1952 Masters Tournament Results
Winner: Sam Snead, 286
Where it was played: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Tournament dates: April 3-6, 1952
Leader after first round: Ray Gafford and Johnny Palmer, 69
Leader after second round: Sam Snead, 137
Leader after third round: Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, 215
What Happened at the 1952 Masters Tournament
The 1952 Masters appeared set for a Sam Snead-Ben Hogan duel in the final round, but Hogan was blown away by strong winds that Snead managed to deal with. The result was a 72 for Snead and a 79 for Hogan, who fell into a tie for seventh. Snead wound up with a 4-stroke victory over runner-up Jack Burke Jr.Hogan bogeyed the first, fourth and fifth holes of his final round, along with the 14th-16th holes plus the final hole, and had zero birdies in the round.
Snead won despite shooting 77 in the third round. The final two rounds were played under strong winds, leading to tough scoring conditions, and despite that 77 Snead was able to earn the second of his three career Masters wins. Hogan was the defending champion and won again the following year, while Snead won in 1949 and 1954 in addition to this year.
The Champions Dinner is a longstanding tradition at The Masters. It's the dinner held each year during tournament week at Augusta, hosted by the defending champion, with the defending champ responsible for selecting the menu. The 1952 Masters was the site of the very first Champions Dinner, which was arranged by Ben Hogan.
This was the first year that Augusta National awarded a Silver Cup to the Masters' low amateur. The first low amateur to receive the cup: Chuck Kocsis, who tied for 14th place.
Tommy Jacobs, age 17, finished 60th and set a record as the tournament's youngest player that stood until 2010.
1952 Masters Final Scores
| Sam Snead | 70-67-77-72—286 |
| Jack Burke Jr. | 76-67-78-69—290 |
| Al Besselink | 70-76-71-74—291 |
| Tommy Bolt | 71-71-75-74—291 |
| Jim Ferrier | 72-70-77-72—291 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | 71-74-75-72—292 |
| Julius Boros | 73-73-76-71—293 |
| Fred Hawkins | 71-73-78-71—293 |
| Ben Hogan | 70-70-74-79—293 |
| Lew Worsham | 71-75-73-74—293 |
| Cary Middlecoff | 72-72-72-78—294 |
| Johnny Palmer | 69-74-75-77—295 |
| Johnny Revolta | 71-71-77-77—296 |
| George Fazio | 72-71-78-76—297 |
| Claude Harmon | 73-74-77-73—297 |
| a-Chuck Kocsis | 75-78-71-73—297 |
| Ted Kroll | 74-74-76-73—297 |
| Skee Riegel | 75-71-78-73—297 |
| Joe Kirkwood Jr. | 71-77-74-76—298 |
| a-Frank Stranahan | 72-74-76-76—298 |
| Doug Ford | 71-74-79-75—299 |
| Bobby Locke | 74-71-79-75—299 |
| a-Harvie Ward Jr. | 72-71-78-78—299 |
| a-Arnold Blum | 74-77-77-74—302 |
| Clayton Heafner | 76-74-74-78—302 |
| Byron Nelson | 72-75-78-77—302 |
| Skip Alexander | 71-73-77-82—303 |
| Smiley Quick | 73-76-79-75—303 |
| Norman Von Nida | 77-77-73-76—303 |
| Dave Douglas | 76-69-81-78—304 |
| Vic Ghezzi | 77-77-76-74—304 |
| Ed Oliver | 72-72-77-83—304 |
| Horton Smith | 74-73-77-80—304 |
| Charles Bassler | 74-75-79-77—305 |
| Stan Leonard | 75-76-75-79—305 |
| a-Al Mengert | 74-77-78-76—305 |
| Earl Stewart | 75-80-75-75—305 |
| Ed Furgol | 74-77-78-77—306 |
| Chandler Harper | 76-74-79-77—306 |
| Bob Hamilton | 80-71-81-75—307 |
| Bob Toski | 80-72-78-77—307 |
| Walt Burkemo | 80-74-76-78—308 |
| a-Johnny Dawson | 74-78-78-78—308 |
| Marty Furgol | 73-76-79-80—308 |
| a-Bobby Knowles | 78-77-79-74—308 |
| a-Charlie Coe | 80-76-81-72—309 |
| Dow Finsterwald | 72-72-83-82—309 |
| a-Sam Urzetta | 78-73-76-82—309 |
| Ray Gafford | 69-80-81-80—310 |
| a-Billy Maxwell | 77-77-77-79—310 |
| Denny Shute | 74-77-78-81—310 |
| a-William Goodloe | 77-71-77-86—311 |
| Henry Picard | 76-77-78-80—311 |
| Reggie Myles | 77-75-80-80—312 |
| a-Ted Bishop | 82-75-81-75—313 |
| Al Brosch | 76-74-85-78—313 |
| a-Dick Chapman | 72-79-80-82—313 |
| a-Bob Sweeny | 74-77-79-83—313 |
| Craig Wood | 73-81-80-80—314 |
| a-Tommy Jacobs | 79-81-77-79—316 |
| a-Jimmy Frisina | 74-79-88-81—322 |
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