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
33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020
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)
Location Map
Augusta National
Location in the United States
Augusta National
Location in Georgia

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]

Field
1. Masters champions

Byron Nelson (7,9,10,12), Henry Picard (7,9,10,12), Gene Sarazen (2,4,6,7,9,10,12), Horton Smith (7,9,10,12)

2. U.S. Open champions

Tommy Armour (4,6,10), Billy Burke (9), Johnny Farrell, Ralph Guldahl (7,9,10), Walter Hagen (4,6), Bobby Jones (3,4,5,9), Tony Manero (7,9)

3. U.S. Amateur champions

Lawson Little (5,9), Jess Sweetser (5,a), Willie Turnesa (11,a)

4. British Open champions

Jock Hutchison (6), Denny Shute (6,7,10)

5. British Amateur champions

Charlie Yates (8,a)

6. PGA champions

Johnny Revolta (7,9,10), Paul Runyan (9,10,12)

7. Members of the U.S. 1937 Ryder Cup team

Ed Dudley (9), Sam Snead (12)

8. Members of the U.S. 1938 Walker Cup team

Ray Billows (a), Tommy Suffern Tailer (9,a)

9. Top 30 players and ties from the 1938 Masters Tournament

Harry Cooper (10), Vic Ghezzi (10), Jimmy Hines (10,12), Ben Hogan, Ky Laffoon, Ray Mangrum, Jug McSpaden (10), Dick Metz (10), Felix Serafin, Jimmy Thomson, Frank Walsh, Al Watrous

10. Top 30 players and ties from the 1938 U.S. Open

Joe Belfore, Jim Foulis (12), Frank Moore, Toney Penna

11. 1938 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists

Dick Chapman (a), Chick Harbert (a), Joe Thompson (a)

  • Pat Abbott (a), Chris Brinke (a) and Ed Kingsley (a) did not play.
12. 1938 PGA Championship quarter-finalists
13. Two players, not already qualified, with the best scoring average in the winter part of the 1939 PGA Tour

Jimmy Demaret, Craig Wood

14 Foreign invitations

Stanley Horne

Additional invitation

Ted Adams (a) winner of 1938 Canadian Amateur Championship

Round summaries

First round

Friday, March 31, 1939

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Billy Burke United States69−3
2Sam Snead United States70−2
T3Tommy Armour United States71−1
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 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 United States71-74=145+1
Craig Wood United States72-73=145
T10Ben Hogan United States75-71=146+2
Jimmy Thomson United States75-71=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 United States72-75-72=219

Final round

Sunday, April 2, 1939   (afternoon)

Final leaderboard
Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Top 10
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (US$)
1 Ralph Guldahl72-68-70-69=279−91,500
2 Sam Snead70-70-72-68=280−8800
T3 Billy Burke69-72-71-70=282−6550
Lawson Little72-72-68-70=282
5 Gene Sarazen (c)73-66-72-72=283−5400
6 Craig Wood72-73-71-68=284−4300
7 Byron Nelson (c)71-69-72-75=287−1250
8 Henry Picard (c)71-71-76-71=289+1175
9 Ben Hogan75-71-72-72=290+2175
T10 Ed Dudley75-75-69-72=291+3100
Toney Penna72-75-72-72=291

Sources:[8][9]

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.
  8. "Masters – Past Winners & Results". Augusta National Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  9. "Past results – Masters tournament". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
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