1976 Masters Tournament
Player Country Year ( s ) won R1 R2 Total To par
Sam Snead United States 1949 , 1952 , 1954 72 79 151 +7
Bob Goalby United States 1968 76 75 151 +7
George Archer United States 1969 74 79 153 +9
Doug Ford United States 1957 74 80 154 +10
Arnold Palmer United States 1958 , 1960 , 1962 , 1964 74 81 155 +11
Field -- Past champions in the field
The 1976 Masters Tournament was the 40th Masters Tournament, held April 8-11 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Raymond Floyd won his only Masters title, eight strokes ahead of runner-up Ben Crenshaw. He shot a 131 (−13) over the first two rounds, then posted two rounds of 70 on the weekend to tie Jack Nicklaus' record of 271 (−17), set in 1965. In the first three rounds, Floyd was under-par on every par-5, with eleven birdies and an eagle, and his 54-hole total of 201 (−15) was the lowest ever. Defending champion Nicklaus was the nearest pursuer, eight shots back at 209. It was the second of Floyd's four major titles. Tiger Woods broke the 72-hole record by a stroke 21 years later in 1997 with 270 (−18), which was tied by Jordan Spieth in 2015. Beginning with this Masters, a sudden-death playoff format was introduced, and originally planned to start at the first hole. After three years without use, it was changed to begin on the 10th hole in 1979; used for the first time that year, it ended on the eleventh green. In 2004, the playoff was changed to start on the 18th hole and then alternate with the adjacent 10th hole. Prior to 1976, playoffs were full 18-hole rounds on Monday, and the last was won by Billy Casper in 1970. The first playoff in 1935 was the exception at 36 holes.