1962 Masters: Arnold Palmer wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Arnold Palmer won the 1962 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club with 280 (−8), won a playoff against Gary Player and Dow Finsterwald.

Updated October 23, 2026

See 1962 in the Masters room, or every year on the Masters winners list.

Dates: April 5, 1962 to April 9, 1962
Course: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Edition: 26th Masters
Par: 72 · 6,980 yards
Field: 110
Made the cut: 52 (cut at 149)
Purse: $110,000 · winner's share $20,000
Champion: Arnold Palmer · age 32 · United States · born Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA
Champion's title: 3rd Masters title
Winning score: 70-66-69-75 = 280 (−8)
Runners-up: Gary Player (280, −8), Dow Finsterwald (280, −8)
54-hole leader: Arnold Palmer (205, −11)
Playoff: 18-hole playoff; beat Gary Player; Dow Finsterwald; Palmer 68; Player 71; Finsterwald 77
Caddie: Nathaniel 'Iron Man' Avery
Low amateur: Charlie Coe (288)

Winner and runners-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Arnold Palmer	70	66	69	75	280	−8
T2	Gary Player	67	71	71	71	280	−8
T2	Dow Finsterwald	74	68	65	73	280	−8

What happened at the 1962 Masters

Palmer birdied the 16th and 17th holes in the final round to tie Player and Finsterwald, setting up the first three-man playoff in Masters history.

In the 18-hole Monday playoff Player led by three at the turn, but Palmer birdied the 10th and made five birdies in seven holes to shoot 68.

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).

1962 Masters: Arnold Palmer wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Winner and runners-up

What happened at the 1962 Masters

How this was built

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