The 1965 Masters Tournament was held from April 8 to April 11 at Augusta National Golf Club. It was the 29th Masters Tournament and 91 players entered the tournament; 49 of them made the cut at 148 (+4).
Jack Nicklaus won his second Masters title with a score of 271 (−17). At the time it was a tournament record, three strokes better than Ben Hogan's 274 in 1953. It was equaled in 1976 by Raymond Floyd and surpassed in 1997 by Tiger Woods' 270 (−18). Nicklaus' winning margin of nine strokes also stood until 1997, when Woods was victorious by twelve strokes to win his first green jacket.
The "Big Three" (Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player) were tied after 36 holes at 138 (−6), but Nicklaus shot a 64 (−8) on Saturday to gain five shots on Player and eight on Palmer.
Byron Nelson finished tied for 15th place, the last time that the two-time champion would make the cut at Augusta.
Art Wall, Jr. won the Par 3 contest with a score of 20.
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