1942 Masters Tournament

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1942 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 9–13, 1942
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
CutNone
Prize fund$5,000
Winner's share$1,500
Champion
United States Byron Nelson
280 (−8), playoff
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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.

Field[]

1. Masters champions

Jimmy Demaret (9), Ralph Guldahl (2,9,10), Byron Nelson (2,6,9,10,12), Henry Picard (6,10), Gene Sarazen (2,4,6,9,10,12), Horton Smith (9,10), Craig Wood (2,9,10)

2. U.S. Open champions

Tommy Armour (4,6), Billy Burke, Bobby Jones (3,4,5), Lawson Little (3,5,9,10)

3. U.S. Amateur champions

Bud Ward (10,11,a)

4. British Open champions

Denny Shute (6,9,10,12)

5. British Amateur champions

Charlie Yates (a)

6. PGA champions

Paul Runyan (10)

7. Members of the U.S. Ryder Cup team
  • Not held
8. Members of the U.S. Walker Cup team
  • Not held
9. Top 30 players and ties from the 1941 Masters Tournament

Sammy Byrd (10), Harry Cooper, Ed Dudley (10), Jim Ferrier (10), Jim Foulis, Willie Goggin, Jimmy Hines (10,12), Ben Hogan (10,12), Gene Kunes (10), Lloyd Mangrum (10,12), Jug McSpaden (10), Toney Penna, , Felix Serafin, Sam Snead (10,12), Jimmy Thomson

10. Top 30 players and ties from the 1941 U.S. Open

Herman Barron, , Dutch Harrison, Herman Keiser, , Johnny Palmer,

11. 1941 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists

(a)

12. 1941 PGA Championship quarter-finalists
13. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions
  • (a) did not play.
14. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open champions

Bobby Cruickshank

15. Two players, not already qualified, based on performances in the winter part of the 1941 PGA Tour

Chick Harbert, Chandler Harper

Round summaries[]

First round[]

Thursday, April 9, 1942

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Paul Runyan  United States 67 −5
Horton Smith  United States
T3 Sammy Byrd  United States 68 −4
Byron Nelson  United States
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
Jimmy Thomson  Scotland
 United States		 73-70=143
T8 Dutch Harrison  United States 74-70=144 E
Willie Goggin  United States 74-70=144
T10 Lawson Little  United States 71-74=145 +1
Denny Shute  United States 72-73=145

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
Dutch Harrison  United States 74-70-71=215
T8 Lawson Little  United States 71-74-72=217 +1
Jimmy Thomson  Scotland
 United States		 73-70-74=217
10 Chick Harbert  United States 73-73-72=218 +2

Source:[8][9]

Final round[]

Sunday, April 12, 1942

Final leaderboard[]

Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Top 10
Place Player Score To par Money (US$)
T1 United States Ben Hogan 73-70-67-70=280 −8 Playoff
United States Byron Nelson (c) 68-67-72-73=280
3 United States Paul Runyan 67-73-72-71=283 −5 600
4 United States Sammy Byrd 68-68-75-74=285 −3 500
5 United States Horton Smith (c) 67-73-74-73=287 −1 400
6 United States Jimmy Demaret (c) 70-70-75-75=290 +2 300
T7 United States Dutch Harrison 74-70-71-77=292 +4 200
United States Lawson Little 71-74-72-75=292
United States Sam Snead 78-69-72-73=292
T10 United States Chick Harbert 73-73-72-75=293 +5 100
United States Gene Kunes 74-74-74-71=293

Sources:[10][11]

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
United States Nelson −9 −9 −10 −9 −9 −8 −7 −6 −7 −7 −8 −8 −8 −8 −9 −9 −8 −8
United States 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
United States Nelson +2 +1 +1 +2 +2 +1 +1 −1 −1 −1 −2 −3 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −3
United States Hogan E −1 −1 −1 −1 E E E E +1 E E −1 −2 −3 −2 −2 −2

Source:[12]

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Rice, Grantland (April 14, 1942). "Nelson's brilliant golf wins Masters'". Miami News. p. 3B.
  3. ^ a b Bartlett, Charles (April 13, 1942). "Nelson, Hogan tie; play for Masters today". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 19.
  4. ^ "Nelson falters under pressure, Hogan ties for Masters' golf lead". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. United Press. April 13, 1942. p. 16.
  5. ^ Talbot, Gayle (April 13, 1942). "Nelson battles Hogan in playoff for Masters title today". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. Associated Press. p. 11.
  6. ^ Bartlett, Charles (April 10, 1942). "Runyan, Smith shoot 67s for Masters lead". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 27.
  7. ^ Bartlett, Charles (April 11, 1942). "Nelson's 135 leads Masters golf; Byrd second". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 19.
  8. ^ "Nelson holds Masters lead; Ben Hogan threatens". St. Petersburg Times. United Press. April 12, 1942. p. 1C.
  9. ^ Bartlett, Charles (April 12, 1942). "Nelson retains lead in Masters golf with 207". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
  10. ^ "Masters – Past Winners & Results". Augusta National Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  11. ^ "Past results – Masters tournament". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  12. ^ "Nelson defeats Hogan in playoff by one stroke". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 14, 1942. p. 16.

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