1961 Masters Tournament 54 holes, he finished his round nearly an hour ahead of Palmer's double-bogey at the final hole. "Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par"</small> 1961 Masters Tournament The 1961 Masters Tournament was the 25th Masters Tournament, held April 6–10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Due to heavy rains and flooding of several greens, Sunday's final round was halted before 4 p.m. and the scores were erased, even though ten players had completed their rounds. Third round leader Gary Player was even par through eleven holes, and defending champion Arnold Palmer was two-under through nine. The entire round was
Dick Burton (golfer) illness. "Note: Burton never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship." NT = no tournament<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place Dick Burton (golfer) Richard Burton (11 October 1907 – 30 January 1974) was an English professional golfer. Burton is mainly remembered for winning The Open Championship (British Open) in 1939, when it was played on the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland. His win was achieved in some style, with a birdie down the 18th to win by two shots from Johnny Bulla. He played for Great Britain in