1959 Masters Tournament Winner and Scores

This year was the 25th anniversary of the first Masters, but the 1959 Masters was the 23rd time the tournament was played.

Winner: Art Wall Jr., 284

Where it was played: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia

Tournament dates: April 2-5, 1959

Leader after first round: Stan Leonard, 69

Leader after second round: Arnold Palmer, 141

Leader after third round: Arnold Palmer and Stan Leonard, 212

Notable Notes: Art Wall Jr. played a brilliant final round, firing 66 to win his only major championship by one stroke. Wall birdied five of the final 12 holes of his round to pass by, among others, the third-round leaders: Arnold Palmer and Stan Leonard.

Leonard, from Canada, was trying to become the first international winner, but shot 75 in the fourth round. Palmer, trying win his second in a row, shot 74.

Final Scores

Art Wall Jr.	73-74-71-66—284
Cary Middlecoff	74-71-68-72—285
Arnold Palmer	71-70-71-74—286
Stan Leonard	69-74-69-75—287
Dick Mayer	73-75-71-68—287
a-Charlie Coe	74-74-67-73—288
Fred Hawkins	77-71-68-73—289
Julius Boros	75-69-74-72—290
Jay Hebert	72-73-72-73—290
Gene Littler	72-75-72-71—290
Billy Maxwell	73-71-72-74—290
a-Billy Joe Patton	75-70-71-74—290
Gary Player	73-75-71-71—290
Chick Harbert	74-72-74-71—291
Chandler Harper	71-74-74-72—291
Ted Kroll	76-71-73-71—291
Ed Oliver	75-69-73-74—291
Dow Finsterwald	79-68-73-72—292
Jack Fleck	74-71-71-76—292
a-Bill Hyndman	73-72-76-71—292
Bo Wininger	75-70-72-75—292
Walt Burkemo	75-70-71-77—293
a-Chuck Kocsis	73-75-70-75—293
Sam Snead	74-73-72-74—293
a-Don Cherry	77-71-75-71—294
Doug Ford	76-73-73-72—294
Paul Harney	75-69-77-73—294
Angel Miguel	72-72-76-74—294
Mike Souchak	73-71-74-76—294
Tommy Bolt	72-75-72-76—295
Ben Hogan	73-74-76-72—295
Bob Rosburg	75-74-73-73—295
Dave Thomas	73-71-77-74—295
Jack Burke Jr.	71-77-76-72—296
Frank Stranahan	74-72-73-77—296
Don January	74-75-70-78—297
Marty Furgol	74-74-74-76—298
Ernie Vossler	74-74-75-76—299
Lionel Hebert	77-72-76-75—300
George Bayer	74-75-77-77—303