The 1940 Masters Tournament was the seventh
Masters Tournament, held April 4–7 at
Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta National Golf Club, sometimes referred to as Augusta or the National, is a golf club in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Unlike most private clubs which operate as non-profits, Augusta National is a for-profit corporation, and it does n ...
in
Augusta, Georgia
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.
Jimmy Demaret
James Newton Demaret (May 24, 1910 – December 28, 1983) was an American professional golfer. He won 31 PGA Tour events in a long career between 1935 and 1957, and was the first three-time winner of the Masters, with titles in 1940, 1947, and ...
won the first of his three Masters titles, four strokes ahead of runner-up
Lloyd Mangrum
Lloyd Eugene Mangrum (August 1, 1914 – November 17, 1973) was an American professional golfer. He was known for his smooth swing and his relaxed demeanour on the course, which earned him the nickname "Mr. Icicle." Early life and family
Mangrum ...
,
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,
and it stood for 46 years, until
Nick Price
Nicholas Raymond Leige Price (born 28 January 1957) is a Zimbabwean retired professional golfer who has won three major championships in his career: the PGA Championship twice (in 1992 and 1994) and The Open Championship in 1994. In the mid-19 ...
's 63 in
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
**Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal enter ...
,
later equaled by
Greg Norman
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in
1996. Although all three of these players won
major titles, none won a Masters.
Field
;1. Masters champions
Ralph Guldahl
Ralph J. Guldahl (November 22, 1911 – June 11, 1987) was an American professional golfer, one of the top five players in the sport from 1936 to 1940. He won sixteen PGA Tour-sanctioned tournaments, including three majors (two U.S. Opens and one ...
(2,9,10),
Byron Nelson
John Byron Nelson Jr. (February 4, 1912 – September 26, 2006) was an American professional golfer between 1935 and 1946, widely considered one of the greatest golfers of all time.
Nelson and two other legendary champions of the time, Ben Hoga ...
(2,9,10,12),
Henry Picard
Henry Gilford Picard (November 28, 1906 – April 30, 1997) was an American professional golfer.
Born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Picard learned to play golf while caddying at the Plymouth Country Club. Already a talented player by his early 20s ...
(6,9,10,12),
Gene Sarazen (2,4,6,9),
Horton Smith
Horton Smith (May 22, 1908 – October 15, 1963) was an American professional golfer, best known as the winner of the first and third Masters Tournaments.
Tournament career
Born in Springfield, Missouri, Smith turned professional in 1926 and w ...
(9,10,12)
;2.
U.S. Open champions
Tommy Armour
Thomas Dickson Armour (24 September 1896 – 11 September 1968) was a Scottish-American professional golfer. He was nicknamed The Silver Scot. He was the winner of three of golf's major championships: 1927 U.S. Open, 1930 PGA, and 1931 Open C ...
(4,6,9,10),
Billy Burke (9),
Chick Evans
Charles E. "Chick" Evans Jr. (July 18, 1890 – November 6, 1979) was an American amateur golfer of the 1910s and 1920s. Evans, who won the 1910 Western Open, became the first amateur to win both the U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur in one year, a ...
(3,a),
Johnny Farrell,
Walter Hagen
Walter Charles Hagen (December 21, 1892 – October 6, 1969) was an American professional golfer and a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of 11 professional majors is third behind Jack Nicklaus (18) and Tig ...
(4,6),
Bobby Jones (3,4,5),
Tony Manero (9),
George Sargent
;3.
U.S. Amateur
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champions
Lawson Little
William Lawson Little Jr. (June 23, 1910 – February 1, 1968) was an American professional golfer who also had a distinguished amateur career.
Little was born in Newport, Rhode Island, and lived much of his early life in the San Francisco area, ...
(5,9)
;4.
British Open
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champions
;5.
British Amateur
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champions
Charlie Yates (8,9,a)
;6.
PGA champions
Johnny Revolta (10),
Paul Runyan
Paul Scott Runyan (July 12, 1908 – March 17, 2002) was an American professional golfer. Among the world's best players in the mid-1930s, he won two PGA Championships, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Runyan was also a golf instruct ...
(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
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* Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin
Science and mathematics
* Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point
* Ray (g ...
(11,a),
Chuck Kocsis (a),
Tommy Suffern Tailer (9,a),
Bud Ward (10,11,a)
*''
Johnny Fischer (3,a),
Johnny Goodman (2,3,5,a),
Fred Haas
Frederick Theodore Haas Jr. (January 3, 1916 – January 26, 2004) was an American professional golfer.
Amateur career
Haas was born in Portland, Arkansas. After graduating from Dermott High School, he graduated from Louisiana State University ...
(a) and
Reynolds Smith (a) did not play. Tailer was a reserve for the team.''
;9. Top 30 players and ties from the
1939 Masters Tournament
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 play ...
Ed Dudley
Edward Bishop Dudley (February 19, 1901 – October 25, 1963) was an American professional golfer active in the late 1920s and 1930s. He was given the nickname of "Big Ed" in acknowledgment of his frame.
Biography
Born in Brunswick, Georgia, ...
(10),
Vic Ghezzi
Victor J. Ghezzi (October 19, 1910 – May 30, 1976) was an American professional golfer. (Birth year sometimes listed as 1911 or 1912)
Born in Rumson, New Jersey, Ghezzi won 11 times on the PGA Tour, including one major title, the 1941 PGA Champi ...
(10),
Chick Harbert
Melvin R. "Chick" Harbert (February 20, 1915 – September 1, 1992) was an American professional golfer.
Harbert won seven times on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 1954 PGA Championship, then a match play event. A three-tim ...
