1939 Masters Tournament

1939 Masters Tournament

Tournament information
Dates	March 31 – April 2, 1939
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
Ralph Guldahl
279 (–9)

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.

Ralph Guldahl won his only Masters title, one stroke over runner-up Sam Snead. He had finished as a runner-up the previous two years. It was the third of Guldahl's three major titles; he won consecutive U.S. Open titles in 1937 and 1938.

The purse was $5,000 and the winner's share was $1,500.

Final leaderboard

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Ralph Guldahl	United States	72-68-70-69=279	–9	1,500
2	Sam Snead	United States	70-70-72-68=280	–8	800
T3	Billy Burke	United States	69-72-71-70=282	–6	550
	Lawson Little	United States	72-72-68-70=282
5	Gene Sarazen	United States	73-66-72-72=283	–5	400
6	Craig Wood	United States	72-73-71-68=284	–4	300
7	Byron Nelson	United States	71-69-72-75=287	–1	250
8	Henry Picard	United States	71-71-76-71=289	+1	175
9	Ben Hogan	United States	75-71-72-72=290	+2	125
T10	Ed Dudley	United States	75-75-69-72=291	+3	100
	Toney Penna	United States	72-75-72-72=291

References

External links

• Masters.com – past winners and results
• About.com: 1939 Masters
• Augusta.com – 1939 Masters leaderboard and scorecards

Coordinates: 33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020