1937 Masters Tournament

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1937 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates	April 1–4, 1937
Location	Augusta, Georgia
Course(s)	Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Field	46 players^[1]
Cut	None
Prize fund	$5,000
Winner's share	$1,500
Champion
Byron Nelson
283 (–5)

The 1937 Masters Tournament was the fourth Masters Tournament, held April 1–4 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Byron Nelson made up six strokes on Ralph Guldahl over two holes on the final day and won by two strokes. Compared to Guldahl's 5-6, Nelson played the 12th and 13th holes 2-3 respectively.^[2] The Nelson Bridge at the 13th hole was dedicated in 1958 to commemorate that feat. It was the first of Nelson's six major titles; he won the Masters again in 1942.

Sam Snead made his Masters debut and finished 18th. The purse was $5,000 and the winner's share was $1,500.

Final leaderboard

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Byron Nelson	United States	66-72-75-70=283	–5	1,500
2	Ralph Guldahl	United States	69-72-68-76=285	–3	800
3	Ed Dudley	United States	70-71-71-74=286	–2	600
4	Harry Cooper	United States	73-69-71-74=287	–1	500
5	Ky Laffoon	United States	73-70-74-73=290	+2	400
6	Jimmy Thomson	Scotland United States	71-73-74-73=291	+3	300
7	Al Watrous	United States	74-72-71-75=292	+4	250
T8	Tommy Armour	Scotland	73-75-73-72=293	+5	175
T8	Vic Ghezzi	United States	72-72-72-77=293	+5	175
T10	Leonard Dodson	United States	71-75-71-77=294	+6	100
T10	Jimmy Hines	United States	77-72-68-77=294	+6	100

References

↑ "Past winners and results". The Masters. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
↑ "Nelson beats down four stroke lead on last nine to win Augusta tourney". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 5, 1937. p. 15.

External links

Masters.com – past winners and results
About.com: 1937 Masters
Augusta.com – 1937 Masters leaderboard and scorecards

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