1940 Masters Tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1940 Masters Tournament April 4–7, 1940 Augusta, Georgia Augusta National Golf Club Augusta National Golf Club PGA Tour 72 6800 yd -1 59 players none $5,000 $1,500 USA 1912 Jimmy Demaret 280 (−8) 1939 1941 USA#USA Georgia yes Augusta National Location in the United States##Location in Georgia 33.503 N 82.020 W type:event inline,title The 1940 Masters Tournament was the seventh Masters Tournament, held April4–7 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Jimmy Demaret won the first of his three Masters titles, four strokes ahead of runner-up Lloyd Mangrum,http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1940/04/08/page/21/article/demarets-280-wins-masters-mangrum-2d Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Demaret's 280 wins Masters; Mangrum 2d April 8, 1940 21https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zhNKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oYUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4008%2C2454862 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio United Press Ferguson Harry Jimmy Demaret captures Masters Tournament April 8, 1940 10 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,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=205QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CQ0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5697%2C659716 Milwaukee Sentinel Lloyd Mangrum's 64 leads Augusta Open Associated Press April 5, 1940 21http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1940/04/05/page/33/article/mangrum-leads-masters-golf-on-record-64 Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Mangrum leads Masters golf on record 64 April 5, 1940 33https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mG5WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9OMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6868%2C1212486 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Lloyd Mangrum catches fire to set competitive golf scoring record April 5, 1940 14https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KeUdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VkwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3818%2C403720 Pittsburgh Press United Press Ferguson Harry Golf's Mr. Cinderella paces Masters play April 5, 1940 44 and it stood for 46years, until Nick Price's63 in 1986,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g1dOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IRQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6432,3566749 Sunday Star News Associated Press Norman leads but Price has 63 Wilmington, North Carolina April 13, 1986 1B later equaled by Greg Norman in 1996. Although all three of these players won major titles, none won a Masters. Field 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) Johnny Fischer (3,a), Johnny Goodman (2,3,5,a), Fred Haas (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 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) Denny Shute (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, Sammy Byrd, Harry Cooper, Bobby Cruickshank, Jimmy Demaret, Jim Foulis, Dutch Harrison (12), Clayton Heafner, Dick Metz (12), Ed Oliver, Wilford Wehrle (a) Olin Dutra (2,6), Matt Kowal and John Rogers did not play. 11. 1939 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists George Dawson (a), Art Doering (a) Harry Givan (a), Ed Kingsley (a) and Don Schumacher (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 (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, Lloyd Mangrum 16 Foreign invitations Enrique Bertolino, Jim Ferrier (a), Jules Huot, Martin Pose, Robert Sweeny Jr. (a) Round summaries First round Thursday April 4, 1940 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Lloyd Mangrum 64 −82 USA 1912 Jimmy Demaret 67 −5 T3 USA 1912 Harry Cooper 69 −3 USA 1912 Byron Nelson T5 USA 1912 Lawson Little 70 −2 USA 1912 Craig WoodT7 USA 1912 Tommy Armour 71 −1 USA 1912 Willie Goggin USA 1912 Jug McSpaden USA 1912 Dick Metz USA 1912 Henry Picard USA 1912 Paul Runyan USA 1912 Sam Snead Source: Scorecard First round, set course record   32-32=64 (−8), lasted until 1986 Hole123456789101112131415161718Par454343454 443545344USA 1912 Mangrum E−1−2 −2 −2 −2 −2−3 −4 −3−3−4−5−5−6−6−7−8 Source: Second round Friday April 5, 1940 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA 1912 Jimmy Demaret 67-72=139 −5 USA 1912 Lloyd Mangrum 64-75=1393 USA 1912 Byron Nelson 69-72=141 −34 USA 1912 Henry Picard 71-71=142 −2T5 USA 1912 Willie Goggin 71-72=143 −1 USA 1912 Sam Snead 71-72=143 T7 USA 1912 Harry Cooper 69-75=144 E USA 1912 