1940 Masters Tournament

The 1940 Masters Tournament was the seventh Masters Tournament, held April 4–7 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

1940 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 4–7, 1940
LocationAugusta, Georgia
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
Length6,800 yards (6,220 m)
Field59 players
Cutnone
Prize fund$5,000
Winner's share$1,500
Champion
United States Jimmy Demaret
280 (−8)
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Jimmy Demaret won the first of his three Masters titles, four strokes ahead of runner-up Lloyd Mangrum,[1][2] the largest margin of victory until 1948. The purse was $5,000 and the winner's share was $1,500.

Mangrum shot an opening round 64 (−8), a new course record by two strokes,[3][4][5][6] and it stood for 46 years, until Nick Price's 63 in 1986,[7] later equaled by Greg Norman in 1996. Although all three of these players won major titles, none won a Masters.

Field

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1. Masters champions

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

2. U.S. Open champions

Tommy Armour (4,6,9,10), Billy Burke (9), Chick Evans (3,a), Johnny Farrell, Walter Hagen (4,6), Bobby Jones (3,4,5), Tony Manero (9), George Sargent

3. U.S. Amateur champions

Lawson Little (5,9)

4. British Open champions
5. British Amateur champions

Charlie Yates (8,9,a)

6. PGA champions

Johnny Revolta (10), Paul Runyan (9,10,12)

7. Members of the U.S. Ryder Cup team
  • Not held
8. Members of the U.S. 1938 Walker Cup team

Ray Billows (11,a), Chuck Kocsis (a), Tommy Suffern Tailer (9,a), Bud Ward (10,11,a)

9. Top 30 players and ties from the 1939 Masters Tournament

Ed Dudley (10), Vic Ghezzi (10), Chick Harbert (a), Jimmy Hines (10), Ben Hogan, Ky Laffoon (10), Jug McSpaden (10), Frank Moore, Toney Penna, Felix Serafin (10), Sam Snead (10), Jimmy Thomson, Willie Turnesa (a), Frank Walsh, Al Watrous, Craig Wood (10)

10. Top 30 players and ties from the 1939 U.S. Open

Johnny Bulla, Sammy Byrd, Harry Cooper, Bobby Cruickshank, Jimmy Demaret, Jim Foulis, Dutch Harrison (12), Clayton Heafner, Dick Metz (12), Ed Oliver, Wilford Wehrle (a)

11. 1939 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists

George Dawson (a), Art Doering (a)

12. 1939 PGA Championship quarter-finalists

Rod Munday

13. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions

Bill Holt (a)

14. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open champions
15. Two players, not already qualified, with the best scoring average in the winter part of the 1940 PGA Tour

Willie Goggin, Lloyd Mangrum

16 Foreign invitations

Enrique Bertolino, Jim Ferrier (a), Jules Huot, Martin Pose, Robert Sweeny Jr. (a)

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday April 4, 1940

Place Player Score To par
1   Lloyd Mangrum 64 −8
2   Jimmy Demaret 67 −5
T3   Harry Cooper 69 −3
  Byron Nelson
T5   Lawson Little 70 −2
  Craig Wood
T7   Tommy Armour 71 −1
  Willie Goggin
  Jug McSpaden
  Dick Metz
  Henry Picard
  Paul Runyan
  Sam Snead

Source:[3][4][5]

Scorecard

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First round, set course record   32-32=64 (−8), lasted until 1986

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
  Mangrum E −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −3 −4 −3 −3 −4 −5 −5 −6 −6 −7 −8

Source:[3][4][5]

Second round

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Friday April 5, 1940

Place Player Score To par
T1   Jimmy Demaret 67-72=139 −5
  Lloyd Mangrum 64-75=139
3   Byron Nelson 69-72=141 −3
4   Henry Picard 71-71=142 −2
T5   Willie Goggin 71-72=143 −1
  Sam Snead 71-72=143
T7   Harry Cooper 69-75=144 E
  Jug McSpaden 73-71=144
T9   Tommy Armour 71-74=145 +1
  Ed Dudley 73-72=145
  Dick Metz 71-74=145
  Paul Runyan 72-73=145
  Craig Wood 70-75=145

Source:[8][9]

Third round

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Saturday April 6, 1940

Place Player Score To par
1   Jimmy Demaret 67-72-70=209 −7
2   Lloyd Mangrum 64-75-71=210 −6
T3   Sam Snead 71-72-69=212 −4
  Craig Wood 70-75-67=212
5   Henry Picard 71-71-71=213 −3
6   Byron Nelson 69-72-74=215 −1
T7   Ed Dudley 73-72-71=216 E
  Willie Goggin 71-72-73=216
  Ben Hogan 73-74-69=216
T10   Harry Cooper 69-75-73=217 +1
  Paul Runyan 72-73-72=217

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Final round

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Sunday April 7, 1940

Final leaderboard

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Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Top 10
Place Player Score To par Money (US$)
1   Jimmy Demaret 67-72-70-71=280 −8 1,500
2   Lloyd Mangrum 64-75-71-74=284 −4 800
3   Byron Nelson (c) 69-72-74-70=285 −3 600
T4   Harry Cooper 69-75-73-70=287 −1 400
  Ed Dudley 73-72-71-71=287
  Willie Goggin 71-72-73-71=287
T7   Henry Picard (c) 71-71-71-75=288 E 200
  Sam Snead 71-72-69-76=288
  Craig Wood 70-75-67-76=288
T10   Ben Hogan 73-74-69-74=290 +2 100
  Toney Penna 73-73-72-72=290

Sources:[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ Bartlett, Charles (April 8, 1940). "Demaret's 280 wins Masters; Mangrum 2d". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 21.
  2. ^ Ferguson, Harry (April 8, 1940). "Jimmy Demaret captures Masters Tournament". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. United Press. p. 10.
  3. ^ a b c "Lloyd Mangrum's 64 leads Augusta Open". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 5, 1940. p. 21.
  4. ^ a b c Bartlett, Charles (April 5, 1940). "Mangrum leads Masters golf on record 64". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 33.
  5. ^ a b c "Lloyd Mangrum catches fire to set competitive golf scoring record". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 5, 1940. p. 14.
  6. ^ Ferguson, Harry (April 5, 1940). "Golf's Mr. Cinderella paces Masters play". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 44.
  7. ^ "Norman leads but Price has 63". Sunday Star News. Wilmington, North Carolina. Associated Press. April 13, 1986. p. 1B.
  8. ^ Bartlett, Charles (April 6, 1940). "Mangrum and Demaret share Masters lead". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 21.
  9. ^ "Ward shoots sparkling 68 to climb high among pros in golf tourney". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. April 6, 1940. p. 10.
  10. ^ "Masters – Past Winners & Results". Augusta National Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  11. ^ "Past results – Masters tournament". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
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