<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← 1967 1969 → </Td> </Tr> <P> The 1968 Masters Tournament was the 32nd Masters Tournament, held April 11--14 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia . </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> <P> Jack Nicklaus tied for fifth place and third - round leader Gary Player finished tied for seventh . Lee Trevino, 28, made his Masters debut and was two strokes back after three rounds, tied for seventh place . A rough back nine of 43 (+ 7) pushed his score to 80 and he finished tied for 40th . Two months later, he won the 1968 U.S. Open, the first of his six major titles . The Masters was the only major that eluded him; his best finish was a tie for tenth, in 1975 and 1985 . Citing incompatibility, Trevino skipped Augusta three times in the early 1970s, and missed in 1977 due to a bad back . </P>

Who signed the wrong scorecard at the masters