1936 Masters Tournament
The 1936 Masters Tournament was the third Masters Tournament, held April 3–6 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | April 3–6, 1936 |
Location | Augusta, Georgia |
Course(s) | Augusta National Golf Club |
Organized by | Augusta National Golf Club |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Field | 53 players[1] |
Cut | None |
Prize fund | $5,000 |
Winner's share | $1,500 |
Champion | |
285 (−3) | |
Horton Smith won his second Masters, one stroke ahead of runner-up Harry Cooper, with defending champion Gene Sarazen in third. Still officially named the "Augusta National Invitation Tournament," the purse was $5,000 with a winner's share of $1,500.
Due to heavy rains, the first round of play was postponed until Friday.[2] Sunday's play was also postponed and the third and fourth rounds were played on Monday.[3] On the back nine of the final round, Smith chipped in for birdie from 50 feet (15 m) at the 14th hole, birdied the next hole, then parred out to win again.[4]
Cooper led after each of the first three rounds in an attempt to become the first wire-to-wire winner at the Masters; that occurred at the 1941 edition, won by Craig Wood. After three rounds under par, Cooper shot 76 (+4) in the final round on Monday afternoon, with his bogey on the 17th hole proving decisive.
Past champions in the field
Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Horton Smith | 1934 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 72 | 285 | −3 | 1 | |
Gene Sarazen | 1935 | 78 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 287 | −1 | 3 |
- The Masters did not have a 36-hole cut until 1957
Round summaries
First round
Friday, April 3, 1936
Rain on Thursday delayed the first round a day.[2]
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Harry Cooper | 70 | −2 | |
2 | Al Espinosa | 72 | E | |
T3 | Billy Burke | 74 | +2 | |
Ted Luther (a) | ||||
Horton Smith | ||||
T6 | Bobby Cruickshank | 75 | +3 | |
Al Krueger | ||||
Ky Laffoon | ||||
Lawson Little | ||||
Henry Picard |
Source:[5]
Second round
Saturday, April 4, 1936
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Harry Cooper | 70-69=139 | −5 | |
T2 | Bobby Cruickshank | 75-69=144 | E | |
Denny Shute | 76-68=144 | |||
T4 | Al Espinosa | 72-73=145 | +1 | |
Ky Laffoon | 75-70=145 | |||
Paul Runyan | 76-69=145 | |||
Gene Sarazen | 78-67=145 | |||
Horton Smith | 74-71=145 | |||
T9 | Johnny Dawson (a) | 77-70=147 | +3 | |
Vic Ghezzi | 77-70=147 | |||
Byron Nelson | 76-71=147 | |||
Henry Picard | 75-72=147 |
Third round
Monday, April 6, 1936 (morning)
Rain on Sunday postponed the final two rounds to Monday.[3]
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Harry Cooper | 70-69-71=210 | −6 | |
2 | Horton Smith | 74-71-68=213 | −3 | |
3 | Paul Runyan | 76-69-70=215 | −1 | |
T4 | Johnny Dawson (a) | 77-70-70=217 | +1 | |
Ray Mangrum | 76-73-68=217 | |||
Gene Sarazen | 78-67-72=217 | |||
7 | Bobby Cruickshank | 75-69-74=218 | +2 | |
8 | Denny Shute | 76-68-75=219 | +3 | |
T9 | Ed Dudley | 75-75-70=220 | +4 | |
Al Espinosa | 72-73-75=220 | |||
Ky Laffoon | 75-70-75=220 |
Final round
Monday, April 6, 1936 (afternoon)
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Horton Smith | 74-71-68-72=285 | −3 | 1,500 | |
2 | Harry Cooper | 70-69-71-76=286 | −2 | 800 | |
3 | Gene Sarazen | 78-67-72-70=287 | −1 | 600 | |
T4 | Bobby Cruickshank | 75-69-74-72=290 | +2 | 450 | |
Paul Runyan | 76-69-70-75=290 | ||||
T6 | Ed Dudley | 75-75-70-73=293 | +5 | 250 | |
Ky Laffoon | 75-70-75-73=293 | ||||
Ray Mangrum | 76-73-68-76=293 | ||||
T9 | Johnny Dawson (a) | 77-70-70-77=294 | +6 | 0 | |
Henry Picard | 75-72-74-73=294 | 150 |
Source:[4]
Scorecard
Final round
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
−2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | |
−6 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −2 | |
+1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[8]
References
- "Past winners and results". The Masters. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
- "Postpone opening of Augusta golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 2, 1936. p. 19.
- Gould, Alan (April 6, 1936). "National tourney at Augusta rained out". Spartanburg Herald. South Carolina. Associated Press. p. 5.
- "Horton Smith wins Augusta Tourney". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 7, 1936. p. 18.
- "First round scores". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 4, 1936. p. 17.
- "Masters' scores". Pittsburgh Press. April 5, 1936. p. 2, sports.
- Gould, Alan (April 5, 1936). "Cooper boosts lead in Augusta National". Spartanburg Herald. South Carolina. Associated Press. p. 21.
- "Leaders' cards". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 7, 1936. p. 18.
External links
- Masters.com – past winners and results
- About.com – 1936 Masters
- Augusta.com – 1936 Masters leaderboard