1942 Masters Tournament

1942 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates	April 9–13, 1942
Location	Augusta, Georgia
Course(s)	Augusta National Golf Club
Organized by	Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Field	42 players
Cut	None
Prize fund	$5,000
Winner's share	$1,500
Champion
Byron Nelson
280 (−8), playoff
«1941 1946»

Augusta

Location in the United States

The 1942 Masters Tournament was the ninth Masters Tournament, held April 9–13 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

Byron Nelson, the 1937 champion, won an 18-hole playoff by one stroke over runner-up Ben Hogan. Down by three strokes after four holes, Nelson played the final fourteen holes at five-under-par to claim the winner's share of $1,500 from a $5,000 purse.^[1] The playoff was refereed by tournament host Bobby Jones.^[2] Nelson was the second to win a second Masters, joining Horton Smith.

On Sunday, Nelson started the final round with a three stroke lead, with a gallery of 6,000 on the grounds. Hogan birdied 18 to shoot 70 (−2) and 280 (−8) and waited for Nelson to finish the last three holes. Nelson found a greenside bunker at 17 and bogeyed to fall into a tie. He had a 12-foot (3.7 m) birdie putt to win on the 72nd hole, but left it short and tapped in to force the Monday playoff.^[3]^[4]^[5]

It was the second playoff at the Masters; the first in 1935 was 36 holes.

This was the last Masters until 1946; it was not played from 1943 to 1945, due to World War II.

Past champions in the field

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Byron Nelson	United States	1937	68	67	72	73	280	−8	1
Horton Smith	United States	1934, 1936	67	73	74	73	287	−1	5
Jimmy Demaret	United States	1940	70	70	75	75	290	+2	6
Henry Picard	United States	1938	75	72	75	75	297	+9	T15
Ralph Guldahl	United States	1939	74	74	76	76	300	+12	20
Craig Wood	United States	1941	72	75	82	73	302	+14	T22
Gene Sarazen	United States	1935	80	74	75	75	304	+16	T28

The Masters did not have a 36-hole cut until 1957

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 9, 1942

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Paul Runyan	United States	67	−5
T1	Horton Smith	United States	67	−5
T3	Sammy Byrd	United States	68	−4
T3	Byron Nelson	United States	68	−4
5	Jimmy Demaret	United States	70	−2
T6	Billy Burke	United States	71	−1
	Ed Dudley	United States
	Jim Ferrier	Australia
	Lawson Little	United States
T10	Bobby Cruickshank	Scotland	72	E
	Bobby Jones	United States
	Denny Shute	United States
	Craig Wood	United States

Source:^[6]

Second round

Friday, April 10, 1942

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Byron Nelson	United States	68-67=135	−9
2	Sammy Byrd	United States	68-68=136	−8
T3	Jimmy Demaret	United States	70-70=140	−4
	Paul Runyan	United States	67-73=140
	Horton Smith	United States	67-73=140
T6	Ben Hogan	United States	73-70=143	−1
T6	Jimmy Thomson	Scotland United States	73-70=143	−1
T8	Dutch Harrison	United States	74-70=144	E
T8	Willie Goggin	United States	74-70=144	E
T10	Lawson Little	United States	71-74=145	+1
T10	Denny Shute	United States	72-73=145	+1

Source:^[7]

Third round

Saturday, April 11, 1942

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Byron Nelson	United States	68-67-72=207	−9
2	Ben Hogan	United States	73-70-67=210	−6
3	Sammy Byrd	United States	68-68-75=211	−5
4	Paul Runyan	United States	67-73-72=212	−4
5	Horton Smith	United States	67-73-74=214	−2
T6	Jimmy Demaret	United States	70-70-75=215	−1
T6	Dutch Harrison	United States	74-70-71=215	−1
T8	Lawson Little	United States	71-74-72=217	+1
T8	Jimmy Thomson	Scotland United States	73-70-74=217	+1
10	Chick Harbert	United States	73-73-72=218	+2

Source:^[8]^[9]

Final round

Sunday, April 12, 1942

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
T1	Byron Nelson	United States	68-67-72-73=280	−8	Playoff
T1	Ben Hogan	United States	73-70-67-70=280	−8	Playoff
3	Paul Runyan	United States	67-73-72-71=283	−5	600
4	Sammy Byrd	United States	68-68-75-74=285	−3	500
5	Horton Smith	United States	67-73-74-73=287	−1	400
6	Jimmy Demaret	United States	70-70-75-75=290	+2	300
T7	Dutch Harrison	United States	74-70-71-77=292	+4	200
	Lawson Little	United States	71-74-72-75=292
	Sam Snead	United States	78-69-72-73=292
T10	Chick Harbert	United States	73-73-72-75=293	+5	100
T10	Gene Kunes	United States	74-74-74-71=293	+5	100

Source:^[3]

Scorecard

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	5	4	3	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	3	5	4	5	3	4	4
Nelson	−9	−9	−10	−9	−9	−8	−7	−6	−7	−7	−8	−8	−8	−8	−9	−9	−8	−8
Hogan	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−5	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:^[3]

Playoff

Monday, April 13, 1942

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Byron Nelson	United States	69	−3	1,500
2	Ben Hogan	United States	70	−2	800

Scorecard

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	5	4	3	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	3	5	4	5	3	4	4
Nelson	+2	+1	+1	+2	+2	+1	+1	−1	−1	−1	−2	−3	−4	−4	−4	−4	−4	−3
Hogan	E	−1	−1	−1	−1	E	E	E	E	+1	E	E	−1	−2	−3	−2	−2	−2

Source:^[10]

References

↑ Talbot, Gayle (April 14, 1942). "Byron Nelson beats Ben Hogan in playoff to win second Masters' golf title". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. Associated Press. p. 13.
↑ Rice, Grantland (April 14, 1942). "Nelson's brilliant golf wins Masters'". Miami News. p. 3B.
1 2 3 Bartlett, Charles (April 13, 1942). "Nelson, Hogan tie; play for Masters today". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 19.
↑ "Nelson falters under pressure, Hogan ties for Masters' golf lead". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. United Press. April 13, 1942. p. 16.
↑ Talbot, Gayle (April 13, 1942). "Nelson battles Hogan in playoff for Masters title today". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. Associated Press. p. 11.
↑ Bartlett, Charles (April 10, 1942). "Runyan, Smith shoot 67s for Masters lead". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 27.
↑ Bartlett, Charles (April 11, 1942). "Nelson's 135 leads Masters golf; Byrd second". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 19.
↑ "Nelson holds Masters lead; Ben Hogan threatens". St. Petersburg Times. United Press. April 12, 1942. p. 1C.
↑ Bartlett, Charles (April 12, 1942). "Nelson retains lead in Masters golf with 207". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
↑ "Nelson defeats Hogan in playoff by one stroke". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 14, 1942. p. 16.

External links

Masters.com – past winners and results
About.com – 1942 Masters
Augusta.com – 1942 Masters leaderboard and scorecards

1942 Men's Major Golf Championships
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