| 1954 Masters | |
One of the better-known Sam Snead quotes is this: "The three things I fear most in golf are lightning, Ben Hogan and a downhill putt."
And it was Hogan's third runner-up finish in the tournament. Snead's 72-hole total of 289 is tied for the highest winning total ever in The Masters.
The 1954 Masters is also remembered as the tournament an amateur almost won. Billy Joe Patton was the second-round leader, and he held the outright lead in the final round when he reached the par-5 13th hole. After a great drive, Patton decided to go for the green in two, but his approach found the water and he wound up with a 7 on the hole. Patton eventually finished in third place, one stroke out of the playoff. (Patton's troubles at No. 13 helped Ben Crenshaw win the 1984 Masters - click that link to read how.)
For Snead, it was his seventh and last major championship victory, although he would remain competitive for another 20 years, and even make PGA Tour cuts in his 60s.
1954 Masters Scores
Results from the 1954 Masters golf tournament played at the par-72 Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. (x-won playoff; a-amateur):
| x-Sam Snead | 74-73-70-72--289 | $5,000 |
| Ben Hogan | 72-73-69-75--289 | $3,175 |
| a-Billy Joe Patton | 70-74-75-71--290 | |
| Dutch Harrison | 70-79-74-68--291 | $1,937 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | 71-75-76-69--291 | $1,937 |
| Jerry Barber | 74-76-71-71--292 | $1,041 |
| Jack Burke Jr. | 71-77-73-71--292 | $1,041 |
| Bob Rosburg | 73-73-76-70--292 | $1,041 |
| Al Besselink | 74-74-74-72--294 | $781 |
| Cary Middlecoff | 73-76-70-75--294 | $781 |
| a-Dick Chapman | 75-75-75-70--295 | |
| Tommy Bolt | 73-74-72-77--296 | $631 |
| Chick Harbert | 73-75-75-73--296 | $631 |
| Byron Nelson | 73-76-74-73--296 | $631 |
| Lew Worsham | 74-74-74-74--296 | $631 |
| Julius Boros | 76-79-68-74--297 | $562 |
| Jay Hebert | 79-74-74-70--297 | $562 |
| Peter Thomson | 76-72-76-73--297 | $562 |
| a-Ken Venturi | 76-74-73-74--297 | |
| a-Charlie Coe | 76-75-73-74--298 | |
| a-Harvie Ward Jr. | 78-75-74-71--298 | |
| Walt Burkemo | 74-77-75-73--299 | $442 |
| Pete Cooper | 73-76-75-75--299 | $442 |
| Marty Furgol | 76-79-75-69--299 | $442 |
| Gene Littler | 79-75-73-72--299 | $442 |
| Ed Oliver | 75-75-75-74--299 | $442 |
| Earl Stewart Jr. | 78-75-75-71--299 | $442 |
| Bob Toski | 80-74-71-74--299 | $442 |
| Jimmy Demaret | 80-75-72-73--300 | $333 |
| Vic Ghezzi | 73-79-73-75--300 | $333 |
| Dick Mayer | 76-75-72-77--300 | $333 |
| Gardner Dickinson | 73-78-76-74--301 | $333 |
| Jimmy Clark | 76-82-72-72--302 | $250 |
| George Fazio | 78-79-74-71--302 | $250 |
| Doug Ford | 77-78-74-73--302 | $250 |
| Fred Haas Jr. | 76-78-78-70--302 | $250 |
| Johnny Palmer | 75-81-77-69--302 | $250 |
| Clarence Doser | 74-78-72-79--303 | $250 |
| Lawson Little | 76-77-74-76--303 | $250 |
| Al Mengert | 76-79-73-75--303 | $250 |
| Skee Riegel | 75-76-76-76--303 | $250 |
| Horton Smith | 80-78-71-74--303 | $250 |
| Billy Maxwell | 75-77-77-75--304 | $250 |
| a-Frank Stranahan | 79-75-72-78--304 | |
| Felice Torza | 74-78-74-78--304 | $250 |
| Skip Alexander | 80-77-73-75--305 | $250 |
| a-Bruce Cudd | 76-78-73-78--305 | |
| Leland Gibson | 75-77-78-75--305 | $250 |
| Bud Holscher | 78-77-73-77--305 | $250 |
| Bill Nary | 78-74-78-75--305 | $250 |
| a-Bill Campbell | 73-77-75-81--306 | |
| Ted Kroll | 78-76-75-77--306 | $250 |
| a-Arnold Blum | 75-82-75-75--307 | |
| Dave Douglas | 72-76-77-82--307 | $250 |
| Claude Harmon | 77-75-77-78--307 | $250 |
| Jack Isaacs | 76-79-76-76--307 | $250 |
| Gene Sarazen | 79-75-78-75--307 | $250 |
| a-Don Cherry | 80-79-74-76--309 | |
| Fred Hawkins | 78-80-76-75--309 | $250 |
| Bill Ogden | 81-76-77-76--310 | $250 |
| Johnny Revolta | 81-79-75-75--310 | $250 |
| Jim Turnesa | 83-79-75-73--310 | $250 |
| a-Bob Sweeny | 81-76-79-76--312 | |
| a-James Jackson | 75-82-79-78--314 | |
| a-Robert Kuntz | 80-77-82-75--314 | |
| a-Jimmy McHale | 78-82-79-76--315 | |
| a-Don Albert | 77-79-83-77--316 | |
| a-Angelo Santilli | 79-81-82-75--317 | |
| Denny Shute | 73-85-82-77--317 | $250 |
| a-Raymond Palmer | 84-78-80-77--319 | |
| Craig Wood | 87-80-78-75--320 | $250 |
| Sam Parks Jr. | 86-79-79-80--324 | $250 |
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