1938 Masters Tournament

1938 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates	April 2–4, 1938
Location	Augusta, Georgia
Course(s)	Augusta National Golf Club
Organized by	Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Field	42 players
Cut	None
Prize fund	$5,000
Winner's share	$1,500
Champion
	Henry Picard
	285 (−3)
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Location in the United States

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]

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]

Past champions in the field

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Byron Nelson	United States	1937	73	74	70	73	290	+2	5
Gene Sarazen	United States	1935	78	70	68	79	295	+7	T13
Horton Smith	United States	1934, 1936	75	75	78	71	299	+11	T22

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

Round summaries

First round

Saturday, April 2, 1938

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

Source:^[2]

Second round

Sunday, April 3, 1938 (morning)

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

Third round

Sunday, April 3, 1938 (afternoon)

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

Source:^[3]

Final round

Monday, April 4, 1938

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Henry Picard	United States	71-72-72-70=285	−3	1,500
T2	Harry Cooper	England United States	68-77-71-71=287	−1	700
T2	Ralph Guldahl	United States	73-70-73-71=287	−1	700
4	Paul Runyan	United States	71-73-74-70=288	E	500
5	Byron Nelson	United States	73-74-70-73=290	+2	400
T6	Ed Dudley	United States	70-69-77-75=291	+3	275
T6	Felix Serafin	United States	72-71-78-70=291	+3	275
T8	Dick Metz	United States	70-77-74-71=292	+4	175
T8	Jimmy Thomson	Scotland United States	74-70-76-72=292	+4	175
T10	Vic Ghezzi	United States	75-74-70-74=293	+5	100
	Jimmy Hines	United States	75-71-75-72=293
	Lawson Little	United States	72-75-74-72=293

Source:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Past winners and results". The Masters. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b "Picard's 215 nets lead in Masters' Tournament". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 4, 1938. p. 17.
^ Rice, Grantland (April 2, 1938). "Rain postpones Masters' golf". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 13.
^ ^a ^b Rice, Grantland (April 5, 1938). "Sore thumb helps Henry Picard win". Milwaukee Journal. p. 6, part 2.
^ ^a ^b "Picard takes Augusta title". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. April 5, 1938. p. 8.

External links

Masters.com – past winners and results
About.com – 1938 Masters
Augusta.com – 1938 Masters leaderboard

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[masters-1] "Past winners and results". The Masters. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.

[cpsm68-2] McLemore, Henry (April 3, 1938). "Cooper's par-smashing 68 leads classy field in Masters' golf tourney". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 1, sports.

[picnets-3] "Picard's 215 nets lead in Masters' Tournament". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 4, 1938. p. 17.

[rpmgf-4] Rice, Grantland (April 2, 1938). "Rain postpones Masters' golf". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 13.

[sthpwn-5] Rice, Grantland (April 5, 1938). "Sore thumb helps Henry Picard win". Milwaukee Journal. p. 6, part 2.

[pctkagtl-6] "Picard takes Augusta title". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. April 5, 1938. p. 8.

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