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, held April 3–6 at

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. Craig Wood won his first

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, three strokes ahead of runner-up

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. Wood opened with a 66 and led by five strokes after the first round. During the final round, Nelson caught him on the front nine and the two were briefly co-leaders. Wood scored a 34 (−2) over the final nine holes to secure the victory. The purse was $5,000 and the winner's share was $1,500. Wood, 39, led the entire tournament, the Masters' first wire-to-wire champion. He also won the next major, the 1941 U.S. Open. Prior to his win at the Masters, Wood had lost in a playoff (or extra holes) in all four of the modern major championships, a dubious distinction since matched by only one other,

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. Through

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, there have been only five wire-to-wire champions; Wood was followed by

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quarter-finalists George Dawson (a),

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(9,10),

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*''Numbers in brackets indicate categories that the player would have qualified under had they been American.''

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, April 3, 1941'' Source:

Second round

''Friday, April 4, 1941'' Source:

Third round

''Saturday, April 5, 1941'' Source:

Final round

''Sunday, April 6, 1941''

Final leaderboard

Sources:

References

External links

Masters.com
– past winners and results
Augusta.com
– 1941 Masters leaderboard {{DEFAULTSORT:Masters Tournament

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