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 |
