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1940 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 4–7, 1940
LocationAugusta, Georgia
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Organized byAugusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,800 yards (6,220 m)
Field59 players
Cutnone
Prize fund$5,000
Winner's share$1,500
Champion
United States Jimmy Demaret
280 (−8)
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The 1940 Masters Tournament was the seventh Masters Tournament, held April 4–7 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,[1][2] 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,[3][4][5][6] and it stood for 46 years, until Nick Price's 63 in 1986,[7] later equaled by Greg Norman in 1996. Although all three of these players won major titles, none won a Masters.

Past champions in the field

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Byron Nelson  United States 1937 69 72 74 70 285 −3 3
Henry Picard  United States 1938 71 71 71 75 288 E T7
Ralph Guldahl  United States 1939 74 73 71 74 292 +4 T14
Gene Sarazen  United States 1935 74 71 77 73 295 +7 T21
Horton Smith  United States 1934, 1936 76 76 80 77 309 +21 T47
  • The Masters did not have a 36-hole cut until 1957

Round summaries

First round

Thursday April 4, 1940

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Lloyd Mangrum  United States 64 −8
2 Jimmy Demaret  United States 67 −5
T3 Harry Cooper  England
 United States		 69 −3
Byron Nelson  United States
T5 Lawson Little  United States 70 −2
Craig Wood  United States
T7 Tommy Armour  Scotland
 United States		 71 −1
Willie Goggin  United States
Jug McSpaden  United States
Dick Metz  United States
Henry Picard  United States
Paul Runyan  United States
Sam Snead  United States

Source:[3][4][5]

Scorecard

First round, set course record   32-32=64 (−8), lasted until 1986

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
United States Mangrum E −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −3 −4 −3 −3 −4 −5 −5 −6 −6 −7 −8

Source:[3][4][5]

Second round

Friday April 5, 1940

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Jimmy Demaret  United States 67-72=139 −5
Lloyd Mangrum  United States 64-75=139
3 Byron Nelson  United States 69-72=141 −3
4 Henry Picard  United States 71-71=142 −2
T5 Willie Goggin  United States 71-72=143 −1
Sam Snead  United States 71-72=143
T7 Harry Cooper  England
 United States		 69-75=144 E
Jug McSpaden  United States 73-71=144
T9 Tommy Armour  Scotland
 United States		 71-74=145 +1
Ed Dudley  United States 73-72=145
Dick Metz  United States 71-74=145
Paul Runyan  United States 72-73=145
Craig Wood  United States 70-75=145

Source:[8][9]

Third round

Saturday April 6, 1940

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Jimmy Demaret  United States 67-72-70=209 −7
2 Lloyd Mangrum  United States 64-75-71=210 −6
T3 Sam Snead  United States 71-72-69=212 −4
Craig Wood  United States 70-75-67=212
5 Henry Picard  United States 71-71-71=213 −3
6 Byron Nelson  United States 69-72-74=215 −1
T7 Ed Dudley  United States 73-72-71=216 E
Willie Goggin  United States 71-72-73=216
Ben Hogan  United States 73-74-69=216
T10 Harry Cooper  England
 United States		 69-75-73=217 +1
Paul Runyan  United States 72-73-72=217

Source:

Final round

Sunday April 7, 1940

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Jimmy Demaret  United States 67-72-70-71=280 −8 1,500
2 Lloyd Mangrum  United States 64-75-71-74=284 −4 800
3 Byron Nelson  United States 69-72-74-70=285 −3 600
T4 Harry Cooper  England
 United States		 69-75-73-70=287 −1 400
Ed Dudley  United States 73-72-71-71=287
Willie Goggin  United States 71-72-73-71=287
T7 Henry Picard  United States 71-71-71-75=288 E 200
Sam Snead  United States 71-72-69-76=288
Craig Wood  United States 70-75-67-76=288
T10 Ben Hogan  United States 73-74-69-74=290 +2 100
Toney Penna  Italy
 United States		 73-73-72-72=290

Source:[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Bartlett, Charles (April 8, 1940). "Demaret's 280 wins Masters; Mangrum 2d". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 21.
  2. ^ a b Ferguson, Harry (April 8, 1940). "Jimmy Demaret captures Masters Tournament". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. United Press. p. 10.
  3. ^ a b c "Lloyd Mangrum's 64 leads Augusta Open". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 5, 1940. p. 21.
  4. ^ a b c Bartlett, Charles (April 5, 1940). "Mangrum leads Masters golf on record 64". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 33.
  5. ^ a b c "Lloyd Mangrum catches fire to set competitive golf scoring record". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 5, 1940. p. 14.
  6. ^ Ferguson, Harry (April 5, 1940). "Golf's Mr. Cinderella paces Masters play". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 44.
  7. ^ "Norman leads but Price has 63". Sunday Star News. Wilmington, North Carolina. Associated Press. April 13, 1986. p. 1B.
  8. ^ Bartlett, Charles (April 6, 1940). "Mangrum and Demaret share Masters lead". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 21.
  9. ^ "Ward shoots sparkling 68 to climb high among pros in golf tourney". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. April 6, 1940. p. 10.

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