a)	76-73-77-82=308	+20
BRA Ricardo Rossi	75-81-80-72=308	200
USA Denny Shute	78-81-74-75=308
58	USA Johnny Revolta	77-77-75-81=310	+22	200
T59	USA Frank Champ	85-72-77-77=311	+23	200
USA Bill Trombley	78-75-79-79=311
61	ENG John de Bendern (a)	80-77-75-80=312	+24	0
62	USA Craig Wood (c)	81-78-76-80=315	+27	200
63	USA Olin Dutra	80-78-82-78=318	+30	200
64	USA Chick Evans (a)	85-79-79-85=328	+40	0
WD	USA Vic Ghezzi	74-77-73=224	+8
USA Jess Sweetser (a)	75-78-77=230	+14
USA Clayton Heafner	78-74-79=231	+15
USA Billy Burke	80-80=160	+16
USA Jock Hutchison
USA Joe Kirkwood Jr.
USA Fred McLeod

:Source:

Scorecard

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

Bartlett, Charles. (April 13, 1953). "Hogan's record 274 wins Masters golf". Chicago Daily Tribune.
(April 13, 1953). "Hogan's record 274 wins Masters golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
(April 3, 1958). "Augusta club honors Nelson and Hogan". Daytona Beach Morning Journal.
(April 10, 1953). "Harbert leads Masters field with 68". Palm Beach Post.
(April 10, 1953). "Harbert's 68 sets Masters tourney pace". Chicago Daily Tribune.
(April 11, 1953). "Hogan takes Masters lead". Palm Beach Post.
(April 11, 1953). "Hogan takes Masters golf lead with 139". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Bartlett, Charles. (April 12, 1953). "Hogan's record 205 paces Masters golf". Chicago Sunday Tribune.
(April 12, 1953). "Hogan shoots 66 to lead Masters". Palm Beach Post-Times.
"Masters – Past Winners & Results". Augusta National Inc..
"Past results – Masters tournament". PGA Tour.

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