| 1962 Masters | |
An 18-hole, three-man playoff for the 1962 Masters was won by Arnold Palmer, giving Arnie his third Masters victory. That tied Sam Snead and Jimmy Demaret for the record of the time for most wins in The Masters, a record that Palmer would break by winning the 1964 Masters.
It was the first three-man playoff in tournament history. Palmer shot 68 to beat Gary Player (71) and Dow Finsterwald (77). Player had been trying to become the tournament's first back-to-back champion.
This was Jack Nicklaus' first Masters as a pro, and he finished tied for 15th.
Results from the 1962 Masters golf tournament played at the par-72 Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. (x-won playoff; a-amateur):
| x-Arnold Palmer | 70-66-69-75--280 | $20,000 |
| Gary Player | 67-71-71-71--280 | $12,000 |
| Dow Finsterwald | 74-68-65-73--280 | $12,000 |
| Gene Littler | 71-68-71-72--282 | $6,000 |
| Jerry Barber | 72-72-69-74--287 | $3,600 |
| Jimmy Demaret | 73-73-71-70--287 | $3,600 |
| Billy Maxwell | 71-73-72-71--287 | $3,600 |
| Mike Souchak | 70-72-74-71--287 | $3,600 |
| a-Charlie Coe | 72-74-71-71--288 | |
| Ken Venturi | 75-70-71-72--288 | $2,000 |
| Julius Boros | 69-73-72-76--290 | $1,450 |
| Gay Brewer | 74-71-70-75--290 | $1,450 |
| Jack Fleck | 72-75-74-69--290 | $1,450 |
| Harold Henning | 75-73-72-70--290 | $1,450 |
| Billy Casper | 73-73-73-72--291 | $1,160 |
| Gardner Dickinson Jr. | 70-71-72-78--291 | $1,160 |
| Paul Harney | 74-71-74-72--291 | $1,160 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 74-75-70-72--291 | $1,160 |
| Sam Snead | 72-75-70-74--291 | $1,160 |
| Jacky Cupit | 73-73-72-74--292 | $1,000 |
| Lionel Hebert | 72-73-71-76--292 | $1,000 |
| Don January | 71-73-74-74--292 | $1,000 |
| Johnny Pott | 77-71-75-69--292 | $1,000 |
| Al Balding | 75-68-78-72--293 | $1,000 |
| Bob Charles | 75-72-73-74--294 | $625 |
| Bob Goalby | 74-74-73-73--294 | $625 |
| Ted Kroll | 72-74-72-76--294 | $625 |
| Dave Ragan | 70-73-76-75--294 | $625 |
| Bill Collins | 75-70-75-75--295 | $500 |
| Bruce Crampton | 72-75-74-74--295 | $500 |
| Cary Middlecoff | 75-74-73-73--295 | $500 |
| Lew Worsham | 75-70-78-72--295 | $500 |
| Roberto De Vicenzo | 77-72-70-77--296 | $500 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | 75-74-71-76--296 | $500 |
| Byron Nelson | 72-76-72-76--296 | $500 |
| Chi Chi Rodriguez | 72-72-75-77--296 | $500 |
| Doug Sanders | 74-74-73-75--296 | $500 |
| Ben Hogan | 78-71-75-73--297 | $500 |
| Jack Burke Jr. | 78-69-73-78--298 | $500 |
| Antonio Cerda | 74-75-75-74--298 | $500 |
| Henry Picard | 75-73-76-74--298 | $500 |
| a-Don Cherry | 77-72-73-77--299 | |
| Chick Harbert | 75-74-74-77--300 | $500 |
| George Bayer | 71-76-74-80--301 | $500 |
| Doug Ford | 75-72-76-78--301 | $500 |
| a-Jose Gonzalez Jr. | 75-74-73-79--301 | |
| Brian Wilkes | 74-75-74-78--301 | $500 |
| a-Juan Estrada | 75-74-76-77--302 | |
| Marion Gonzalez | 73-76-77-76--302 | $500 |
| Chandler Harper | 73-76-79-74--302 | $500 |
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