| 1972 Masters | |
Jack Nicklaus took the lead on Day 1 with a 68, and never gave it up for a wire-to-wire win at the 1972 Masters. He was the only golfer to finish under par.
With the win, Nicklaus became the second golfer to collect four victories in The Masters. Arnold Palmer was the first. And it was Nicklaus' 10th victory as a professional in major championships.
Five amateurs made the cut at the 1972 Masters. Among them were future 2-time Masters champion Ben Crenshaw, and future U.S. Open winner Tom Kite. Crenshaw and Kite were teammates on the University of Texas golf team at the time. Also making the cut as an amateur was Jim McLean, who would later become one of the most famous golf instructors in the game.
The 1972 Masters was the first played without tournament founder Bobby Jones, who died in December of 1971.
Results from the 1972 Masters golf tournament played at the par-72 Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. (a-amateur):
| Jack Nicklaus | 68-71-73-74--286 | $25,000 |
| Bruce Crampton | 72-75-69-73--289 | $15,833 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 73-72-71-73--289 | $15,833 |
| Tom Weiskopf | 74-71-70-74--289 | $15,833 |
| Homero Blancas | 76-71-69-74--290 | $6,200 |
| Bruce Devlin | 74-75-70-71--290 | $6,200 |
| Jerry Heard | 73-71-72-74--290 | $6,200 |
| Jim Jamieson | 72-70-71-77--290 | $6,200 |
| Jerry McGee | 73-74-71-72--290 | $6,200 |
| Gary Player | 73-75-72-71--291 | $3,600 |
| Dave Stockton | 76-70-74-71--291 | $3,600 |
| George Archer | 73-75-72-72--292 | $3,100 |
| Charles Coody | 73-70-74-75--292 | $3,100 |
| Al Geiberger | 76-70-74-72--292 | $3,100 |
| Steve Melnyk | 72-72-74-74--292 | $3,100 |
| Bert Yancey | 72-69-76-75--292 | $3,100 |
| Billy Casper | 75-71-74-74--294 | $2,750 |
| Bob Goalby | 73-76-72-73--294 | $2,750 |
| a-Ben Crenshaw | 73-74-74-74--295 | |
| Takaaki Kono | 76-72-73-74--295 | $2,500 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 72-72-77-74--295 | $2,500 |
| Bob Charles | 72-76-74-74--296 | $2,160 |
| Roberto De Vicenzo | 75-69-76-76--296 | $2,160 |
| Gardner Dickinson | 77-72-73-74--296 | $2,160 |
| Hubert Green | 75-74-74-73--296 | $2,160 |
| Paul Harney | 71-69-75-81--296 | $2,160 |
| Tony Jacklin | 72-76-75-74--297 | $1,750 |
| a-Tom Kite | 74-74-76-73--297 | |
| Sam Snead | 69-75-76-77--297 | $1,750 |
| J.C. Snead | 74-77-72-75--298 | $1,750 |
| Bert Greene | 75-75-77-72--299 | $1,750 |
| Bobby Nichols | 72-71-80-76--299 | $1,750 |
| Harry Bannerman | 78-72-72-78--300 | $1,675 |
| Grier Jones | 73-75-76-76--300 | $1,675 |
| Arnold Palmer | 70-75-74-81--300 | $1,675 |
| Lee Trevino | 75-76-77-72--300 | $1,675 |
| Lu Liang-Huan | 75-72-80-74--301 | $1,675 |
| Gibby Gilbert | 72-76-74-81--303 | $1,675 |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 74-76-80-73--303 | $1,675 |
| Ken Still | 74-77-77-76--304 | $1,675 |
| Frank Beard | 72-79-79-76--306 | $1,600 |
| a-Jim Simons | 71-79-76-80--306 | |
| a-Jim McLean | 75-75-78-79--307 | |
| Bob Murphy | 75-76-77-79--307 | $1,600 |
| Larry Hinson | 77-74-79-78--308 | $1,600 |
| Bob Rosburg | 74-73-83-78--308 | $1,600 |
| a-Dewitt Weaver | 74-76-81-79--310 |
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