1955 Masters Tournament Winner and Scores
Dr. Cary Middlecoff, a practicing dentist, drilled the field in winning the 1955 Masters, the 19th one played.
Winner: Cary Middlecoff, 279
Where it was played: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Tournament dates: April 7-10, 1955
Leader after first round: Jack Burke Jr., 67
Leader after second round: Cary Middlecoff, 137
Leader after third round: Cary Middlecoff, 209
Notable Notes: Cary Middlecoff ran away with the championship, winning by a then-record seven strokes over runner-up Ben Hogan.
Middlecoff did much of his work in the second round, when a 65 took him to a 4-stroke lead. He maintained that advantage after the third round, then extended it with a final-round 70.
Arnold Palmer played in his first Masters and finished 10th.
Final Scores
Cary Middlecoff | 72-65-72-70—279 |
Ben Hogan | 73-68-72-73—286 |
Sam Snead | 72-71-74-70—287 |
Julius Boros | 71-75-72-71—289 |
Bob Rosburg | 72-72-72-73—289 |
Mike Souchak | 71-74-72-72—289 |
Lloyd Mangrum | 74-73-72-72—291 |
Stan Leonard | 77-73-68-74—292 |
a-Harvie Ward Jr. | 77-69-75-71—292 |
Dick Mayer | 78-72-72-71—293 |
Byron Nelson | 72-75-74-72—293 |
Arnold Palmer | 76-76-72-69—293 |
Jack Burke Jr. | 67-76-71-80—294 |
Skee Riegel | 73-73-73-75—294 |
Walt Burkemo | 73-73-72-77—295 |
Jay Hebert | 75-74-74-72—295 |
Frank Stranahan | 77-76-71-71—295 |
a-Joe Conrad | 77-71-74-75—297 |
Billy Maxwell | 77-72-77-71—297 |
Johnny Palmer | 77-73-72-75—297 |
Peter Thomson | 74-73-74-76—297 |
Tommy Bolt | 76-70-77-75—298 |
Gene Littler | 75-72-76-75—298 |
Pete Cooper | 73-73-78-75—299 |
Ed Furgol | 74-72-78-75—299 |
a-Hillman Robbins | 77-76-74-72—299 |
Max Evans | 76-75-75-76—302 |
a-William Goodloe Jr. | 74-73-81-75—303 |
Claude Harmon | 77-75-78-73—303 |
a-Don Cherry | 79-75-78-72—304 |
Marvin Ward | 77-73-77-77—304 |
a-Charlie Coe | 74-77-76-78—305 |
Pat Fletcher | 76-75-77-77—305 |
Chick Harbert | 76-80-73-76—305 |
Al Mengert | 79-71-78-77—305 |
Billy Burke | 75-78-77-76—306 |
a-Bill Campbell | 77-73-80-76—306 |
a-Bruce Cudd | 75-74-79-78—306 |
Shelley Mayfield | 77-73-80-76—306 |
Denny Shute | 78-71-77-80—306 |
Henry Picard | 78-79-75-75—307 |
Bob Toski | 78-71-79-79—307 |
Marty Furgol | 79-74-79-76—308 |
Leland Gibson | 81-75-75-77—308 |
Rudy Horvath | 79-77-76-76—308 |
a-James Jackson | 79-75-77-77—308 |
Earl Stewart | 78-80-72-78—308 |
Jim Turnesa | 77-75-79-78—309 |
a-Billy Joe Patton | 79-76-77-78—310 |
Johnny Revolta | 75-78-79-78—310 |
John Weitzel | 78-80-78-74—310 |
Lew Worsham | 80-75-79-76—310 |
a-Dick Chapman | 74-79-73-85—311 |
Vic Ghezzi | 78-79-77-77—311 |
Ed Oliver | 77-76-81-77—311 |
Jerry Barber | 75-77-77-83—312 |
Herman Keiser | 82-79-75-76—312 |
a-Rex Baxter Jr. | 74-76-80-83—313 |
a-Ted Lenczyk | 77-80-77-81—315 |
Horton Smith | 81-81-79-74—315 |
Sam Parks Jr. | 80-80-78-78—316 |
Craig Wood | 81-81-79-76—317 |
Al Besselink | 80-75-80-83—318 |
a-Dale Morey | 82-77-81-78—318 |
Lawson Little | 81-77-77-84—319 |
Bo Wininger | 81-74-81-84—320 |
a-Ed Meister Jr. | 86-87-74-77—324 |
a-Davis Love Jr. | 82-85-83-77—327 |