Tournament information | |
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Dates | April 1–4, 1937 |
Location |
Augusta, Georgia 33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W |
Course(s) | Augusta National Golf Club |
Organized by | Augusta National Golf Club |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Field | 46 players [1] |
Cut | None |
Prize fund | $5,000 |
Winner's share | $1,500 |
Champion | |
Byron Nelson | |
283 (−5) | |
Location map | |
Location in
Georgia | |
The 1937 Masters Tournament was the fourth Masters Tournament, held April 1–4 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
Opening with a six-under 66, [2] Byron Nelson led after the first and second rounds, [3] but a 75 on Saturday dropped him four strokes back, in a tie for third. [4] On the final nine on Sunday, he gained six strokes on third round leader Ralph Guldahl over two holes and won the tournament by two strokes. Compared to Guldahl's 5–6 (double bogey, bogey), Nelson played the 12th and 13th holes 2–3 (birdie, eagle), respectively. [5] [6] The Nelson Bridge, over Rae's Creek departing the 13th tee, was dedicated in 1958 to commemorate the feat. [7]
At age 25, this was the first of Nelson's five major titles; he won the Masters again in 1942, which was not held again until 1946. Guldahl rebounded and won three majors over the next two years: the U.S. Open in 1937 and 1938 and the Masters in 1939.
Sam Snead made his Masters debut and finished 18th. The purse was $5,000 with a winner's share of $1,500.
Gene Sarazen (2,4,6,7,9,10), Horton Smith (7,9,10,12)
Tommy Armour (4,6,9,10), Billy Burke (9,10), Bobby Jones (3,4,5), Willie Macfarlane, Tony Manero (10,12), Sam Parks Jr. (7,9), George Sargent
Lawson Little (5,9), Jess Sweetser (5,a)
Jock Hutchison (6), Denny Shute (6,9,10,12)
Johnny Revolta (7,9,10), Paul Runyan (7,9,10)
Ky Laffoon (9,10), Henry Picard (9,10), Craig Wood (9,12)
Charlie Yates (a)
Harry Cooper (10), Wiffy Cox (10), Bobby Cruickshank, Ed Dudley, Al Espinosa, Vic Ghezzi (110, Ray Mangrum (10), Jug McSpaden (10,12), Byron Nelson, Jimmy Thomson (10,12), Al Watrous
Herman Barron, Al Brosch, Clarence Clark, Ralph Guldahl, Tom Kerrigan, Chuck Kocsis (a), Frank Moore, Jack Munger (a), Felix Serafin
John Riddell (a)
Francis Francis (a)
Fred Haas (a) winner of 1936 Canadian Amateur Championship
Thursday, April 1, 1937
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Byron Nelson | 66 | −6 |
2 | Ralph Guldahl | 69 | −3 |
T3 | Ed Dudley | 70 | −2 |
Wiffy Cox | |||
Lawson Little | |||
T6 | Leonard Dodson | 71 | −1 |
Tony Manero | |||
Johnny Revolta | |||
Jimmy Thomson | |||
T10 | Vic Ghezzi | 72 | E |
Al Espinosa |
Source: [2]
Friday, April 2, 1937
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Byron Nelson | 66-72=138 | −6 |
T2 | Ralph Guldahl | 69-72=141 | −3 |
Ed Dudley | 70-71=141 | ||
T4 | Harry Cooper | 73-69=142 | −2 |
Wiffy Cox | 70-72=142 | ||
T6 | Ky Laffoon | 73-70=143 | −1 |
Tony Manero | 71-72=143 | ||
Johnny Revolta | 71-72=143 | ||
T9 | Vic Ghezzi | 72-72=144 | E |
Jimmy Thomson | 71-73=144 |
Source: [3]
Saturday, April 3, 1937
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ralph Guldahl | 69-72-68=209 | −7 |
2 | Ed Dudley | 70-71-71=212 | −4 |
T3 | Harry Cooper | 73-69-71=213 | −3 |
Byron Nelson | 66-72-75=213 | ||
5 | Johnny Revolta | 71-72-72=215 | −1 |
6 | Vic Ghezzi | 72-72-72=216 | E |
T7 | Leonard Dodson | 71-75-71=217 | +1 |
Jimmy Hines | 77-72-68=217 | ||
Ky Laffoon | 73-70-74=217 | ||
Al Watrous | 74-72-71=217 |
Source: [4]
Sunday, April 4, 1937
Champion |
Silver Cup winner (low amateur) |
(a) = amateur |
(c) = past champion |
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ( US$) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Byron Nelson | 66-72-75-70=283 | −5 | 1,500 |
2 | Ralph Guldahl | 69-72-68-76=285 | −3 | 800 |
3 | Ed Dudley | 70-71-71-74=286 | −2 | 600 |
4 | Harry Cooper | 73-69-71-74=287 | −1 | 500 |
5 | Ky Laffoon | 73-70-74-73=290 | +2 | 400 |
6 | Jimmy Thomson | 71-73-74-73=291 | +3 | 300 |
7 | Al Watrous | 74-72-71-75=292 | +4 | 250 |
