1940 Masters Tournament

The 1940 Masters Tournament was the seventh Masters Tournament, held April 4–7 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

1940 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 4–7, 1940
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
Length6,800 yards (6,220 m)
Field59 players
Cutnone
Prize fund$5,000
Winner's share$1,500
Champion
Jimmy Demaret
280 (−8)
Location Map
Augusta National
Location in the United States
Augusta National
Location in 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.

Field
1. Masters champions

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

2. U.S. Open champions

Tommy Armour (4,6,9,10), Billy Burke (9), Chick Evans (3,a), Johnny Farrell, Walter Hagen (4,6), Bobby Jones (3,4,5), Tony Manero (9), George Sargent

3. U.S. Amateur champions

Lawson Little (5,9)

4. British Open champions
5. British Amateur champions

Charlie Yates (8,9,a)

6. PGA champions

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

7. Members of the U.S. Ryder Cup team
  • Not held
8. Members of the U.S. 1938 Walker Cup team

Ray Billows (11,a), Chuck Kocsis (a), Tommy Suffern Tailer (9,a), Bud Ward (10,11,a)

9. Top 30 players and ties from the 1939 Masters Tournament

Ed Dudley (10), Vic Ghezzi (10), Chick Harbert (a), Jimmy Hines (10), Ben Hogan, Ky Laffoon (10), Jug McSpaden (10), Frank Moore, Toney Penna, Felix Serafin (10), Sam Snead (10), Jimmy Thomson, Willie Turnesa (a), Frank Walsh, Al Watrous, Craig Wood (10)

10. Top 30 players and ties from the 1939 U.S. Open

Johnny Bulla, Sammy Byrd, Harry Cooper, Bobby Cruickshank, Jimmy Demaret, Jim Foulis, Dutch Harrison (12), Clayton Heafner, Dick Metz (12), Ed Oliver, Wilford Wehrle (a)

  • Olin Dutra (2,6), Matt Kowal and John Rogers did not play.
11. 1939 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists

George Dawson (a), Art Doering (a)

  • Harry Givan (a), Ed Kingsley (a) and Don Schumacher (a) did not play.
12. 1939 PGA Championship quarter-finalists

Rod Munday

  • Emerick Kocsis did not play.
13. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions

Bill Holt (a)

14. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open champions
15. Two players, not already qualified, with the best scoring average in the winter part of the 1940 PGA Tour

Willie Goggin, Lloyd Mangrum

16 Foreign invitations

Enrique Bertolino, Jim Ferrier (a), Jules Huot, Martin Pose, Robert Sweeny Jr. (a)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday April 4, 1940

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Lloyd Mangrum United States64−8
2Jimmy Demaret United States67−5
T3Harry Cooper United States69−3
Byron Nelson United States
T5Lawson Little United States70−2
Craig Wood United States
T7Tommy Armour United States71−1
Willie Goggin United States
Jug McSpaden United States
Dick Metz United States
Henry Picard United States
Paul Runyan United States
Sam Snead United States

Source:[3][4][5]

Scorecard

First round, set course record   32-32=64 (−8), lasted until 1986

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454343454443545344
MangrumE−1−2−2−2−2−2−3−4−3−3−4−5−5−6−6−7−8

Source:[3][4][5]

Second round

Friday April 5, 1940

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Jimmy Demaret United States67-72=139−5
Lloyd Mangrum United States64-75=139
3Byron Nelson United States69-72=141−3
4Henry Picard United States71-71=142−2
T5Willie Goggin United States71-72=143−1
Sam Snead United States71-72=143
T7Harry Cooper United States69-75=144E
Jug McSpaden United States73-71=144
T9Tommy Armour United States71-74=145+1
Ed Dudley United States73-72=145
Dick Metz United States71-74=145
Paul Runyan United States72-73=145
Craig Wood United States70-75=145

Source:[8][9]

Third round

Saturday April 6, 1940

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jimmy Demaret United States67-72-70=209−7
2Lloyd Mangrum United States64-75-71=210−6
T3Sam Snead United States71-72-69=212−4
Craig Wood United States70-75-67=212
5Henry Picard United States71-71-71=213−3
6Byron Nelson United States69-72-74=215−1
T7Ed Dudley United States73-72-71=216E
Willie Goggin United States71-72-73=216
Ben Hogan United States73-74-69=216
T10Harry Cooper United States69-75-73=217+1
Paul Runyan United States72-73-72=217

Source:

Final round

Sunday April 7, 1940

Final leaderboard
Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Top 10
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (US$)
1 Jimmy Demaret67-72-70-71=280−81,500
2 Lloyd Mangrum64-75-71-74=284−4800
3 Byron Nelson (c)69-72-74-70=285−3600
T4 Harry Cooper69-75-73-70=287−1400
Ed Dudley73-72-71-71=287
Willie Goggin71-72-73-71=287
T7 Henry Picard (c)71-71-71-75=288E200
Sam Snead71-72-69-76=288
Craig Wood70-75-67-76=288
T10 Ben Hogan73-74-69-74=290+2100
Toney Penna73-73-72-72=290

Sources:[10][11]

References
  1. Bartlett, Charles (April 8, 1940). "Demaret's 280 wins Masters; Mangrum 2d". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 21.
  2. Ferguson, Harry (April 8, 1940). "Jimmy Demaret captures Masters Tournament". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. United Press. p. 10.
  3. "Lloyd Mangrum's 64 leads Augusta Open". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 5, 1940. p. 21.
  4. Bartlett, Charles (April 5, 1940). "Mangrum leads Masters golf on record 64". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 33.
  5. "Lloyd Mangrum catches fire to set competitive golf scoring record". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 5, 1940. p. 14.
  6. Ferguson, Harry (April 5, 1940). "Golf's Mr. Cinderella paces Masters play". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 44.
  7. "Norman leads but Price has 63". Sunday Star News. Wilmington, North Carolina. Associated Press. April 13, 1986. p. 1B.
  8. Bartlett, Charles (April 6, 1940). "Mangrum and Demaret share Masters lead". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 21.
  9. "Ward shoots sparkling 68 to climb high among pros in golf tourney". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. April 6, 1940. p. 10.
  10. "Masters – Past Winners & Results". Augusta National Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  11. "Past results – Masters tournament". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
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