1961 Masters Tournament 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 replayed the next day. In the final round on Monday, Player defeated Palmer and amateur Charles Coe by one stroke to become the
Bill Johnston (golfer) touring professional were over, Johnston became a golf course architect. He has designed several well-known courses in Arizona and Texas. Johnston was inducted into the Utah Golf Hall of Fame in 1994. "this list may be incomplete" Bill Johnston (golfer) Bill Johnston (born January 2, 1925) is an American golf course architect and former professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. Johnston was born in Donora, Pennsylvania, but moved to Ogden, Utah when he was four years old. He played college golf at the University of Utah and turned professional in 1950. The biggest win of his playing career