1963 Masters Tournament: Nicklaus' First Green Jacket
Winner: Jack Nicklaus, 286
Where it was played: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Tournament dates: April 4-7, 1963
Leader after first round: Bo Wininger and Mike Souchak, 69
Leader after second round: Mike Souchak, 139
Leader after third round: Jack Nicklaus, 214
Notable Notes: Wet conditions created high scores in the third round, so even though he carded a 74, Jack Nicklaus took a 1-stroke lead. Then, even-par 72 in the final was good enough to secure a 1-stroke victory over Tony Lema.
It was Nicklaus' first Masters win and just his fifth overall win on the PGA Tour. ... At the time, Nicklaus became the youngest winner of The Masters (a record since broken). ... The tradition of Masters honorary starters began this year, with Jock Hutchison and Fred McLeod hitting ceremonial opening drives.
Final Scores
| Jack Nicklaus | 74-66-74-72—286 |
| Tony Lema | 74-69-74-70—287 |
| Julius Boros | 76-69-71-72—288 |
| Sam Snead | 70-73-74-71—288 |
| Dow Finsterwald | 74-73-73-69—289 |
| Ed Furgol | 70-71-74-74—289 |
| Gary Player | 71-74-74-70—289 |
| Bo Wininger | 69-72-77-72—290 |
| Don January | 73-75-72-71—291 |
| Arnold Palmer | 74-73-73-71—291 |
| Billy Casper | 79-72-71-70—292 |
| Bruce Crampton | 74-74-72-72—292 |
| Doug Ford | 75-73-75-69—292 |
| Mike Souchak | 69-70-79-74—292 |
| Bob Charles | 74-72-76-71—293 |
| Chen Ching-Po | 76-71-71-75—293 |
| Billy Maxwell | 72-75-76-70—293 |
| Dick Mayer | 73-70-80-70—293 |
| Mason Rudolph | 75-72-72-74—293 |
| Dan Sikes | 74-76-72-71—293 |
| Stan Leonard | 74-72-73-75—294 |
| Johnny Pott | 75-76-74-69—294 |
| Art Wall Jr. | 75-74-73-72—294 |
| Wes Ellis | 74-72-79-70—295 |
| Gene Littler | 77-72-78-68—295 |
| Bobby Nichols | 76-74-73-72—295 |
| Jay Hebert | 70-70-81-75—296 |
| George Bayer | 71-75-84-67—297 |
| Tommy Jacobs | 78-74-73-72—297 |
| Doug Sanders | 73-74-77-73—297 |
| Alvie Thompson | 79-72-75-71—297 |
| a-Labron Harris Jr. | 79-71-73-75—298 |
| Dave Ragan | 74-75-76-73—298 |
| Ken Venturi | 77-74-77-71—299 |
| a-Bill Hyndman | 74-72-80-74—300 |
| Kel Nagle | 75-74-76-75—300 |
| Tommy Bolt | 75-76-76-74—301 |
| a-Charlie Coe | 72-75-79-75—301 |
| a-Homero Blancas | 75-77-76-74—302 |
| Antonio Cerda | 75-71-78-78—302 |
| Lionel Hebert | 75-74-77-76—302 |
| Jack Fleck | 74-77-77-75—303 |
| Walter Burkemo | 75-77-78-74—304 |
| Jimmy Demaret | 75-75-81-73—304 |
| Herman Keiser | 75-77-79-74—305 |
| a-Downing Gray | 73-76-81-76—306 |
| a-R.H. Sikes | 76-76-77-77—306 |
| a-Billy Joe Patton | 80-72-74-81—307 |
| Gene Sarazen | 74-73-81-80—308 |
