Golf tournament
The 1942 Masters Tournament was the ninth Masters Tournament , held April 9–13 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia .
Byron Nelson , the 1937 champion, won an 18-hole playoff by one stroke over runner-up Ben Hogan . Down by three strokes after four holes, Nelson played the final fourteen holes at five-under-par to claim the winner's share of $1,500 from a $5,000 purse.[ 1] Bobby Jones .[ 2] Horton Smith .
On Sunday, Nelson started the final round with a three stroke lead, with a gallery of 6,000 on the grounds. Hogan birdied 18 to shoot 70 (−2) and 280 (−8) and waited for Nelson to finish the last three holes. Nelson found a greenside bunker at 17 and bogeyed to fall into a tie. He had a 12-foot (3.7 m) birdie putt to win on the 72nd hole, but left it short and tapped in to force the Monday playoff.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
It was the second playoff at the Masters; the first in 1935 was 36 holes.
This was the last Masters until 1946 ; it was not played from 1943 to 1945, due to World War II .
Field
1. Masters champions Jimmy Demaret (9), Ralph Guldahl (2,9,10), Byron Nelson (2,6,9,10,12), Henry Picard (6,10), Gene Sarazen (2,4,6,9,10,12), Horton Smith (9,10), Craig Wood (2,9,10)
2. U.S. Open champions Tommy Armour (4,6), Billy Burke , Bobby Jones (3,4,5), Lawson Little (3,5,9,10)
3. U.S. Amateur champions Bud Ward (10,11,a)
4. British Open champions Denny Shute (6,9,10,12)
5. British Amateur champions Charlie Yates (a)
6. PGA champions Paul Runyan (10)
7. Members of the U.S. Ryder Cup team 8. Members of the U.S. Walker Cup team 9. Top 30 players and ties from the 1941 Masters Tournament Sammy Byrd (10), Harry Cooper , Ed Dudley (10), Jim Ferrier (10), Jim Foulis , Willie Goggin , Jimmy Hines (10,12), Ben Hogan (10,12), Gene Kunes (10), Lloyd Mangrum (10,12), Jug McSpaden (10), Toney Penna , Jack Ryan , Felix Serafin , Sam Snead (10,12), Jimmy Thomson
10. Top 30 players and ties from the 1941 U.S. Open Herman Barron , Jerry Gianferante , Dutch Harrison , Herman Keiser , Johnny Morris , Johnny Palmer , Joe Zarhardt
11. 1941 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists Steve Kovach (a)
12. 1941 PGA Championship quarter-finalists 13. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions 14. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open champions Bobby Cruickshank
15. Two players, not already qualified, based on performances in the winter part of the 1941 PGA Tour Chick Harbert , Chandler Harper
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, April 9, 1942
Source:
Second round
Friday, April 10, 1942
Source: [ 7]
Third round
Saturday, April 11, 1942
Source: [ 8] [ 9]
Final round
Sunday, April 12, 1942
Final leaderboard
Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Sources:[ 10] [ 11]
Scorecard
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
−9
−9
−10
−9
−9
−8
−7
−6
−7
−7
−8
−8
−8
−8
−9
−9
−8
−8
−6
−6
−6
−6
−6
−6
−5
−6
−6
−6
−6
−6
−7
−7
−7
−7
−7
−8
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Source: [ 3]
Playoff
Monday, April 13, 1942
Scorecard
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
+2
+1
+1
+2
+2
+1
+1
−1
−1
−1
−2
−3
−4
−4
−4
−4
−4
−3
E
−1
−1
−1
−1
E
E
E
E
+1
E
E
−1
−2
−3
−2
−2
−2
Source: [ 12]
Eagle
Birdie
Bogey
Double bogey
References
^ Talbot, Gayle (April 14, 1942). "Byron Nelson beats Ben Hogan in playoff to win second Masters' golf title" . Youngstown Vindicator . Ohio. Associated Press. p. 13. ^ Rice, Grantland (April 14, 1942). "Nelson's brilliant golf wins Masters' . Miami News . p. 3B.^ a b Bartlett, Charles (April 13, 1942). "Nelson, Hogan tie; play for Masters today" . Chicago Daily Tribune . p. 19. ^ "Nelson falters under pressure, Hogan ties for Masters' golf lead" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . United Press. April 13, 1942. p. 16.^ Talbot, Gayle (April 13, 1942). "Nelson battles Hogan in playoff for Masters title today" . Youngstown Vindicator . Ohio. Associated Press. p. 11. ^ Bartlett, Charles (April 11, 1942). "Nelson's 135 leads Masters golf; Byrd second" . Chicago Daily Tribune . p. 19. ^ "Nelson holds Masters lead; Ben Hogan threatens" . St. Petersburg Times . United Press. April 12, 1942. p. 1C.^ Bartlett, Charles (April 12, 1942). "Nelson retains lead in Masters golf with 207" . Chicago Sunday Tribune . p. 1, part 2. ^ "Masters – Past Winners & Results" . Augusta National Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2021 .^ "Past results – Masters tournament" . PGA Tour. Retrieved April 20, 2021 .^ "Nelson defeats Hogan in playoff by one stroke" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Associated Press. April 14, 1942. p. 16.
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