1939 Masters Tournament Explained

1939 Masters Tournament
Dates:March 31 – April 2, 1939
Location:Augusta, Georgia
Course:Augusta National Golf Club
Org:Augusta National Golf Club
Tour:PGA Tour
Par:72
Field:46 players[1]
Cut:None
Purse:$5,000
Winners Share:$1,500
Score:279 (−9)
Previous:1938
Next:1940
Map:USA#USA Georgia
Map Relief:yes
Map Label:Augusta National
Coordinates:33.503°N -82.02°W

The 1939 Masters Tournament was the sixth Masters Tournament, held from March 31 to April 2 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Due to adverse weather conditions, the first round was postponed to Friday and the final two rounds were played on Sunday.[2]

Ralph Guldahl won his only Masters title with a tournament record 279 (−9), one stroke better than runner-up Sam Snead. He had finished as a runner-up the previous two years, and it was the third of Guldahl's three major titles; he won consecutive U.S. Open titles in 1937 and 1938. The previous Masters record was 282 (−6) in 1935,[3] and Guldahl's mark stood until 1953, when Ben Hogan shot 274 (−14).

The purse was $5,000 with a winner's share of $1,500. The gallery for Sunday's final two rounds was estimated at 10,000 spectators.[4] Challenging weather conditions during the second round on Saturday included hail, wind, rain, and some sun breaks.[5] [6]

Field

1. Masters championsByron Nelson (7,9,10,12), Henry Picard (7,9,10,12), Gene Sarazen (2,4,6,7,9,10,12), Horton Smith (7,9,10,12)
2. U.S. Open championsTommy Armour (4,6,10), Billy Burke (9), Johnny Farrell, Ralph Guldahl (7,9,10), Walter Hagen (4,6), Bobby Jones (3,4,5,9), Tony Manero (7,9)
3. U.S. Amateur championsLawson Little (5,9), Jess Sweetser (5,a), Willie Turnesa (11,a)
4. British Open championsJock Hutchison (6), Denny Shute (6,7,10)
5. British Amateur championsCharlie Yates (8,a)
6. PGA championsJohnny Revolta (7,9,10), Paul Runyan (9,10,12)
7. Members of the U.S. 1937 Ryder Cup teamEd Dudley (9), Sam Snead (12)
8. Members of the U.S. 1938 Walker Cup teamRay Billows (a), Tommy Suffern Tailer (9,a)
9. Top 30 players and ties from the 1938 Masters TournamentHarry Cooper (10), Vic Ghezzi (10), Jimmy Hines (10,12), Ben Hogan, Ky Laffoon, Ray Mangrum, Jug McSpaden (10), Dick Metz (10), Felix Serafin, Jimmy Thomson, Frank Walsh, Al Watrous
10. Top 30 players and ties from the 1938 U.S. OpenJoe Belfore, Jim Foulis (12), Frank Moore, Toney Penna
11. 1938 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalistsDick Chapman (a), Chick Harbert (a), Joe Thompson (a)
12. 1938 PGA Championship quarter-finalists
13. Two players, not already qualified, with the best scoring average in the winter part of the 1939 PGA TourJimmy Demaret, Craig Wood
14 Foreign invitationsStanley Horne
Additional invitationTed Adams (a) winner of 1938 Canadian Amateur Championship

Round summaries

First round

Friday, March 31, 1939

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 69 −3
2 70 −2
T3 71 −1
T6 72 E
Source:[7]

Second round

Saturday, April 1, 1939

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 73-66=139 −5
T2 72-68=140 −4
71-69=140
70-70=140
5 69-72=141 −3
6 71-71=142 −2
7 72-72=144 E
T8 71-74=145 +1
72-73=145
T10 75-71=146 +2
75-71=146
Source:[5] [6]

Third round

Sunday, April 2, 1939   (morning)

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 72-68-70=210 −6
2 73-66-72=211 −5
T3 69-72-71=212 −4
72-72-68=212
71-69-72=212
70-70-72=212
7 72-73-71=216 E
T8 75-71-72=218 +2
71-71-76=218
T10 75-75-69=219 +3
72-75-72=219

Final round

Sunday, April 2, 1939   (afternoon)

Final leaderboard

Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Top 10!Place!!Player!!Score!!To par!!Money (US$)
1 72-68-70-69=279 −9 1,500
2 70-70-72-68=280 −8 800
T3 69-72-71-70=282 −6 550
72-72-68-70=282
5 Gene Sarazen (c) 73-66-72-72=283 −5 400
6 72-73-71-68=284 −4 300
7 Byron Nelson (c) 71-69-72-75=287 −1 250
8 Henry Picard (c) 71-71-76-71=289 +1 175
9 75-71-72-72=290 +2 175
T10 75-75-69-72=291 +3 100
72-75-72-72=291

Sources:[8] [9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Past winners and results . The Masters . April 16, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131012024707/http://www.masters.com/en_US/discover/past_winners.html . October 12, 2013 .
  2. News: Golf Masters get rained out . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington . Associated Press . March 31, 1939 . 13.
  3. News: Ralph Guldahl winner in Augusta tourney . Milwaukee Sentinel . INS . April 3, 1939 . 12.
  4. News: Guldahl wins Augusta cup . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington . Associated Press . April 3, 1939 . 8.
  5. News: Bobby Jones is far down in Masters' open golf tournament . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington . Associated Press . April 2, 1939 . 1, sports.
  6. News: Veteran Gene Sarazen shoots 66 to take lead in Masters . Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon . United Press . April 2, 1939 . 13 .
  7. News: Burke shatters par to lead Masters . Pittsburgh Press . United Press. McLemore . Henry . April 1, 1939 . 7.
  8. Web site: Masters – Past Winners & Results . Augusta National Inc. . April 20, 2021.
  9. Web site: Past results – Masters tournament . PGA Tour . April 20, 2021.

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