| 1952 Masters | |
The Champions Dinner is a longstanding tradition at The Masters. It's the dinner held each year during tournament week at Augusta, hosted by the defending champion, with the defending champ responsible for selecting the menu. The 1952 Masters was the site of the very first Champions Dinner, which was arranged by Ben Hogan.
That was off the course. On the course at the 1952 Masters, the winner was Sam Snead. It was Snead's second victory at The Masters, and the sixth of his seven career victories in major championships.
Snead won despite shooting 77 in the third round. The final two rounds were played under very windy conditions, leading to tough scoring conditions, and despite that 77 Snead entered the final round tied for the lead. His even-par 72 in the final round was good enough to pull away for a 4-stroke victory over Jack Burke Jr.
Results from the 1952 Masters golf tournament played at the par-72 Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. (a-amateur):
| Sam Snead | 70-67-77-72--286 | $4,000 |
| Jack Burke Jr. | 76-67-78-69--290 | $2,500 |
| Al Besselink | 70-76-71-74--291 | $1,386 |
| Tommy Bolt | 71-71-75-74--291 | $1,386 |
| Jim Ferrier | 72-70-77-72--291 | $1,386 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | 71-74-75-72--292 | $800 |
| Julius Boros | 73-73-76-71--293 | $625 |
| Fred Hawkins | 71-73-78-71--293 | $625 |
| Ben Hogan | 70-70-74-79--293 | $625 |
| Lew Worsham | 71-75-73-74--293 | $625 |
| Cary Middlecoff | 72-72-72-78--294 | $520 |
| Johnny Palmer | 69-74-75-77--295 | $500 |
| Johnny Revolta | 71-71-77-77--296 | $450 |
| George Fazio | 72-71-78-76--297 | $442 |
| Claude Harmon | 73-74-77-73--297 | $442 |
| a-Chuck Kocsis | 75-78-71-73--297 | |
| Ted Kroll | 74-74-76-73--297 | $442 |
| Skee Riegel | 75-71-78-73--297 | $442 |
| Joe Kirkwood Jr. | 71-77-74-76--298 | $420 |
| a-Frank Stranahan | 72-74-76-76--298 | |
| Doug Ford | 71-74-79-75--299 | $420 |
| Bobby Locke | 74-71-79-75--299 | $420 |
| a-Harvie Ward Jr. | 72-71-78-78--299 | |
| a-Arnold Blum | 74-77-77-74--302 | |
| Clayton Heafner | 76-74-74-78--302 | $400 |
| Byron Nelson | 72-75-78-77--302 | $400 |
| Skip Alexander | 71-73-77-82--303 | $266 |
| Smiley Quick | 73-76-79-75--303 | $266 |
| Norman Von Nida | 77-77-73-76--303 | $266 |
| Dave Douglas | 76-69-81-78--304 | $200 |
| Vic Ghezzi | 77-77-76-74--304 | $200 |
| Ed Oliver | 72-72-77-83--304 | $200 |
| Horton Smith | 74-73-77-80--304 | $200 |
| Charles Bassler | 74-75-79-77--305 | $200 |
| Stan Leonard | 75-76-75-79--305 | $200 |
| a-Al Mengert | 74-77-78-76--305 | |
| Earl Stewart | 75-80-75-75--305 | $200 |
| Ed Furgol | 74-77-78-77--306 | $200 |
| Chandler Harper | 76-74-79-77--306 | $200 |
| Bob Hamilton | 80-71-81-75--307 | $200 |
| Bob Toski | 80-72-78-77--307 | $200 |
| Walt Burkemo | 80-74-76-78--308 | $200 |
| a-Johnny Dawson | 74-78-78-78--308 | |
| Marty Furgol | 73-76-79-80--308 | $200 |
| a-Bobby Knowles | 78-77-79-74--308 | |
| a-Charlie Coe | 80-76-81-72--309 | |
| Dow Finsterwald | 72-72-83-82--309 | $200 |
| a-Sam Urzetta | 78-73-76-82--309 | |
| Ray Gafford | 69-80-81-80--310 | $200 |
| a-Billy Maxwell | 77-77-77-79--310 | |
| Denny Shute | 74-77-78-81--310 | $200 |
| a-William Goodloe | 77-71-77-86--311 | |
| Henry Picard | 76-77-78-80--311 | $200 |
| Reggie Myles | 77-75-80-80--312 | $200 |
| a-Ted Bishop | 82-75-81-75--313 | |
| Al Brosch | 76-74-85-78--313 | $200 |
| a-Dick Chapman | 72-79-80-82--313 | |
| a-Bob Sweeny | 74-77-79-83--313 | |
| Craig Wood | 73-81-80-80--314 | $200 |
| a-Tommy Jacobs | 79-81-77-79--316 | |
| a-Jimmy Frisina | 74-79-88-81--322 |
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