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
Roy Masters (commentator) Masters set the precedent for the legality of non-medical practice of hypnosis when he was charged with practising medicine without a license at age 30. He was sentenced to serve 30 days in jail. Masters bought a house trailer in 1961 and relocated his family to Los Angeles, where he founded a California-based non-profit, the Foundation of Human Understanding. He produced a mindfulness meditation exercise recording titled "How Your Mind Can Keep You Well", which became the title of his radio show and one of his books. In 1961, Masters started a talk radio counseling show, which is currently broadcast