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
David Snell (golfer) David Snell (golfer) David Snell (born 10 October 1933) is an English professional golfer. He is remembered for winning the News of the World Matchplay in 1959, taking the first prize of £750. He beat Harry Weetman 3&2 in the final. Snell was unlucky not to make the 1959 Ryder Cup team. In both 1957 and 1961 any British or Irish winner of the News of the World Matchplay received an automatic place in the team. Unfortunately he performed badly in the last event before the final selection, the Dunlop Masters, and was not chosen. Snell tied for the 1963