1937 Masters Tournament

1937 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates	April 1–4, 1937
Location	Augusta, Georgia
Course(s)	Augusta National Golf Club
Organized by	Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Field	46 players^[1]
Cut	None
Prize fund	$5,000
Winner's share	$1,500
Champion
Byron Nelson
283 (−5)
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Augusta

Location in the United States

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] but a 75 on Saturday dropped him four strokes back, in a tie for third.^[4] On the final nine on Sunday, he gained six strokes on third round leader 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] The Nelson Bridge, over 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.

Past champions in the field

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Horton Smith	United States	1934, 1936	75	72	77	75	299	+11	T19
Gene Sarazen	United States	1935	74	80	73	73	300	+12	T24

The Masters did not have a 36-hole cut until 1957

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 1, 1937

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Byron Nelson	United States	66	−6
2	Ralph Guldahl	United States	69	−3
T3	Ed Dudley	United States	70	−2
	Wiffy Cox	United States
	Lawson Little	United States
T6	Leonard Dodson	United States	71	−1
	Tony Manero	United States
	Johnny Revolta	United States
	Jimmy Thomson	Scotland United States
T10	Vic Ghezzi	United States	72	E
T10	Al Espinosa	United States	72	E

Source:^[2]

Second round

Friday, April 2, 1937

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Byron Nelson	United States	66-72=138	−6
T2	Ralph Guldahl	United States	69-72=141	−3
T2	Ed Dudley	United States	70-71=141	−3
T4	Harry Cooper	England United States	73-69=142	−2
T4	Wiffy Cox	United States	70-72=142	−2
T6	Ky Laffoon	United States	73-70=143	−1
	Tony Manero	United States	71-72=143
	Johnny Revolta	United States	71-72=143
T9	Vic Ghezzi	United States	72-72=144	E
T9	Jimmy Thomson	Scotland United States	71-73=144	E

Source:^[3]

Third round

Saturday, April 3, 1937

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Ralph Guldahl	United States	69-72-68=209	−7
2	Ed Dudley	United States	70-71-71=212	−4
T3	Harry Cooper	England United States	73-69-71=213	−3
T3	Byron Nelson	United States	66-72-75=213	−3
5	Johnny Revolta	United States	71-72-72=215	−1
6	Vic Ghezzi	United States	72-72-72=216	E
T7	Leonard Dodson	United States	71-75-71=217	+1
	Jimmy Hines	United States	77-72-68=217
	Ky Laffoon	United States	73-70-74=217
	Al Watrous	United States	74-72-71=217

Source:^[4]

Final round

Sunday, April 4, 1937

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Byron Nelson	United States	66-72-75-70=283	−5	1,500
2	Ralph Guldahl	United States	69-72-68-76=285	−3	800
3	Ed Dudley	United States	70-71-71-74=286	−2	600
4	Harry Cooper	England United States	73-69-71-74=287	−1	500
5	Ky Laffoon	United States	73-70-74-73=290	+2	400
6	Jimmy Thomson	Scotland United States	71-73-74-73=291	+3	300
7	Al Watrous	United States	74-72-71-75=292	+4	250
T8	Tommy Armour	Scotland United States	73-75-73-72=293	+5	175
T8	Vic Ghezzi	United States	72-72-72-77=293	+5	175
T10	Leonard Dodson	United States	71-75-71-77=294	+6	100
T10	Jimmy Hines	United States	77-72-68-77=294	+6	100

Source:^[5]^[6]

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
Nelson	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−2	−1	−1	−1	−2	−2	−3	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5
Guldahl	−7	−7	−7	−7	−6	−7	−7	−6	−5	−6	−6	−4	−3	−3	−4	−4	−3	−3
Dudley	−4	−2	−2	−3	−3	−2	−2	−2	−1	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−3	−3	−3	−2
Cooper	−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. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
1 2 "Bashful Byron Nelson's 66 leads golfers at Augusta". Spartanburg Herald. South Carolina. Associated Press. April 2, 1937. p. 15.
1 2 Rice, Grantland (April 3, 1937). "Nelson leads in golf play". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. North American Newspaper Alliance. p. 14.
1 2 "Guldahl shoots 68 to grab lead in Augusta golf play". Sunday Spartanburg Herald-Journal. South Carolina. Associated Press. April 4, 1937. p. 22.
1 2 3 "Nelson beats down four stroke lead on last nine to win Augusta tourney". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 5, 1937. p. 15.
1 2 "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.

External links

Masters.com – past winners and results
About.com – 1937 Masters
Augusta.com – 1937 Masters leaderboard and scorecards

1937 Men's Major Golf Championships

The Masters U.S. Open The Open Championship PGA Championship

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