1940 Masters Tournament
Tournament information | |
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Dates | April 4–7, 1940 |
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) |
Field | 59 players |
Cut | none |
Prize fund | $5,000 |
Winner's share | $1,500 |
Champion | |
Jimmy Demaret | |
280 (−8) | |
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The 1940 Masters Tournament was the seventh Masters Tournament, held April 4–7 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
Jimmy Demaret won the first of his three Masters titles, four strokes ahead of runner-up Lloyd Mangrum,[1][2] the largest margin of victory until 1948. The purse was $5,000 and the winner's share was $1,500.
Mangrum shot an opening round 64 (−8), a new course record by two strokes,[3][4][5][6] and it stood for 46 years, until Nick Price's 63 in 1986,[7] later equaled by Greg Norman in 1996. Although all three of these players won major titles, none won a Masters.
Past champions in the field
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Byron Nelson | United States | 1937 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 70 | 285 | −3 | 3 |
Henry Picard | United States | 1938 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 75 | 288 | E | T7 |
Ralph Guldahl | United States | 1939 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 74 | 292 | +4 | T14 |
Gene Sarazen | United States | 1935 | 74 | 71 | 77 | 73 | 295 | +7 | T21 |
Horton Smith | United States | 1934, 1936 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 77 | 309 | +21 | T47 |
- The Masters did not have a 36-hole cut until 1957
Round summaries
First round
Thursday April 4, 1940
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lloyd Mangrum | United States | 64 | −8 |
2 | Jimmy Demaret | United States | 67 | −5 |
T3 | Harry Cooper | England United States | 69 | −3 |
Byron Nelson | United States | |||
T5 | Lawson Little | United States | 70 | −2 |
Craig Wood | United States | |||
T7 | Tommy Armour | Scotland United States | 71 | −1 |
Willie Goggin | United States | |||
Jug McSpaden | United States | |||
Dick Metz | United States | |||
Henry Picard | United States | |||
Paul Runyan | United States | |||
Sam Snead | United States |
Scorecard
First round, set course record 32-32=64 (−8), lasted until 1986
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Mangrum | E | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −8 |
Second round
Friday April 5, 1940
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | Jimmy Demaret | United States | 67-72=139 | −5 |
Lloyd Mangrum | United States | 64-75=139 | ||
3 | Byron Nelson | United States | 69-72=141 | −3 |
4 | Henry Picard | United States | 71-71=142 | −2 |
T5 | Willie Goggin | United States | 71-72=143 | −1 |
Sam Snead | United States | 71-72=143 | ||
T7 | Harry Cooper | England United States | 69-75=144 | E |
Jug McSpaden | United States | 73-71=144 | ||
T9 | Tommy Armour | Scotland United States | 71-74=145 | +1 |
Ed Dudley | United States | 73-72=145 | ||
Dick Metz | United States | 71-74=145 | ||
Paul Runyan | United States | 72-73=145 | ||
Craig Wood | United States | 70-75=145 |
Third round
Saturday April 6, 1940
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jimmy Demaret | United States | 67-72-70=209 | −7 |
2 | Lloyd Mangrum | United States | 64-75-71=210 | −6 |
T3 | Sam Snead | United States | 71-72-69=212 | −4 |
Craig Wood | United States | 70-75-67=212 | ||
5 | Henry Picard | United States | 71-71-71=213 | −3 |
6 | Byron Nelson | United States | 69-72-74=215 | −1 |
T7 | Ed Dudley | United States | 73-72-71=216 | E |
Willie Goggin | United States | 71-72-73=216 | ||
Ben Hogan | United States | 73-74-69=216 | ||
T10 | Harry Cooper | England United States | 69-75-73=217 | +1 |
Paul Runyan | United States | 72-73-72=217 |
Source:
Final round
Sunday April 7, 1940
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jimmy Demaret | United States | 67-72-70-71=280 | −8 | 1,500 |
2 | Lloyd Mangrum | United States | 64-75-71-74=284 | −4 | 800 |
3 | Byron Nelson | United States | 69-72-74-70=285 | −3 | 600 |
T4 | Harry Cooper | England United States | 69-75-73-70=287 | −1 | 400 |
Ed Dudley | United States | 73-72-71-71=287 | |||
Willie Goggin | United States | 71-72-73-71=287 | |||
T7 | Henry Picard | United States | 71-71-71-75=288 | E | 200 |
Sam Snead | United States | 71-72-69-76=288 | |||
Craig Wood | United States | 70-75-67-76=288 | |||
T10 | Ben Hogan | United States | 73-74-69-74=290 | +2 | 100 |
Toney Penna | Italy United States | 73-73-72-72=290 |
References
- 1 2 Bartlett, Charles (April 8, 1940). "Demaret's 280 wins Masters; Mangrum 2d". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 21.
- 1 2 Ferguson, Harry (April 8, 1940). "Jimmy Demaret captures Masters Tournament". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. United Press. p. 10.
- 1 2 3 "Lloyd Mangrum's 64 leads Augusta Open". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 5, 1940. p. 21.
- 1 2 3 Bartlett, Charles (April 5, 1940). "Mangrum leads Masters golf on record 64". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 33.
- 1 2 3 "Lloyd Mangrum catches fire to set competitive golf scoring record". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 5, 1940. p. 14.
- ↑ Ferguson, Harry (April 5, 1940). "Golf's Mr. Cinderella paces Masters play". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 44.
- ↑ "Norman leads but Price has 63". Sunday Star News. Wilmington, North Carolina. Associated Press. April 13, 1986. p. 1B.
- ↑ Bartlett, Charles (April 6, 1940). "Mangrum and Demaret share Masters lead". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 21.
- ↑ "Ward shoots sparkling 68 to climb high among pros in golf tourney". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. April 6, 1940. p. 10.
External links
- Masters.com – past winners and results
- About.com – 1940 Masters
- Augusta.com – 1940 Masters leaderboard and scorecards
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