1958 Masters: Arnold Palmer wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Arnold Palmer won the 1958 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club with 284 (−4), by 1 stroke over Doug Ford and Fred Hawkins.

Updated October 23, 2026

See 1958 in the Masters room, or every year on the Masters winners list.

Dates: April 3, 1958 to April 6, 1958
Course: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Edition: 22nd Masters
Par: 72 · 6,980 yards
Made the cut: 43 (cut at 149)
Purse: $60,000 · winner's share $11,250
Champion: Arnold Palmer · age 28 · United States · born Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA
Champion's title: 1st Masters title
Winning score: 70-73-68-73 = 284 (−4) · won by 1 stroke
Runners-up: Doug Ford (285, −3), Fred Hawkins (285, −3)
54-hole leaders: Arnold Palmer (211, −5), Sam Snead (211, −5)
Caddie: Nathaniel 'Iron Man' Avery
Low amateur: Billy Joe Patton (288)
Course note: Two stone bridges over Rae's Creek were dedicated before the tournament, honoring Ben Hogan (12th hole) and Byron Nelson (13th tee).

Winner and runners-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Arnold Palmer	70	73	68	73	284	−4
T2	Doug Ford	74	71	70	70	285	−3
T2	Fred Hawkins	71	75	68	71	285	−3

What happened at the 1958 Masters

On the par-3 12th in the final round Palmer's ball embedded; he made 5 playing it as it lay, then par with a second ball, and officials ruled the par counted.

Sports Illustrated writer Herbert Warren Wind first used the name Amen Corner for holes 11 through 13 in his account of this tournament.

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).

1958 Masters: Arnold Palmer wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Winner and runners-up

What happened at the 1958 Masters

How this was built

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