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
Dates	March 31 – April 2, 1939
Location	Augusta, Georgia
Course(s)	Augusta National Golf Club
Organized by	Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Field	46 players[1]
Cut	None
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

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Gene Sarazen	United States	1935	73	66	72	72	283	−5	5
Byron Nelson	United States	1937	71	69	72	75	287	−1	7
Henry Picard	United States	1938	71	71	76	71	289	+1	8
Horton Smith	United States	1934, 1936	75	79	74	72	300	+12	T26

• The Masters did not have a 36-hole cut until 1957

Round summaries

First round

Friday, March 31, 1939

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Billy Burke	United States	69	−3
2	Sam Snead	United States	70	−2
T3	Tommy Armour	Scotland  United States	71	−1
	Byron Nelson	United States
	Henry Picard	United States
T6	Jimmy Demaret	United States	72	E
	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

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Gene Sarazen	United States	73-66=139	−5
T2	Ralph Guldahl	United States	72-68=140	−4
	Byron Nelson	United States	71-69=140
	Sam Snead	United States	70-70=140
5	Billy Burke	United States	69-72=141	−3
6	Henry Picard	United States	71-71=142	−2
7	Lawson Little	United States	72-72=144	E
T8	Tommy Armour	Scotland  United States	71-74=145	+1
	Craig Wood	United States	72-73=145
T10	Ben Hogan	United States	75-71=146	+2
	Jimmy Thomson	Scotland  United States	75-71=146

Source:[5][6]

Third round

Sunday, April 2, 1939   (morning)

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Ralph Guldahl	United States	72-68-70=210	−6
2	Gene Sarazen	United States	73-66-72=211	−5
T3	Billy Burke	United States	69-72-71=212	−4
	Lawson Little	United States	72-72-68=212
	Byron Nelson	United States	71-69-72=212
	Sam Snead	United States	70-70-72=212
7	Craig Wood	United States	72-73-71=216	E
T8	Ben Hogan	United States	75-71-72=218	+2
	Henry Picard	United States	71-71-76=218
T10	Ed Dudley	United States	75-75-69=219	+3
	Toney Penna	Italy  United States	72-75-72=219

Final round

Sunday, April 2, 1939   (afternoon)

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Ralph Guldahl	United States	72-68-70-69=279	−9	1,500
2	Sam Snead	United States	70-70-72-68=280	−8	800
T3	Billy Burke	United States	69-72-71-70=282	−6	550
	Lawson Little	United States	72-72-68-70=282
5	Gene Sarazen	United States	73-66-72-72=283	−5	400
6	Craig Wood	United States	72-73-71-68=284	−4	300
7	Byron Nelson	United States	71-69-72-75=287	−1	250
8	Henry Picard	United States	71-71-76-71=289	+1	175
9	Ben Hogan	United States	75-71-72-72=290	+2	125
T10	Ed Dudley	United States	75-75-69-72=291	+3	100
	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.

External links

• Masters.com – past winners and results
• About.com – 1939 Masters
• Augusta.com – 1939 Masters leaderboard and scorecards