1938 Masters Tournament

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1938 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 2–4, 1938
LocationAugusta, Georgia
33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020Coordinates: 33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Organized byAugusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Field42 players[1]
CutNone
Prize fund$5,000
Winner's share$1,500
Champion
United States Henry Picard
285 (−3)
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The 1938 Masters Tournament was the fifth Masters Tournament, held April 2–4 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Due to adverse weather conditions, the first round was delayed until Saturday,[2] rounds 2 and 3 were played on Sunday,[3] and the final round was on Monday.[4]

Henry Picard led by one stroke after 54 holes and shot 70 in the final round to win his only Masters, two strokes ahead of runners-up Harry Cooper and Ralph Guldahl.[5] It was the first of two major titles for Picard, who won the PGA Championship in 1939.

The purse was $5,000 with a winner's share of $1,500. Ben Hogan made his Masters debut and finished tied for 25th. Tournament host Bobby Jones finished in the top twenty for the second and final time.[6]

Field[]

1. Masters champions

Byron Nelson (7,9,10,12), Gene Sarazen (2,4,6,7,9,10), Horton Smith (7,9)

2. U.S. Open champions

Billy Burke (9,10), Ralph Guldahl (7,9,10), Bobby Jones (3,4,5,9), Willie Macfarlane (9), Tony Manero (7,9,12), Sam Parks Jr. (10)

3. U.S. Amateur champions

Lawson Little (5,9), Jess Sweetser (5,a)

4. British Open champions

Denny Shute (6,7,9,10,12)

5. British Amateur champions
6. PGA champions

Johnny Revolta (7,9,10), Paul Runyan (9,10)

7. Members of the U.S. 1937 Ryder Cup team

Ed Dudley (9,10), Henry Picard (10,12), Sam Snead (9,10)

8. Members of the U.S. 1938 Walker Cup team

Chuck Kocsis (10,a), (a), Bud Ward (11,a), Charlie Yates (9,a)

9. Top 30 players and ties from the 1937 Masters Tournament

Harry Cooper (10,12), Wiffy Cox, Bobby Cruickshank (10), Leonard Dodson, Vic Ghezzi (10), Jimmy Hines (10,12), Ky Laffoon (10,12), Ray Mangrum (10), Felix Serafin, Jimmy Thomson (10), Al Watrous, Craig Wood

10. Top 30 players and ties from the 1937 U.S. Open

, Jug McSpaden (12), Toney Penna, Frank Strafaci (a), Frank Walsh

11. 1937 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists
12. 1937 PGA Championship quarter-finalists
13. Two players, not already qualified, with the best scoring average in the winter part of the 1938 PGA Tour

Ben Hogan, Dick Metz

14 Foreign invitations

, Ross Somerville (11,a)

Round summaries[]

First round[]

Saturday, April 2, 1938

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Harry Cooper  United States 68 −4
T2 Ed Dudley  United States 70 −2
Dick Metz  United States
T4 Toney Penna  United States 71 −1
Henry Picard  United States
Paul Runyan  United States
T7 Bobby Cruickshank  United States 72 E
Lawson Little  United States
Tony Manero  United States
Jug McSpaden  United States
Felix Serafin  United States

Source:[2]

Second round[]

Sunday, April 3, 1938   (morning)

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Ed Dudley  United States 70-69=139 −5
T2 Ralph Guldahl  United States 73-70=143 −1
Henry Picard  United States 71-72=143
Felix Serafin  United States 72-71=143
T5 Paul Runyan  United States 71-73=144 E
Jimmy Thomson  United States 74-70=144
T7 Harry Cooper  United States 68-77=145 +1
Johnny Revolta  United States 73-72=145
T9 Jimmy Hines  United States 75-71=146 +2
Billy Burke  United States 73-73=146

Third round[]

Sunday, April 3, 1938   (afternoon)

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Henry Picard  United States 71-72-72=215 −1
T2 Harry Cooper  United States 68-77-71=216 E
Ed Dudley  United States 70-69-77=216
Ralph Guldahl  United States 73-70-73=216
Gene Sarazen  United States 78-70-68=216
6 Byron Nelson  United States 73-74-70=217 +1
7 Paul Runyan  United States 71-73-74=218 +2
8 Vic Ghezzi  United States 75-74-70=219 +3
9 Jimmy Thomson  United States 74-70-76=220 +4
T10 Jimmy Hines  United States 75-71-75=221 +5
Lawson Little  United States 72-75-74=221
Dick Metz  United States 70-77-74=221
Johnny Revolta  United States 73-72-76=221
Felix Serafin  United States 72-71-78=221

Source:[3]

Final round[]

Monday, April 4, 1938

Final leaderboard[]

Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Top 10
Place Player Score To par Money (US$)
1 United States Henry Picard 71-72-72-70=285 −3 1,500
T2 United States Harry Cooper 68-77-71-71=287 −1 700
United States Ralph Guldahl 73-70-73-71=287
4 United States Paul Runyan 71-73-74-70=288 E 500
5 United States Byron Nelson (c) 73-74-70-73=290 +2 400
T6 United States Ed Dudley 70-69-77-75=291 +3 275
United States Felix Serafin 72-71-78-70=291
T8 United States Dick Metz 70-77-74-71=292 +4 175
United States Jimmy Thomson 74-70-76-72=292
T10 United States Vic Ghezzi 75-74-70-74=293 +5 100
United States Jimmy Hines 75-71-75-72=293
United States Lawson Little 72-75-74-72=293

Sources:[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Past winners and results". The Masters. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  2. ^ a b McLemore, Henry (April 3, 1938). "Cooper's par-smashing 68 leads classy field in Masters' golf tourney". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 1, sports.
  3. ^ a b "Picard's 215 nets lead in Masters' Tournament". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 4, 1938. p. 17.
  4. ^ Rice, Grantland (April 2, 1938). "Rain postpones Masters' golf". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 13.
  5. ^ Rice, Grantland (April 5, 1938). "Sore thumb helps Henry Picard win". Milwaukee Journal. p. 6, part 2.
  6. ^ "Picard takes Augusta title". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. April 5, 1938. p. 8.
  7. ^ "Masters – Past Winners & Results". Augusta National Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "Past results – Masters tournament". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

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