1934 Masters Tournament
The 1934 Masters Tournament was the first Masters Tournament, held March 22–25 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. It was officially known as the "Augusta National Invitation Tournament" for its first five editions, but informally as the Masters from the start.[1] Horton Smith won the event with a 20-foot (6 m) birdie putt at the 17th hole (now the 8th hole), and finished at 284 (−4), one stroke ahead of runner-up Craig Wood. (The current nines were reversed in 1934, switched to the current configuration prior to the 1935 event.) Tournament co-founder and host Bobby Jones finished ten strokes back at 294, tied for thirteenth place. The total purse was $5,000 and the winner's share was $1,500.[3][4]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 22–25, 1934 |
| Location | Augusta, Georgia |
| Course(s) | Augusta National Golf Club |
| Organized by | Augusta National Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,700 yards (6,126 m)[1] |
| Field | 72 players[2] |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | $5,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,500 |
| Champion | |
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| 284 (−4) | |
Augusta
Location in the United States
Course
| Hole | Name | Yards | Par | Hole | Name | Yards | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camellia | 430 | 4 | 10 | Tea Olive | 400 | 4 | |
| 2 | White Dogwood | 415 | 4 | 11 | Pink Dogwood | 525 | 5 | |
| 3 | Golden Bell | 150 | 3 | 12 | Flowering Peach | 350 | 4 | |
| 4 | Azalea | 480 | 5 | 13 | Flowering Crab Apple | 190 | 3 | |
| 5 | Chinese Fir | 425 | 4 | 14 | Magnolia | 440 | 4 | |
| 6 | Firethorn | 485 | 5 | 15 | Juniper | 185 | 3 | |
| 7 | Redbud | 145 | 3 | 16 | Pampas | 340 | 4 | |
| 8 | Nandina | 400 | 4 | 17 | Yellow Jasmine | 500 | 5 | |
| 9 | Holly | 420 | 4 | 18 | Carolina Cherry | 420 | 4 | |
| Out | 3,350 | 36 | In | 3,350 | 36 | |||
| Source:[1] | Total | 6,700 | 72 | |||||
- The holes' current names (2013) are listed above; the current nines were switched for 1934 only.
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, March 22, 1934
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Horton Smith | United States | 70 | −2 |
| Jimmy Hines | United States | |||
| Emmet French | United States | |||
| T4 | Craig Wood | United States | 71 | −1 |
| Walter Hagen | United States | |||
| Henry Picard | United States | |||
| Johnny Golden | United States | |||
| T8 | Billy Burke | United States | 72 | E |
| Ky Laffoon | United States | |||
| T10 | Denny Shute | United States | 73 | +1 |
| Joe Paletti | United States | |||
| Leo Diegel | United States |
Source:[5]
Second round
Friday, March 23, 1934
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton Smith | United States | 70-72=142 | −2 |
| T2 | Ed Dudley | United States | 74-69=143 | −1 |
| Billy Burke | United States | 72-71=143 | ||
| T4 | Macdonald Smith |  Scotland | 74-70=144 | E |
| Jimmy Hines | United States | 70-74=144 | ||
| Ralph Stonehouse | United States | 74-70=144 | ||
| T7 | Al Espinosa | United States | 75-70=145 | +1 |
| Leo Diegel | United States | 73-72=145 | ||
| Paul Runyan | United States | 74-71=145 | ||
| Craig Wood | United States | 71-74=145 |
Source:[6]
Third round
Saturday, March 24, 1934
| Place | Name | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton Smith | United States | 70-72-70=212 | −4 |
| 2 | Billy Burke | United States | 72-71-70=213 | −3 |
| T3 | Craig Wood | United States | 71-74-69=214 | −2 |
| Ed Dudley | United States | 74-69-71=214 | ||
| 5 | Paul Runyan | United States | 74-71-70=215 | −1 |
| T6 | Walter Hagen | United States | 71-76-70=217 | +1 |
| Willie Macfarlane | Scotland | 74-73-70=217 | ||
| T8 | Jimmy Hines | United States | 70-74-74=218 | +2 |
| Bill Schwartz | United States | 75-72-71=218 | ||
| Macdonald Smith | Scotland | 74-70-74=218 |
Final round
Sunday, March 25, 1934
| Place | Name | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton Smith | United States | 70-72-70-72=284 | −4 | 1,500 |
| 2 | Craig Wood | United States | 71-74-69-71=285 | −3 | 800 |
| T3 | Billy Burke | United States | 72-71-70-73=286 | −2 | 550 |
| Paul Runyan | United States | 74-71-70-71=286 | |||
| 5 | Ed Dudley | United States | 74-69-71-74=288 | E | 400 |
| 6 | Willie Macfarlane | Scotland | 74-73-70-74=291 | +3 | 300 |
| T7 | Al Espinosa | United States | 75-70-75-72=292 | +4 | 175 |
| Jimmy Hines | United States | 70-74-74-74=292 | |||
| Harold "Jug" McSpaden | United States | 77-74-72-69=292 | |||
| Macdonald Smith | Scotland | 74-70-74-74=292 |
Source:[3]
References
- "Jones vies with stars in comeback". Pittsburgh-Post Gazette. Associated Press. March 22, 1934. p. 19.
- "Past winners and results". The Masters. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- "Horton Smith wins; Jones far behind". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. March 26, 1934. p. 13.
- Rice, Grantland (March 26, 1934). "Horton Smith captures masters' tourney, Jones outside money". Spokesman-Review. p. 9.
- "Jones off form in comeback attempt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. March 23, 1934. p. 19.
- "Jones continues shaky at Augusta". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. March 24, 1934. p. 15.
External links
- Masters.com – past winners and results
- About.com: 1934 Masters
- Augusta.com – 1934 Masters leaderboard
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