Jug McSpaden 73-71=144T9 USA 1912 Tommy Armour 71-74=145 +1 USA 1912 Ed Dudley 73-72=145 USA 1912 Dick Metz 71-74=145 USA 1912 Paul Runyan 72-73=145 USA 1912 Craig Wood 70-75=145 Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1940/04/06/page/21/article/mangrum-and-demaret-share-masters-lead Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Mangrum and Demaret share Masters lead April 6, 1940 21 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mW5WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9OMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6718%2C1701028 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Ward shoots sparkling 68 to climb high among pros in golf tourney April 6, 1940 10 Third round Saturday April 6, 1940 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Jimmy Demaret 67-72-70=209 −7 2 USA 1912 Lloyd Mangrum 64-75-71=210 −6T3 USA 1912 Sam Snead 71-72-69=212 −4 USA 1912 Craig Wood 70-75-67=2125 USA 1912 Henry Picard 71-71-71=213 −36 USA 1912 Byron Nelson 69-72-74=215 −1T7 USA 1912 Ed Dudley 73-72-71=216 E USA 1912 Willie Goggin 71-72-73=216 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 73-74-69=216 T10 USA 1912 Harry Cooper 69-75-73=217 +1 USA 1912 Paul Runyan 72-73-72=217 Source: Final round Sunday April 7, 1940 Final leaderboard Champion Silver Cup winner (low amateur)(a) = amateur(c) = past champion Top 10PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (US$)1 USA 1912 Jimmy Demaret 67-72-70-71=280 −8 1,5002 USA 1912 Lloyd Mangrum 64-75-71-74=284 −4 8003 USA 1912 Byron Nelson (c) 69-72-74-70=285 −3 600T4 USA 1912 Harry Cooper 69-75-73-70=287 −1 400 USA 1912 Ed Dudley 73-72-71-71=287 USA 1912 Willie Goggin 71-72-73-71=287T7 USA 1912 Henry Picard (c) 71-71-71-75=288 E 200 USA 1912 Sam Snead 71-72-69-76=288 USA 1912 Craig Wood 70-75-67-76=288T10 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 73-74-69-74=290 +2 100 USA 1912 Toney Penna 73-73-72-72=290 Leaderboard below the top 10PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T12 USA 1912 Paul Runyan 72-73-72-74=291 +3 50 USA 1912 Frank Walsh 73-75-69-74=291T14 USA 1912 Sammy Byrd 73-74-72-73=292 +4 USA 1912 Johnny Farrell 76-72-70-74=292 USA 1912 Ralph Guldahl (c) 74-73-71-74=292T17 USA 1912 Jug McSpaden 73-71-74-75=293 +5USA 1912 Charlie Yates (a) 72-75-71-75=293T19 USA 1912 Lawson Little 70-77-75-72=294 +6 USA 1912 Ed Oliver 73-75-74-72=294T21 USA 1912 Johnny Bulla 73-73-74-75=295 +7 USA 1912 Dick Metz 71-74-75-75=295 USA 1912 Gene Sarazen (c) 74-71-77-73=295 USA 1912 Bud Ward (a) 74-68-75-78=295 USA 1912 Al Watrous 75-70-73-77=29526 AUS Jim Ferrier (a) 73-74-75-74=296 +8T27 USA 1912 Jimmy Hines 75-76-74-72=297 +9 USA 1912 Johnny Revolta 74-74-74-75=297T29 USA 1912 Jim Foulis 74-75-73-76=298 +10 USA 1912 Tony Manero 75-75-73-75=298T31 USA 1912 Dutch Harrison 72-76-74-77=299 +11 USA 1912 Frank Moore 76-72-73-78=299T33 USA 1912 Chick Harbert (a) 74-77-75-75=301 +13 CAN 1921 Jules Huot 78-76-70-77=301 USA 1912 Jimmy Thomson 77-76-70-78=301 USA 1912 Wilford Wehrle (a) 74-71-76-80=30137 ARG Martin Pose 77-76-74-75=302 +1438 USA 1912 Tommy Armour 71-74-78-80=303 +15T39 USA 1912 Vic Ghezzi 77-75-74-79=305 +17 USA 1912 Bill Holt (a) 80-75-76-74=305 USA 1912 Rod Munday 73-76-75-81=305 USA 1912 Tommy Suffern Tailer (a) 79-74-74-78=305 ENG Robert Sweeny Jr. (a) 76-78-73-78=305T44 USA 1912 Art Doering (a) 76-79-76-75=306 +18 USA 1912 Chuck Kocsis (a) 76-79-74-77=30646 USA 1912 Felix Serafin 85-72-80-71=308 +20T47 USA 1912 Horton Smith (c) 76-76-80-77=309 +21 USA 1912 Willie Turnesa (a) 76-74-81-78=30949 USA 1912 George Dawson (a) 77-73-81-81=312 +2450 ARG Enrique Bertolino 80-80-78-75=313 +2551 USA 1912 Chick Evans (a) 82-84-86-79=331 +43WD USA 1912 Billy Burke 72-81-74=227 +11 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 77-78-73=228 +12 USA 1912 Ray Billows (a) 75-83-71=229 +13 USA 1912 Bobby Cruickshank 74-76-81=231 +15 USA 1912 Ky Laffoon 78-76=154 +10 USA 1912 Clayton Heafner 73-82=155 +11 USA 1912 Bobby Jones 79-76=155 USA 1912 George Sargent Sources:Masters – Past Winners & Results https://www.masters.com/en_US/tournament/past_winners.html Augusta 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April 20, 2021Past results – Masters tournament https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/masters-tournament/past-results.html PGA Tour April 20, 2021 References External links Masters.com – past winners and results Augusta.com – 1940 Masters leaderboard and scorecards 1940 1940 Category:1940 in golf Category:1940 in American sports Category:1940 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:April 1940 sports events in the United States