1938 Masters Tournament

The 1938 Masters Tournament was the fifth Masters Tournament, held April 2–4 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Due to adverse weather conditions, the first round was delayed until Saturday,[2] rounds 2 and 3 were played on Sunday,[3] and the final round was on Monday.[4]

1938 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 2–4, 1938
LocationAugusta, Georgia
33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Organized byAugusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Field42 players[1]
CutNone
Prize fund$5,000
Winner's share$1,500
Champion
United States Henry Picard
285 (−3)
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Henry Picard led by one stroke after 54 holes and shot 70 in the final round to win his only Masters, two strokes ahead of runners-up Harry Cooper and Ralph Guldahl.[5] It was the first of two major titles for Picard, who won the PGA Championship in 1939.

The purse was $5,000 with a winner's share of $1,500. Ben Hogan made his Masters debut and finished tied for 25th. Tournament host Bobby Jones finished in the top twenty for the second and final time.[6]

Field

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1. Masters champions

Byron Nelson (7,9,10,12), Gene Sarazen (2,4,6,7,9,10), Horton Smith (7,9)

2. U.S. Open champions

Billy Burke (9,10), Ralph Guldahl (7,9,10), Bobby Jones (3,4,5,9), Willie Macfarlane (9), Tony Manero (7,9,12), Sam Parks Jr. (10)

3. U.S. Amateur champions

Lawson Little (5,9), Jess Sweetser (5,a)

4. British Open champions

Denny Shute (6,7,9,10,12)

5. British Amateur champions
6. PGA champions

Johnny Revolta (7,9,10), Paul Runyan (9,10)

7. Members of the U.S. 1937 Ryder Cup team

Ed Dudley (9,10), Henry Picard (10,12), Sam Snead (9,10)

8. Members of the U.S. 1938 Walker Cup team

Chuck Kocsis (10,a), Tommy Suffern Tailer (a), Bud Ward (11,a), Charlie Yates (9,a)

9. Top 30 players and ties from the 1937 Masters Tournament

Harry Cooper (10,12), Wiffy Cox, Bobby Cruickshank (10), Leonard Dodson, Vic Ghezzi (10), Jimmy Hines (10,12), Ky Laffoon (10,12), Ray Mangrum (10), Felix Serafin, Jimmy Thomson (10), Al Watrous, Craig Wood

10. Top 30 players and ties from the 1937 U.S. Open

Leo Mallory, Jug McSpaden (12), Toney Penna, Frank Strafaci (a), Frank Walsh

11. 1937 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists
12. 1937 PGA Championship quarter-finalists
13. Two players, not already qualified, with the best scoring average in the winter part of the 1938 PGA Tour

Ben Hogan, Dick Metz

14 Foreign invitations

Stanley Horne, Ross Somerville (11,a)

Round summaries

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First round

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Saturday, April 2, 1938

Place Player Score To par
1   Harry Cooper 68 −4
T2   Ed Dudley 70 −2
  Dick Metz
T4   Toney Penna 71 −1
  Henry Picard
  Paul Runyan
T7   Bobby Cruickshank 72 E
  Lawson Little
  Tony Manero
  Jug McSpaden
  Felix Serafin

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Second round

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Sunday, April 3, 1938   (morning)

Place Player Score To par
1   Ed Dudley 70-69=139 −5
T2   Ralph Guldahl 73-70=143 −1
  Henry Picard 71-72=143
  Felix Serafin 72-71=143
T5   Paul Runyan 71-73=144 E
  Jimmy Thomson 74-70=144
T7   Harry Cooper 68-77=145 +1
  Johnny Revolta 73-72=145
T9   Jimmy Hines 75-71=146 +2
  Billy Burke 73-73=146

Third round

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Sunday, April 3, 1938   (afternoon)

Place Player Score To par
1   Henry Picard 71-72-72=215 −1
T2   Harry Cooper 68-77-71=216 E
  Ed Dudley 70-69-77=216
  Ralph Guldahl 73-70-73=216
  Gene Sarazen 78-70-68=216
6   Byron Nelson 73-74-70=217 +1
7   Paul Runyan 71-73-74=218 +2
8   Vic Ghezzi 75-74-70=219 +3
9   Jimmy Thomson 74-70-76=220 +4
T10   Jimmy Hines 75-71-75=221 +5
  Lawson Little 72-75-74=221
  Dick Metz 70-77-74=221
  Johnny Revolta 73-72-76=221
  Felix Serafin 72-71-78=221

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Final round

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Monday, April 4, 1938

Final leaderboard

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Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Top 10
Place Player Score To par Money (US$)
1   Henry Picard 71-72-72-70=285 −3 1,500
T2   Harry Cooper 68-77-71-71=287 −1 700
  Ralph Guldahl 73-70-73-71=287
4   Paul Runyan 71-73-74-70=288 E 500
5   Byron Nelson (c) 73-74-70-73=290 +2 400
T6   Ed Dudley 70-69-77-75=291 +3 275
  Felix Serafin 72-71-78-70=291
T8   Dick Metz 70-77-74-71=292 +4 175
  Jimmy Thomson 74-70-76-72=292
T10   Vic Ghezzi 75-74-70-74=293 +5 100
  Jimmy Hines 75-71-75-72=293
  Lawson Little 72-75-74-72=293

Sources:[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Past winners and results". The Masters. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  2. ^ a b McLemore, Henry (April 3, 1938). "Cooper's par-smashing 68 leads classy field in Masters' golf tourney". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 1, sports.
  3. ^ a b "Picard's 215 nets lead in Masters' Tournament". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 4, 1938. p. 17.
  4. ^ Rice, Grantland (April 2, 1938). "Rain postpones Masters' golf". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 13.
  5. ^ Rice, Grantland (April 5, 1938). "Sore thumb helps Henry Picard win". Milwaukee Journal. p. 6, part 2.
  6. ^ "Picard takes Augusta title". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. April 5, 1938. p. 8.
  7. ^ "Masters – Past Winners & Results". Augusta National Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "Past results – Masters tournament". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
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