Golf tournament
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] 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] [ 5] [ 6]
Field
1. Masters champions Byron 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 champions Tommy 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 champions Lawson Little (5,9), Jess Sweetser (5,a), Willie Turnesa (11,a)
4. British Open champions Jock Hutchison (6), Denny Shute (6,7,10)
5. British Amateur champions Charlie Yates (8,a)
6. PGA champions Johnny Revolta (7,9,10), Paul Runyan (9,10,12)
7. Members of the U.S. 1937 Ryder Cup team Ed Dudley (9), Sam Snead (12)
8. Members of the U.S. 1938 Walker Cup team Ray Billows (a), Tommy Suffern Tailer (9,a)
Johnny Fischer (3,a), Johnny Goodman (2,3,5,11,a), Fred Haas (a), Chuck Kocsis (9,a), Reynolds Smith (a) and Bud Ward (a) did not play. Tailer was a reserve for the team.9. Top 30 players and ties from the 1938 Masters Tournament Harry 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. Open Joe Belfore , Jim Foulis (12), Frank Moore , Toney Penna
Olin Dutra (2,6), Willie Hunter (5), Al Huske , Stanley Kertes , Butch Kreuger , Charles Lacey , Ray Mangrum , John Rogers , Charles Sheppard , George Von Elm (3), Al Zimmerman and Emery Zimmerman did not play,11. 1938 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists Dick 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 Tour Jimmy Demaret , Craig Wood
14 Foreign invitations Stanley Horne
Additional invitation Ted Adams (a) winner of 1938 Canadian Amateur Championship
Round summaries
First round
Friday, March 31, 1939
Source: [ 7]
Second round
Saturday, April 1, 1939
Source: [ 5] [ 6]
Third round
Sunday, April 2, 1939 (morning)
Final round
Sunday, April 2, 1939 (afternoon)
Final leaderboard
Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Sources:[ 8] [ 9]
References
^ "Past winners and results" . The Masters. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013 .^ "Golf Masters get rained out" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. March 31, 1939. p. 13.^ "Ralph Guldahl winner in Augusta tourney" . Milwaukee Sentinel . INS. April 3, 1939. p. 12.^ "Guldahl wins Augusta cup" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 3, 1939. p. 8.^ a b "Bobby Jones is far down in Masters' open golf tournament" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 2, 1939. p. 1, sports.^ a b "Veteran Gene Sarazen shoots 66 to take lead in Masters" . Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. United Press. April 2, 1939. p. 13.^ McLemore, Henry (April 1, 1939). "Burke shatters par to lead Masters" . Pittsburgh Press . United Press. p. 7. ^ "Masters – Past Winners & Results" . Augusta National Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2021 .^ "Past results – Masters tournament" . PGA Tour. Retrieved April 20, 2021 .
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