1934 Masters Tournament

The 1934 Masters Tournament was the first Masters Tournament, held March 22–25 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, United States. It was officially known as the "Augusta National Invitation Tournament" for its first five editions, but informally as the Masters from the start.[1]

1934 Masters Tournament
Front cover of the 1934 Masters Official program
Tournament information
DatesMarch 22–25, 1934
LocationAugusta, Georgia, U.S.
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Organized byAugusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,700 yards (6,126 m)[1]
Field72 players[2]
CutNone
Prize fund$5,000
Winner's share$1,500
Champion
United States Horton Smith
284 (−4)
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CBS Radio broadcast updates daily, making this the second golf tournament to live broadcast.[3] The sportscaster was Herbert H. Ramsay, former U.S. Golf Association president.[3] This tournament also marked the return of Bobby Jones from retirement.[3]

Horton Smith won the event with a 20-foot (6 m) birdie putt at the 17th hole (now the 8th hole), and finished at 284 (−4), one stroke ahead of runner-up Craig Wood. (The current nines were reversed in 1934, switched to the current configuration prior to the 1935 event.) Tournament co-founder and host Bobby Jones finished ten strokes back at 294, tied for thirteenth place. The total purse was $5,000 and the winner's share was $1,500.[4][5]

Course

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Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 Camellia 430 4 10 Tea Olive 400 4
2 White Dogwood 415 4 11 Pink Dogwood 525 5
3 Golden Bell 150 3 12 Flowering Peach 350 4
4 Azalea 480 5 13 Flowering Crab Apple 190 3
5 Chinese Fir 425 4 14 Magnolia 440 4
6 Firethorn 485 5 15 Juniper 185 3
7 Redbud 145 3 16 Pampas 340 4
8 Nandina 400 4 17 Yellow Jasmine 500 5
9 Holly 420 4 18 Carolina Cherry 420 4
Out 3,350 36 In 3,350 36
Source:[1] Total 6,700 72
  • The holes' current names (2013) are listed above; the current nines were switched for 1934 only.

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, March 22, 1934

Place Player Score To par
T1   Horton Smith 70 −2
  Jimmy Hines
  Emmet French
T4   Craig Wood 71 −1
  Walter Hagen
  Henry Picard
  Johnny Golden
T8   Billy Burke 72 E
  Ky Laffoon
T10   Denny Shute 73 +1
  Joe Paletti
  Leo Diegel

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Second round

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Friday, March 23, 1934

Place Player Score To par
1   Horton Smith 70-72=142 −2
T2   Ed Dudley 74-69=143 −1
  Billy Burke 72-71=143
T4   Macdonald Smith 74-70=144 E
  Jimmy Hines 70-74=144
  Ralph Stonehouse 74-70=144
T7   Al Espinosa 75-70=145 +1
  Leo Diegel 73-72=145
  Paul Runyan 74-71=145
  Craig Wood 71-74=145

Source:[7]

Third round

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Saturday, March 24, 1934

Place Name Score To par
1   Horton Smith 70-72-70=212 −4
2   Billy Burke 72-71-70=213 −3
T3   Craig Wood 71-74-69=214 −2
  Ed Dudley 74-69-71=214
5   Paul Runyan 74-71-70=215 −1
T6   Walter Hagen 71-76-70=217 +1
  Willie Macfarlane 74-73-70=217
T8   Jimmy Hines 70-74-74=218 +2
  Bill Schwartz 75-72-71=218
  Macdonald Smith 74-70-74=218

Final round

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Sunday, March 25, 1934

Place Name Score To par Money ($)
1   Horton Smith 70-72-70-72=284 −4 1,500
2   Craig Wood 71-74-69-71=285 −3 800
T3   Billy Burke 72-71-70-73=286 −2 550
  Paul Runyan 74-71-70-71=286
5   Ed Dudley 74-69-71-74=288 E 400
6   Willie Macfarlane 74-73-70-74=291 +3 300
T7   Al Espinosa 75-70-75-72=292 +4 175
  Jimmy Hines 70-74-74-74=292
  Harold "Jug" McSpaden 77-74-72-69=292
  Macdonald Smith 74-70-74-74=292

Source:[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Jones vies with stars in comeback". Pittsburgh-Post Gazette. Associated Press. March 22, 1934. p. 19.
  2. ^ "Past winners and results". The Masters. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Barrett, David (2012). Making the Masters : Bobby Jones, Clifford Roberts, and the birth of America's greatest golf tournament. New York: Constable & Robinson. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-62087-304-5. OCLC 821185700.
  4. ^ a b "Horton Smith wins; Jones far behind". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. March 26, 1934. p. 13.
  5. ^ Rice, Grantland (March 26, 1934). "Horton Smith captures masters' tourney, Jones outside money". Spokesman-Review. p. 9.
  6. ^ "Jones off form in comeback attempt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. March 23, 1934. p. 19.
  7. ^ "Jones continues shaky at Augusta". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. March 24, 1934. p. 15.
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