1934 Masters Tournament

1934 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates	March 22–25, 1934
Location	Augusta, Georgia
Course(s)	Augusta National Golf Club
Organized by	Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,700 yards (6,126 m)^[1]
Field	72 players^[2]
Cut	None
Prize fund	$5,000
Winner's share	$1,500
Champion
Horton Smith
284 (−4)
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The 1934 Masters Tournament was the first Masters Tournament, held March 22–25 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. It was officially known as the "Augusta National Invitation Tournament" for its first five editions, but informally as the Masters from the start.^[1] 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.^[3]^[4]

Course

Main article: Augusta National Golf Club

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

First round

Thursday, March 22, 1934

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

Source:^[5]

Second round

Friday, March 23, 1934

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Horton Smith	United States	70-72=142	−2
T3	Ed Dudley	United States	74-69=143	−1
T3	Billy Burke	United States	72-71=143	−1
T4	Macdonald Smith	Scotland	74-70=144	E
T4	Jimmy Hines	United States	70-74=144	E
T6	Al Espinosa	United States	75-70=145	+1
	Leo Diegel	United States	73-72=145
	Craig Wood	United States	71-74=145
T9	Denny Shute	United States	73-73=146	+2
T9	Johnny Golden	United States	71-75=146	+2

Source:^[6]

Third round

Saturday, March 24, 1934

Place	Name	Country	Score	To par
1	Horton Smith	United States	70-72-70=212	−4
2	Billy Burke	United States	72-71-70=213	−3
T3	Craig Wood	United States	71-74-69=214	−2
T3	Ed Dudley	United States	74-69-71=214	−2
5	Paul Runyan	United States	74-71-70=215	−1
T6	Walter Hagen	United States	71-76-70=217	+1
T6	Willie Macfarlane	Scotland	74-73-70=217	+1
T8	Jimmy Hines	United States	70-74-74=218	+2
T8	Macdonald Smith	Scotland	74-70-74=218	+2
10	Al Watrous	United States	74-74-71=219	+3

Final round

Sunday, March 25, 1934

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

Source:^[3]

References

1 2 3 "Jones vies with stars in comeback". Pittsburgh-Post Gazette. Associated Press. March 22, 1934. p. 19.
↑ "Past winners and results". The Masters. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
1 2 "Horton Smith wins; Jones far behind". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. March 26, 1934. p. 13.
↑ Rice, Grantland (March 26, 1934). "Horton Smith captures masters' tourney, Jones outside money". Spokesman-Review. p. 9.
↑ "Jones off form in comeback attempt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. March 23, 1934. p. 19.
↑ "Jones continues shaky at Augusta". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. March 24, 1934. p. 15.

External links

Masters.com – past winners and results
About.com: 1934 Masters
Augusta.com – 1934 Masters leaderboard

1934 Men's Major Golf Championships

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Coordinates: 33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020

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