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 |
