1939 Masters Tournament

The 1939 Masters Tournament was the sixth Masters Tournament, held 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]

1939 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesMarch 31 – April 2, 1939
LocationAugusta, Georgia
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Organized byAugusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Field46 players[1]
CutNone
Prize fund$5,000
Winner's share$1,500
Champion
Ralph Guldahl
279 (−9)
Augusta 
Location in the United States

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]

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Gene Sarazen United States193573667272283−55
Byron Nelson United States193771697275287−17
Henry Picard United States193871717671289+18
Horton Smith United States1934, 193675797472300+12T26
  • The Masters did not have a 36-hole cut until 1957

Round summaries

First round

Friday, March 31, 1939

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Billy Burke United States69−3
2Sam Snead United States70−2
T3Tommy Armour Scotland
 United States
71−1
Byron Nelson United States
Henry Picard United States
T6Jimmy Demaret United States72E
Ralph Guldahl United States
Ky Laffoon United States
Lawson Little United States
Dick Metz United States
Toney Penna Italy
 United States
Craig Wood United States

Source:[7]

Second round

Saturday, April 1, 1939

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Gene Sarazen United States73-66=139−5
T2Ralph Guldahl United States72-68=140−4
Byron Nelson United States71-69=140
Sam Snead United States70-70=140
5Billy Burke United States69-72=141−3
6Henry Picard United States71-71=142−2
7Lawson Little United States72-72=144E
T8Tommy Armour Scotland
 United States
71-74=145+1
Craig Wood United States72-73=145
T10Ben Hogan United States75-71=146+2
Jimmy Thomson Scotland
 United States
75-71=146

Source:[5][6]

Third round

Sunday, April 2, 1939   (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Ralph Guldahl United States72-68-70=210−6
2Gene Sarazen United States73-66-72=211−5
T3Billy Burke United States69-72-71=212−4
Lawson Little United States72-72-68=212
Byron Nelson United States71-69-72=212
Sam Snead United States70-70-72=212
7Craig Wood United States72-73-71=216E
T8Ben Hogan United States75-71-72=218+2
Henry Picard United States71-71-76=218
T10Ed Dudley United States75-75-69=219+3
Toney Penna Italy
 United States
72-75-72=219

Final round

Sunday, April 2, 1939   (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Ralph Guldahl United States72-68-70-69=279−91,500
2Sam Snead United States70-70-72-68=280−8800
T3Billy Burke United States69-72-71-70=282−6550
Lawson Little United States72-72-68-70=282
5Gene Sarazen United States73-66-72-72=283−5400
6Craig Wood United States72-73-71-68=284−4300
7Byron Nelson United States71-69-72-75=287−1250
8Henry Picard United States71-71-76-71=289+1175
9Ben Hogan United States75-71-72-72=290+2125
T10Ed Dudley United States75-75-69-72=291+3100
Toney Penna Italy
 United States
72-75-72-72=291

Source:[4]

References

  1. "Past winners and results". The Masters. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  2. "Golf Masters get rained out". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. March 31, 1939. p. 13.
  3. "Ralph Guldahl winner in Augusta tourney". Milwaukee Sentinel. INS. April 3, 1939. p. 12.
  4. "Guldahl wins Augusta cup". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 3, 1939. p. 8.
  5. "Bobby Jones is far down in Masters' open golf tournament". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 2, 1939. p. 1, sports.
  6. "Veteran Gene Sarazen shoots 66 to take lead in Masters". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. United Press. April 2, 1939. p. 13.
  7. McLemore, Henry (April 1, 1939). "Burke shatters par to lead Masters". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 7.

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