Low Amateur At The Masters Records

Low Amateur At The Masters:

No amateur has ever won The Masters, but three have finished second:

• Frank Stranahan – 1947
• Ken Venturi – 1956
• Charles Coe – 1961

Frank Strahanan is a particularly interesting character. The heir to the Champion Spark Plug fortune, he was not only a top amateur golfer, but from 1945 to 1954 was ranked number one in his weight class in powerlifting. After retiring from golf, he became a long distance runner, competing in 102 marathons.

Ken Venturi is best known to modern audiences for his thirty five years as a broadcaster for CBS Sports. He was, however, one of the best amateurs to every play the game. After turning pro in, he won fourteen tour events, and the 1964 US Open. That US Open became notorious for the 36 hole struggle at Congressional Country Club in 100 degree heat. Venturi suffered dehydration and doctors advised him not to play the final round. The next year, the USGA abandoned the 36 hole finishing day of the US Open. Venturi’s playing career was cut short by injuries and he retired from golf in 1967.

Charles Coe was a lifelong amateur who won two US Amateur titles. In all, he made nineteen Masters appearances, and set many Masters amateur records, including: most cuts made (15); top-24 finishes (9); top-10 finishes (3); eagles (6), rounds played (67) and most times low amateur (6). In fact, Coe won low amateur honors at Augusta in four consecutive decades: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He also holds the amateur records for best finish (2nd in 1961), lowest third round score (67 in 1959), and lowest 72-hole score (281 in 1961).

The list of scores for  low amateur at the Masters follows

Year	Low Amateur	Country	To par	Place
2024	Neal Shipley	United States	+12	T53
2023	Sam Bennett	United States	-2	T16
2022	None made the cut
2021	None made the cut
2020	Andy Ogletree	United States	-2	T34
2019	Viktor Hovland	Norway	-3	t32
2018	Doug Ghim	United States	+8	t50
2017	Stewart Hagestad	United States	+6	T36
2016	Bryson DeChambeau	United States	+5	T21
2015	None made the cut
2014	Oliver Goss	Australia	+10	49
2013	Guan Tianlang	China	+12	58
2012	Patrick Cantlay	United States	+7	47
2011	Hideki Matsuyama	Japan	-1	27
2010	Matteo Manassero	Italy	+4	36
2009	None made the cut
2008	None made the cut
2007	None made the cut
2006	None made the cut
2005	Ryan Moore	United States	-1	15
2004	Casey Wittenberg	United States	E	13
2003	Ricky Barnes	United States	+3	21
2002	None made the cut
2001	None made the cut
2000	David Gossett	United States	15	54
1999	Sergio García	Spain	7	38
1998	Matt Kuchar	United States	E	21
1997	None made the cut
1996	None made the cut
1995	Tiger Woods	United States	5	41
1994	John Harris	United States	17	50
1993	None made the cut
1992	Manny Zerman	South Africa	6	59
1991	Phil Mickelson	United States	2	46
1990	Chris Patton	United States	9	39
1989	None made the cut
1988	Jay Sigel (3)	United States	12	39
1987	Bob Lewis	United States	21	54
1986	Sam Randolph (2)	United States	5	36
1985	Sam Randolph	United States	2	18
1984	Rick Fehr	United States	E	25
1983	Jim Hallet	United States	9	40
1982	Jodie Mudd	United States	6	20
1981	Jay Sigel (2)	United States	6	35
1980	Jay Sigel	United States	1	26
1979	Bobby Clampett	United States	2	23
1978	Lindy Miller	United States	-2	16
1977	Bill Sander	United States	11	49
1976	Curtis Strange	United States	3	15
1975	George Burns	United States	4	30
1974	None made the cut
1973	Ben Crenshaw (2)	United States	7	24
1972	Ben Crenshaw	United States	7	19
1971	Steve Melnyk	United States	4	24
1970	Charles Coe (6)	United States	4	23
1969	Bruce Fleisher	United States	12	44
1968	Vinny Giles	United States	E	22
1967	Downing Gray (2)	United States	9	36
1966	Jimmy Grant	United States	11	28
1965	Downing Gray	United States	6	31
1964	Deane Beman	United States	E	13
1963	Labron Harris, Jr.	United States	10	32
1962	Charles Coe (5)	United States	E	9
1961	Charles Coe (4)	United States	-7	2
1960	Jack Nicklaus	United States	5	13
	Billy Joe Patton (3)	United States
1959	Charles Coe (3)	United States	E	6
1958	Billy Joe Patton (2)	United States	E	8
1957	Harvie Ward (3)	United States	E	4
1956	Ken Venturi	United States	2	2
1955	Harvie Ward (2)	United States	2	7
1954	Billy Joe Patton	United States	2	3
1953	Frank Stranahan (3)	United States	3	14
	Harvie Ward	United States
1952	Chuck Kocsis	United States	9	14
1951	Charles Coe (2)	United States	5	12
1950	Frank Stranahan (2)	United States	9	14
1949	Charles Coe	United States	7	16
	Johnny Dawson (2)	United States
1948	Skee Riegel	United States	5	13
1947	Frank Stranahan	United States	-5	2
1946	Cary Middlecoff	United States	5	12
1943–45	Cancelled due to World War II
1942	Charlie Yates (5)	United States	16	28
1941	Dick Chapman	United States	9	19
1940	Charlie Yates (4)	United States	5	17
1939	Chick Harbert	United States	8	18
	Charlie Yates (3)	United States
1938	Tommy Tailer	United States	10	19
1937	Charlie Yates (2)	United States	13	27
1936	Johnny Dawson	United States	6	9
1935	Lawson Little	United States	E	6
1934	Charlie Yates	United States	9	21

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