William Joseph Patton (April 19, 1922[1] – January 1, 2011[2]) was an American golfer best known for almost winning the 1954 Masters Tournament.

Patton was born in Morganton, North Carolina.

In the 1954 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Patton came within one stroke of being in a three-man playoff with Ben Hogan and Sam Snead.

His final round 71 included a hole-in-one on the par-3 6th hole and a double bogey on the par-5 13th hole, when he tried to reach the green in two and put his ball into Rae's Creek.

Patton was inducted into several Halls of Fame: LA = low amateur CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play Sources: Masters,[8] U.S. Open, U.S.