1967 Masters: Gay Brewer wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Gay Brewer won the 1967 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club with 280 (−8), by 1 stroke over Bobby Nichols.

Updated October 23, 2026

See 1967 in the Masters room, or every year on the Masters winners list.

Dates: April 6, 1967 to April 9, 1967
Course: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Edition: 31st Masters
Par: 72 · 6,980 yards
Made the cut: 55 (cut at 150)
Purse: $165,000 · winner's share $20,000
Champion: Gay Brewer · age 35 · United States · born Middletown, Ohio, USA
Champion's title: 1st Masters title
Winning score: 73-68-72-67 = 280 (−8) · won by 1 stroke
Runner-up: Bobby Nichols (281, −7)
54-hole leaders: Julius Boros (211, −5), Bobby Nichols (211, −5), Bert Yancey (211, −5) · Gay Brewer was 2 strokes back (T4)
Caddie: Johnnie Frank Moore
Low amateur: Downing Gray (297)

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Gay Brewer	73	68	72	67	280	−8
2	Bobby Nichols	72	69	70	70	281	−7

What happened at the 1967 Masters

Gay Brewer, who had lost the 1966 playoff, birdied the 13th, 14th and 15th holes on Sunday to win by one stroke.

Jack Nicklaus became the first defending champion to miss the cut, while 54-year-old Ben Hogan shot a third-round 66 with a back-nine 30.

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).

1967 Masters: Gay Brewer wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1967 Masters

How this was built

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