1976 Masters Tournament
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 8–11, 1976 |
| Location | Augusta, Georgia |
| Course(s) | Augusta National Golf Club |
| Organized by | Augusta National Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,030 yards (6,428 m)[1] |
| Field | 72 players, 47 after cut |
| Cut | 150 (+6) |
| Winner's share | $40,000 |
| Champion | |
 Raymond Floyd |
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| 271 (−17) | |
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The 1976 Masters Tournament was the 40th Masters Tournament, held April 8–11 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
Raymond Floyd won his only Masters title, eight strokes ahead of runner-up Ben Crenshaw.[2] He shot a 131 (−13) over the first two rounds, then posted two rounds of 70 on the weekend to tie Jack Nicklaus' record of 271 (−17), set in 1965.[1] In the first three rounds, Floyd was under-par on every par-5, with eleven birdies and an eagle, and his 54-hole total of 201 (−15) was the lowest ever. Nicklaus was the nearest pursuer, eight shots back at 209. It was the second of Floyd's four major titles. Tiger Woods broke the tournament scoring record by a stroke in 1997 with 270 (−18).
Beginning with this Masters, a sudden-death playoff format was introduced; it was first used in 1979 and began at the 10th hole. In 2004, the playoff was changed to start on the 18th hole and then alternate with the 10th hole.[3] Prior to 1976, playoffs were full 18-hole rounds on Monday, and the last was won by Billy Casper in 1970. The first playoff in 1935 was 36 holes.
Contents
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Nicklaus | United States |
1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975 |
67 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 282 | −6 | T3 |
| Charles Coody | United States |
1971 | 72 | 69 | 70 | 74 | 285 | −3 | T5 |
| Billy Casper | United States |
1970 | 71 | 76 | 71 | 69 | 287 | −1 | 8 |
| Gay Brewer | United States |
1967 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 73 | 293 | +5 | T23 |
| Gary Player |  South Africa |
1961, 1974 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 79 | 295 | +7 | T28 |
| Art Wall, Jr. | United States |
1959 | 74 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 295 | +7 | T28 |
| Tommy Aaron | United States |
1973 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 74 | 300 | +12 | 42 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Snead | United States |
1949, 1952, 1954 | 72 | 79 | 151 | +7 |
| Bob Goalby | United States |
1968 | 76 | 75 | 151 | +7 |
| George Archer | United States |
1969 | 74 | 79 | 153 | +9 |
| Doug Ford | United States |
1957 | 74 | 80 | 154 | +10 |
| Arnold Palmer | United States |
1958, 1960, 1962, 1964 |
74 | 81 | 155 | +11 |
Source:[4]
Final leaderboard
Sunday, April 11, 1976
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raymond Floyd | United States |
65-66-70-70=271 | −17 | 40,000 |
| 2 | Ben Crenshaw | United States |
70-70-72-67=279 | −9 | 25,000 |
| T3 | Jack Nicklaus | United States |
67-69-73-73=282 | −6 | 16,250 |
| Larry Ziegler | United States |
67-71-72-72=282 | |||
| T5 | Charles Coody | United States |
72-69-70-74=285 | −3 | 11,167 |
| Hale Irwin | United States |
71-77-67-70=285 | |||
| Tom Kite | United States |
73-67-72-73=285 | |||
| 8 | Billy Casper | United States |
71-76-71-69=287 | -1 | 8,000 |
| T9 | Roger Maltbie | United States |
72-75-70-71=288 | E | 6,000 |
| Graham Marsh |  Australia |
73-68-75-72=288 | |||
| Tom Weiskopf | United States |
73-71-70-74=288 |
References
External links
- Masters.com – past winners
- About.com: 1976 Masters
- Augusta.com – 1976 Masters leaderboard and scorecards
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