1936 Masters Tournament

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1936 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates	April 3–6, 1936
Location	Augusta, Georgia
Course(s)	Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Field	53 players^[1]
Cut	None
Prize fund	$5,000
Winner's share	$1,500
Champion
Horton Smith
285 (–3)

The 1936 Masters Tournament was the third Masters Tournament, held April 3–6 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Horton Smith won his second Masters, one stroke ahead of runner-up Harry Cooper, with defending champion Gene Sarazen in third. Still officially named the "Augusta National Invitation Tournament," the purse was $5,000 with a winner's share of $1,500.

Due to heavy rains, the first round of play was postponed until Friday.^[2] Sunday's play was also postponed and the third and fourth rounds were played on Monday. On the back nine of the final round, Smith sank a 50-foot (15 m) chip-in for birdie at the 14th hole, and a follow-up birdie at the 15th hole to win again.^[3]

Final leaderboard

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Horton Smith	United States	74-71-68-72=285	–3	1,500
2	Harry Cooper	England United States	70-69-71-76=286	–2	800
3	Gene Sarazen	United States	78-67-72-70=287	–1	600
T4	Bobby Cruickshank	Scotland	75-69-74-72=290	+2	450
T4	Paul Runyan	United States	76-69-70-75=290	+2	450
T6	Ed Dudley	United States	75-75-70-73=293	+5	250
	Ky Laffoon	United States	75-70-75-73=293
	Ray Mangrum	United States	76-73-68-76=293
T9	Johnny Dawson (a)	United States	77-70-70-77=294	+6	0
T9	Henry Picard	United States	75-72-74-73=294	+6	150

References

↑ "Past winners and results". The Masters. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
↑ "Postpone opening of Augusta golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 2, 1936. p. 19.
↑ "Horton Smith wins Augusta Tourney". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 7, 1936. p. 18.

External links

Masters.com – past winners and results
About.com: 1936 Masters
Augusta.com – 1936 Masters leaderboard

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