1960 Masters Tournament: Wire-to-Wire for Arnie
The 1960 Masters was the 24th time the tournament was played. Arnold Palmer won this year for his second Masters win.
Winner: Arnold Palmer, 282
Where it was played: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Tournament dates: April 7-10, 1960
Leader after first round: Arnold Palmer, 67
Leader after second round: Arnold Palmer, 140
Leader after third round: Arnold Palmer, 212
Notable Notes: Arnold Palmer went wire-to-wire, leading after every round en route to the victory. But he almost let it slip away at the end. Palmer needed a birdie-birdie finish on the final two holes to secure the 1-stroke victory over Ken Venturi. It was Palmer's second Masters title.
Final Scores
| Arnold Palmer | 67-73-72-70—282 |
| Ken Venturi | 73-69-71-70—283 |
| Dow Finsterwald | 71-70-72-71—284 |
| Billy Casper | 71-71-71-74—287 |
| Julius Boros | 72-71-70-75—288 |
| Walt Burkemo | 72-69-75-73—289 |
| Ben Hogan | 73-68-72-76—289 |
| Gary Player | 72-71-72-74—289 |
| Lionel Hebert | 74-70-73-73—290 |
| Stan Leonard | 72-72-72-74—290 |
| Jack Burke Jr. | 72-72-74-74—292 |
| Sam Snead | 73-74-72-73—292 |
| Ted Kroll | 72-76-71-74—293 |
| a-Jack Nicklaus | 75-71-72-75—293 |
| a-Billy Joe Patton | 75-72-74-72—293 |
| Bruce Crampton | 74-73-75-72—294 |
| Claude Harmon | 69-72-75-78—294 |
| Fred Hawkins | 69-78-72-75—294 |
| Mike Souchak | 72-75-72-75—294 |
| Tommy Bolt | 73-74-75-73—295 |
| Don January | 70-72-74-79—295 |
| Ed Oliver | 74-75-73-73—295 |
| Bob Rosburg | 74-74-71-76—295 |
| a-Frank Taylor | 70-74-73-78—295 |
| a-Tommy Aaron | 74-75-75-73—297 |
| Doug Ford | 74-72-80-71—297 |
| Billy Maxwell | 72-71-79-75—297 |
| Dave Ragan | 74-73-75-75—297 |
| George Bayer | 73-73-80-72—298 |
| a-Deane Beman | 71-72-77-78—298 |
| a-Dick Crawford | 74-72-75-77—298 |
| Doug Sanders | 73-71-81-73—298 |
| a-Gene Andrews | 73-76-77-73—299 |
| Jerry Barber | 76-73-74-77—300 |
| Jack Fleck | 78-71-77-74—300 |
| a-Chuck Kocsis | 76-72-78-74—300 |
| Dave Marr | 73-77-77-73—300 |
| Harry Weetman | 70-78-74-78—300 |
| a-Charlie Coe | 72-74-78-77—301 |
| Chick Harbert | 73-77-74-77—301 |
| Jay Hebert | 69-77-78-77—301 |
| Jim Turnesa | 76-73-73-79—301 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | 74-74-76-78—302 |
| Lew Worsham | 72-76-74-84—306 |
| a-Ward Wettlaufer | 73-77-83-78—311 |