1964 Masters: Arnold Palmer wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Arnold Palmer won the 1964 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club with 276 (−12), by 6 strokes over Dave Marr and Jack Nicklaus.

Updated October 23, 2026

See 1964 in the Masters room, or every year on the Masters winners list.

Dates: April 9, 1964 to April 12, 1964
Course: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Edition: 28th Masters
Par: 72 · 6,980 yards
Made the cut: 48 (cut at 148)
Purse: $130,000 · winner's share $20,000
Champion: Arnold Palmer · age 34 · United States · born Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA
Champion's title: 4th Masters title
Winning score: 69-68-69-70 = 276 (−12) · won by 6 strokes
Runners-up: Dave Marr (282, −6), Jack Nicklaus (282, −6)
54-hole leader: Arnold Palmer (206, −10)
Caddie: Nathaniel 'Iron Man' Avery
Low amateur: Deane Beman; Gary Cowan (291)

Winner and runners-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Arnold Palmer	69	68	69	70	276	−12
T2	Dave Marr	70	73	69	70	282	−6
T2	Jack Nicklaus	71	73	71	67	282	−6

What happened at the 1964 Masters

Palmer led by five after 54 holes and won by six, becoming the first four-time Masters champion.

This was Palmer's seventh and last professional major title.

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).

1964 Masters: Arnold Palmer wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Winner and runners-up

What happened at the 1964 Masters

How this was built

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