(a),
Jimmy Hines
James J. Hines (December 29, 1903 – May 11, 1986) was an American professional golfer.
Hines was born in Mineola, New York. He won nine times on the PGA Tour and was selected to the 1939 Ryder Cup team but the event was cancelled due to World ...
(10),
Ben Hogan
William Ben Hogan (August 13, 1912 – July 25, 1997) was an American professional golfer who is generally considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the game. He is notable for his profound influence on golf swing theory an ...
,
Ky Laffoon
Ky Laffoon (December 23, 1908 – March 17, 1984) was an American professional golfer. (Birthdate also stated as December 24, 1907.) He won 10 times on the PGA Tour, with four of the victories coming in 1934. He played on the 1935 Ryder Cup team. ...
(10),
Jug McSpaden
Harold Lee "Jug" McSpaden (July 21, 1908 – April 22, 1996) was an American professional golfer, and golf course architect.
Early career
Born in Monticello, Kansas, McSpaden became interested in golf at the age of ten, after seeing Harry Va ...
(10),
Frank Moore,
Toney Penna,
Felix Serafin (10),
Sam Snead
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(10),
Jimmy Thomson,
Willie Turnesa (a),
Frank Walsh
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Early life
One of eight children, Walsh was b ...
,
Al Watrous
Albert Andrew Watrous (February 1, 1899 – December 3, 1983) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1920s and 1930s.
Early life
Born in Yonkers, New York, of Polish descent, Watrous moved to Michigan at an ear ...
,
Craig Wood (10)
*''
Denny Shute
Herman Densmore "Denny" Shute (October 25, 1904 – May 13, 1974) was an American professional golfer who won three major championships in the 1930s.
Life and career
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Shute was the son of a golf pro from England; Hermon ...
(4,6,10) and
Jess Sweetser (3,5,a) did not play.''
;10. Top 30 players and ties from the
1939 U.S. Open
Johnny Bulla
John Guthrie Bulla (June 2, 1914 – December 7, 2003) was an American professional golfer.
Born in Newell, West Virginia, Bulla played on the PGA Tour, winning the 1941 Los Angeles Open, and finished runner-up three times in the majors, incl ...
,
Sammy Byrd,
Harry Cooper,
Bobby Cruickshank
Robert Allan Cruickshank (16 November 1894 – 27 August 1975) was a prominent professional golfer from Scotland. He competed in the PGA of America circuit in the 1920s and 1930s, the forerunner of the PGA Tour.
Early life
Born in Grantown-on-S ...
,
Jimmy Demaret
James Newton Demaret (May 24, 1910 – December 28, 1983) was an American professional golfer. He won 31 PGA Tour events in a long career between 1935 and 1957, and was the first three-time winner of the Masters, with titles in 1940, 1947, and ...
,
Jim Foulis
James R. Foulis (October 6, 1903 – April 12, 1969) was an American professional golfer. He was the son of David Foulis (golfer), David Foulis and nephew of James Foulis, winner of the 1896 U.S. Open (golf), 1896 U.S. Open. His son David J. F ...
,
Dutch Harrison
Ernest Joseph "Dutch" Harrison (March 29, 1910 – June 19, 1982) was an American professional golfer whose career spanned over four decades—one of the longest in the history of the PGA Tour.
Born in Conway, Arkansas and nicknamed "The Arkansa ...
(12),
Clayton Heafner,
Dick Metz
Richard C. Metz (May 29, 1908 – May 5, 1993) was an American professional golfer.
Metz won 10 times on the PGA Tour in the 1930s and 1940s. He had continued success as a senior golfer winning the Senior PGA Championship and World Seniors Cham ...
(12),
Ed Oliver,
Wilford Wehrle (a)
*''
Olin Dutra
Olin A. Dutra (January 17, 1901 – May 5, 1983) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1920s and 1930s. He won two major titles, the PGA Championship in 1932 and the U.S. Open in 1934, and was the first major c ...
(2,6),
Matt Kowal and
John Rogers did not play.''
;11. 1939
U.S. Amateur
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quarter-finalists
George Dawson (a),
Art Doering (a)
*''
Harry Givan (a),
Ed Kingsley (a) and
Don Schumacher
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* Don, Dang, a ...
(a) did not play.''
;12.
1939 PGA Championship quarter-finalists
Rod Munday
*''
Emerick Kocsis did not play.''
;13. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions
Bill Holt
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Plac ...
(a)
;14. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open champions
*''
Macdonald Smith did not play.''
;15. Two players, not already qualified, with the best scoring average in the winter part of the 1940 PGA Tour
Willie Goggin
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In 1959, Goggin won the PGA Seniors' Cha ...
,
Lloyd Mangrum
Lloyd Eugene Mangrum (August 1, 1914 – November 17, 1973) was an American professional golfer. He was known for his smooth swing and his relaxed demeanour on the course, which earned him the nickname "Mr. Icicle." Early life and family
Mangrum ...
;16 Foreign invitations
Enrique Bertolino,
Jim Ferrier
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(a),
Jules Huot,
Martin Pose,
Robert Sweeny Jr.
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(a)
Round summaries
First round
''Thursday April 4, 1940''
Source:[
]
Scorecard
''First round, set course record'' 32-32=64 (−8), lasted until 1986
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Events January
* January 1
**Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal enter ...
Source:[
]
Second round
''Friday April 5, 1940''
Source:
Third round
''Saturday April 6, 1940''
Source:
Final round
''Sunday April 7, 1940''
Final leaderboard
Sources:
References
External links
Masters.com
– past winners and results
Augusta.com
– 1940 Masters leaderboard and scorecards
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1940
A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280.
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* Januar ...
1940 in golf
1940 in American sports
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April 1940 sports events