1941 Masters Tournament
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 3–6, 1941 |
| Location | Augusta, Georgia |
| Course(s) | Augusta National Golf Club |
| Organized by | Augusta National Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,800 yards (6,220 m)[1] |
| Field | 51 players |
| Cut | none |
| Prize fund | $5,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,500 |
| Champion | |
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| 280 (−8) | |
The 1941 Masters Tournament was the eighth Masters Tournament, held April 3–6 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Craig Wood won his first major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Byron Nelson.
Wood opened with a 66 and led by five strokes after the first round.[1][2] During the final round, Nelson caught him on the front nine and the two were briefly co-leaders. Wood scored a 34 (−2) over the final nine holes to secure the victory.[3] The purse was $5,000 and the winner's share was $1,500.[4]
Wood, 39, led the entire tournament, the Masters' first wire-to-wire champion. He also won the next major, the 1941 U.S. Open. Prior to his win at the Masters, Wood had lost in a playoff (or extra holes) in all four of the modern major championships, a dubious distinction since matched by only one other, Greg Norman.[5]
Through 2016, there have been only five wire-to-wire champions; Wood was followed by Arnold Palmer (1960), Jack Nicklaus (1972), Raymond Floyd (1976), and Jordan Spieth (2015).
Past champions in the field
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Nelson | | 1937 | 71 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 283 | −5 | 2 |
| Jimmy Demaret | | 1940 | 77 | 69 | 71 | 75 | 292 | +4 | T12 |
| Ralph Guldahl | | 1939 | 76 | 71 | 75 | 71 | 293 | +5 | T14 |
| Gene Sarazen | | 1935 | 76 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 297 | +9 | T19 |
| Horton Smith | | 1934, 1936 | 74 | 72 | 77 | 74 | 297 | +9 | T19 |
- The Masters did not have a 36-hole cut until 1957
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, April 3, 1941
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Second round
Friday, April 4, 1941
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Wood | | 66-71=137 | −7 |
| 2 | Byron Nelson | | 71-69=140 | −4 |
| 3 | Lawson Little | | 71-70=141 | −3 |
| T4 | Sammy Byrd | | 73-70=143 | −1 |
| Willie Goggin | | 71-72=143 | ||
| Ben Hogan | | 71-72=143 | ||
| Clayton Heafner | | 73-70=143 | ||
| Jug McSpaden | | 76-67=143 | ||
| T9 | Ed Dudley | | 73-72=145 | +1 |
| Harry Cooper | | 72-73=145 |
Source:[6]
Third round
Saturday, April 5, 1941
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Wood | | 66-71-71=208 | −8 |
| 2 | Sammy Byrd | | 73-70-68=211 | −5 |
| 3 | Byron Nelson | | 71-69-73=213 | −3 |
| T4 | Willie Goggin | | 71-72-72=215 | −1 |
| Lawson Little | | 71-70-74=215 | ||
| 6 | Jimmy Demaret | | 77-69-71=217 | +1 |
| 7 | Ben Hogan | | 71-72-75=218 | +2 |
| T8 | Dick Chapman (a) | | 76-73-70=219 | +3 |
| Vic Ghezzi | | 77-71-71=219 | ||
| Clayton Heafner | | 73-70-76=219 |
Final round
Sunday, April 6, 1941
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Wood | | 66-71-71-72=280 | −8 | 1,500 |
| 2 | Byron Nelson | | 71-69-73-70=283 | −5 | 800 |
| 3 | Sammy Byrd | | 73-70-68-74=285 | −3 | 600 |
| 4 | Ben Hogan | | 71-72-75-68=286 | −2 | 500 |
| 5 | Ed Dudley | | 73-72-75-68=288 | E | 300 |
| T6 | Vic Ghezzi | | 77-71-71-70=289 | +1 | 275 |
| Sam Snead | | 73-75-72-69=289 | |||
| 8 | Lawson Little | | 71-70-74-75=290 | +2 | 200 |
| T9 | Willie Goggin | | 71-72-72-76=291 | +3 | 117 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | | 75-74-72-70=291 | |||
| Jug McSpaden | | 76-67-80-68=291 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Craig Wood's 66 leads Masters by five strokes". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. United Press. April 4, 1941. p. 13.
- 1 2 "Wood's 6-under 66 leads in Masters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 4, 1941. p. 16.
- 1 2 "Craig Wood wins Masters with 280". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. April 7, 1941. p. 5-part 2.
- 1 2 "Wood's 280 total wins Masters golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 7, 1941. p. 14.
- ↑ "Craig Wood, a study in major championship heartache". Daily Mail. London. Associated Press. April 5, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Wood retains lead in Masters tourney". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 5, 1941. p. 12.
- ↑ Carver, Lawton (April 6, 1941). "Wood leads; Sam Byrd second". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. INS. p. 9.
- ↑ Boni, Bill (April 6, 1941). "Byrd challenges Wood with 68 in Augusta tourney". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. South Carolina. Associated Press. p. 22.
External links
- Masters.com – past winners and results
- About.com – 1941 Masters
- Augusta.com – 1941 Masters leaderboard