1938 Masters Tournament

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The 1938 Masters Tournament was contested from April 1 to April 4 at Augusta National Golf Club. It was the 5th Masters Tournament.

Due to adverse weather conditions, Round 1 was played on Saturday, rounds 2 and 3 were played on Sunday, and the final round was on Monday.

Henry Picard fired a final round 70 to defeat Harry Cooper and Ralph Guldahl by two strokes.

Ben Hogan finished tied for 25th. It was his first participation in the Masters Tournament. The purse was $5,000.

[edit] Final leaderboard

# Player Country Score To par Winnings ($)
1 Henry Picard Flag of the United States United States 71-72-72-70=285 -3 1,500
T2 Harry Cooper Flag of the United States United States 68-77-71-71=287 -1 700
Ralph Guldahl Flag of the United States United States 73-70-73-71=287
4 Paul Runyan Flag of the United States United States 71-73-74-70=288 E 500
5 Byron Nelson Flag of the United States United States 73-74-70-73=290 +2 400
T6 Ed Dudley Flag of the United States United States 70-69-77-75=291 +3 275
Felix Serafin ? 72-71-78-70=291
T8 Dick Metz Flag of the United States United States 70-77-74-71=292 +4 175
Jimmy Thomson ? 74-70-76-72=292
T10 Vic Ghezzi Flag of the United States United States 75-74-70-74=293 +5 100
Jimmy Hines Flag of the United States United States 75-71-75-72=293
Lawson Little Flag of the United States United States 72-75-74-72=293

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