1957 Masters: Doug Ford wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Doug Ford won the 1957 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club with 283 (−5), by 3 strokes over Sam Snead.

Updated October 23, 2026

See 1957 in the Masters room, or every year on the Masters winners list.

Dates: April 4, 1957 to April 7, 1957
Course: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Edition: 21st Masters
Par: 72 · 6,980 yards
Made the cut: 40 (cut at 150)
Purse: $45,000 · winner's share $8,750
Champion: Doug Ford · age 34 · United States · born West Haven, Connecticut, USA
Champion's title: 1st Masters title
Winning score: 72-73-72-66 = 283 (−5) · won by 3 strokes
Runner-up: Sam Snead (286, −2)
54-hole leader: Sam Snead (214, −2) · Doug Ford was 3 strokes back (T6)
Caddie: George 'Fireball' Franklin
Low amateur: Harvie Ward (288)

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Doug Ford	72	73	72	66	283	−5
2	Sam Snead	72	68	74	72	286	−2

What happened at the 1957 Masters

This was the first Masters with a 36-hole cut, and two-time champion Ben Hogan missed it by one stroke, his only missed cut at Augusta.

Ford came from three strokes back with a bogey-free final-round 66, finishing by holing a bunker shot for birdie on the 18th.

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's The Masters data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.

Data: masters.json (the Masters room's data).

1957 Masters: Doug Ford wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1957 Masters

How this was built

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