Golf tournament
The 1937 Masters Tournament was the fourth Masters Tournament , held April 1–4 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia .
Opening with a six-under 66,[ 2] Byron Nelson led after the first and second rounds,[ 3] [ 4] Ralph Guldahl over two holes and won the tournament by two strokes. Compared to Guldahl's 5–6 (double bogey, bogey), Nelson played the 12th and 13th holes 2–3 (birdie, eagle), respectively.[ 5] [ 6] Rae's Creek departing the 13th tee, was dedicated in 1958 to commemorate the feat.[ 7]
At age 25, this was the first of Nelson's five major titles; he won the Masters again in 1942 , which was not held again until 1946 . Guldahl rebounded and won three majors over the next two years: the U.S. Open in 1937 and 1938 and the Masters in 1939 .
Sam Snead made his Masters debut and finished 18th. The purse was $5,000 with a winner's share of $1,500.
Field
1. Masters champions Gene Sarazen (2,4,6,7,9,10), Horton Smith (7,9,10,12)
2. U.S. Open champions Tommy Armour (4,6,9,10), Billy Burke (9,10), Bobby Jones (3,4,5), Willie Macfarlane , Tony Manero (10,12), Sam Parks Jr. (7,9), George Sargent
3. U.S. Amateur champions Lawson Little (5,9), Jess Sweetser (5,a)
4. British Open champions Jock Hutchison (6), Denny Shute (6,9,10,12)
5. British Amateur champions 6. PGA champions Johnny Revolta (7,9,10), Paul Runyan (7,9,10)
7. Members of the U.S. 1935 Ryder Cup team Ky Laffoon (9,10), Henry Picard (9,10), Craig Wood (9,12)
8. Members of the U.S. 1936 Walker Cup team Charlie Yates (a)
Albert Campbell (9,11,a), George Dunlap (a), Walter Emery (a), Johnny Fischer (11,a), Harry Givan (a), Johnny Goodman (10,11,a), Francis Ouimet (a), Reynolds Smith (a), George Voigt (11,a) and Ed White (a) did not play.9. Top 30 players and ties from the 1936 Masters Tournament Harry Cooper (10), Wiffy Cox (10), Bobby Cruickshank , Ed Dudley , Al Espinosa , Vic Ghezzi (110, Ray Mangrum (10), Jug McSpaden (10,12), Byron Nelson , Jimmy Thomson (10,12), Al Watrous
10. Top 30 players and ties from the 1936 U.S. Open Herman Barron , Al Brosch , Clarence Clark , Ralph Guldahl , Tom Kerrigan , Chuck Kocsis (a), Frank Moore , Jack Munger (a), Felix Serafin
11. 1936 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists John Riddell (a)
12. 1936 PGA Championship quarter-finalists Jimmy Hines , Bill Mehlhorn
13. Two players, not already qualified, with the best scoring average in the winter part of the 1937 PGA Tour Leonard Dodson , Sam Snead
14 Foreign invitations Francis Francis (a)
Additional invitation Fred Haas (a) winner of 1936 Canadian Amateur Championship
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, April 1, 1937
Source: [ 2]
Second round
Friday, April 2, 1937
Source: [ 3]
Third round
Saturday, April 3, 1937
Source: [ 4]
Final round
Sunday, April 4, 1937
Final leaderboard
Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Sources:[ 8] [ 9]
Scorecard
Final round
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
−3
−3
−3
−3
−3
−2
−1
−1
−1
−2
−2
−3
−5
−5
−5
−5
−5
−5
−7
−7
−7
−7
−6
−7
−7
−6
−5
−6
−6
−4
−3
−3
−4
−4
−3
−3
−4
−2
−2
−3
−3
−2
−2
−2
−1
−2
−2
−2
−2
−2
−3
−3
−3
−2
−2
−2
−2
−2
−2
−2
−2
−1
E
E
E
E
−1
−1
−2
−2
−1
−1
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Source: [ 5]
References
^ "Past winners and results" . The Masters. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013 .^ a b "Bashful Byron Nelson's 66 leads golfers at Augusta" . Spartanburg Herald . South Carolina. Associated Press. April 2, 1937. p. 15.^ a b Rice, Grantland (April 3, 1937). "Nelson leads in golf play" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. North American Newspaper Alliance. p. 14.^ a b "Guldahl shoots 68 to grab lead in Augusta golf play" . Sunday Spartanburg Herald-Journal . South Carolina. Associated Press. April 4, 1937. p. 22.^ a b "Nelson beats down four stroke lead on last nine to win Augusta tourney" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Associated Press. April 5, 1937. p. 15.^ "Byron Nelson captures Augusta golf classic" . Milwaukee Journal . Associated Press. April 5, 1937. p. 3, part 2.^ "Augusta club honors Nelson and Hogan" . Daytona Beach Morning Journal . Florida. Associated Press. April 3, 1958. p. 8.^ "Masters – Past Winners & Results" . Augusta National Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2021 .^ "Past results – Masters tournament" . PGA Tour. Retrieved April 20, 2021 .
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