<P> Bob Goalby won his only major championship , one stroke ahead of Roberto De Vicenzo , the reigning British Open champion . On the back nine in the final round , Goalby birdied 13 and 14 and eagled 15 to record a 66 ( − 6 ) and a total of 277 ( − 11 ) . At first it appeared that he had tied De Vicenzo and the two would meet in an 18 - hole Monday playoff , but De Vicenzo returned an incorrect scorecard showing a par 4 on the 17th hole , instead of a birdie 3 , sunk with a two - foot putt . Playing partner Tommy Aaron incorrectly marked the 4 and De Vicenzo failed to catch the mistake and signed the scorecard . USGA rules stated that the higher written score signed by a golfer on his card must stand , and the error gave Goalby the championship . Ironically , Goalby discovered a scoring error he had made on the card he was keeping for Raymond Floyd , his playing partner in the final round , which he corrected at the scorer 's tent . He had marked Floyd down for a par - 3 on the 16th hole , when Floyd had actually bogeyed the hole . Floyd ended up in a tie for seventh place with , among others , Aaron . Both Aaron and Floyd would win the Masters in future years , Aaron in 1973 and Floyd in 1976 . </P>
<P> Bob Goalby won his only major championship , one stroke ahead of Roberto De Vicenzo , the reigning British Open champion . On the back nine in the final round , Goalby birdied 13 and 14 and eagled 15 to record a 66 ( − 6 ) and a total of 277 ( − 11 ) . At first it appeared that he had tied De Vicenzo and the two would meet in an 18 - hole Monday playoff , but De Vicenzo returned an incorrect scorecard showing a par 4 on the 17th hole , instead of a birdie 3 , sunk with a two - foot putt . Playing partner Tommy Aaron incorrectly marked the 4 and De Vicenzo failed to catch the mistake and signed the scorecard . USGA rules stated that the higher written score signed by a golfer on his card must stand , and the error gave Goalby the championship . Ironically , Goalby discovered a scoring error he had made on the card he was keeping for Raymond Floyd , his playing partner in the final round , which he corrected at the scorer 's tent . He had marked Floyd down for a par - 3 on the 16th hole , when Floyd had actually bogeyed the hole . Floyd ended up in a tie for seventh place with , among others , Aaron . Both Aaron and Floyd would win the Masters in future years , Aaron in 1973 and Floyd in 1976 . </P>
who signed the wrong scorecard at the masters
who signed the wrong scorecard at the masters
Roberto De Vicenzo
Roberto De Vicenzo