T8 | Tommy Armour | 73-75-73-72=293 | +5 | 175 |
Vic Ghezzi | 72-72-72-77=293 | |||
T10 | Leonard Dodson | 71-75-71-77=294 | +6 | 100 |
Jimmy Hines | 77-72-68-77=294 |
Leaderboard below the top 10 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ( $) | |
12 | Wiffy Cox | 70-72-77-76=295 | +7 | 100 | |
T13 | Clarence Clark | 77-75-70-74=296 | +8 | ||
Tony Manero | 71-72-78-75=296 | ||||
Johnny Revolta | 71-72-72-81=296 | ||||
Denny Shute | 74-75-71-76=296 | ||||
17 | Bobby Cruickshank | 79-69-71-78=297 | +9 | ||
18 | Sam Snead | 76-72-71-79=298 | +10 | ||
T19 | Lawson Little | 70-79-74-76=299 | +11 | ||
Willie Macfarlane | 73-76-73-77=299 | ||||
Paul Runyan | 74-77-72-76=299 | ||||
Felix Serafin | 75-76-71-77=299 | ||||
Horton Smith (c) | 75-72-77-75=299 | ||||
T24 | Ray Mangrum | 71-80-72-77=300 | +12 | ||
Gene Sarazen (c) | 74-80-73-73=300 | ||||
T26 | Craig Wood | 79-77-74-71=301 | +13 | ||
Charlie Yates (a) | 76-73-74-78=301 | ||||
28 | Francis Francis (a) | 77-74-75-76=302 | +14 | ||
T29 | Billy Burke | 77-71-75-80=303 | +15 | ||
Al Espinosa | 72-76-79-76=303 | ||||
Bobby Jones | 79-74-73-77=303 | ||||
32 | Jug McSpaden | 77-79-72-76=304 | +16 | ||
T33 | Bill Mehlhorn | 73-76-77-79=305 | +17 | ||
Henry Picard | 75-77-75-78=305 | ||||
35 | Chuck Kocsis (a) | 76-72-77-82=307 | +19 | ||
T36 | Al Brosch | 78-79-74-77=308 | +20 | ||
Tom Kerrigan | 75-77-77-79=308 | ||||
Sam Parks Jr. | 76-75-80-77=308 | ||||
39 | Frank Moore | 73-79-76-82=310 | +22 | ||
40 | Jess Sweetser (a) | 75-80-85-79=319 | +31 | ||
41 | John Riddell (a) | 79-81-82-79=321 | +33 | ||
WD | Fred Haas (a) | 78-70-78=226 | +10 | ||
Jack Munger (a) | 84-81-78=243 | +27 | |||
Herman Barron | 78-75=153 | +9 | |||
Jock Hutchison | 77-77=154 | +10 | |||
George Sargent | 76 | +4 |
Final round
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:
[5]
Tournament information | |
---|---|
Dates | April 1–4, 1937 |
Location |
Augusta, Georgia 33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W |
Course(s) | Augusta National Golf Club |
Organized by | Augusta National Golf Club |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Field | 46 players [1] |
Cut | None |
Prize fund | $5,000 |
Winner's share | $1,500 |
Champion | |
Byron Nelson | |
283 (−5) | |
Location map | |
Location in
Georgia | |
The 1937 Masters Tournament was the fourth Masters Tournament, held April 1–4 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
Opening with a six-under 66, [2] Byron Nelson led after the first and second rounds, [3] but a 75 on Saturday dropped him four strokes back, in a tie for third. [4] On the final nine on Sunday, he gained six strokes on third round leader Ralph Guldahl over two holes and won the tournament by two strokes. Compared to Guldahl's 5–6 (double bogey, bogey), Nelson played the 12th and 13th holes 2–3 (birdie, eagle), respectively. [5] [6] The Nelson Bridge, over Rae's Creek departing the 13th tee, was dedicated in 1958 to commemorate the feat. [7]
At age 25, this was the first of Nelson's five major titles; he won the Masters again in 1942, which was not held again until 1946. Guldahl rebounded and won three majors over the next two years: the U.S. Open in 1937 and 1938 and the Masters in 1939.
Sam Snead made his Masters debut and finished 18th. The purse was $5,000 with a winner's share of $1,500.
Gene Sarazen (2,4,6,7,9,10), Horton Smith (7,9,10,12)
Tommy Armour (4,6,9,10), Billy Burke (9,10), Bobby Jones (3,4,5), Willie Macfarlane, Tony Manero (10,12), Sam Parks Jr. (7,9), George Sargent
Lawson Little (5,9), Jess Sweetser (5,a)
Jock Hutchison (6), Denny Shute (6,9,10,12)
Johnny Revolta (7,9,10), Paul Runyan (7,9,10)
Ky Laffoon (9,10), Henry Picard (9,10), Craig Wood (9,12)
Charlie Yates (a)
Harry Cooper (10), Wiffy Cox (10), Bobby Cruickshank, Ed Dudley, Al Espinosa, Vic Ghezzi (110, Ray Mangrum (10), Jug McSpaden (10,12), Byron Nelson, Jimmy Thomson (10,12), Al Watrous
Herman Barron, Al Brosch, Clarence Clark, Ralph Guldahl, Tom Kerrigan, Chuck Kocsis (a), Frank Moore, Jack Munger (a), Felix Serafin
John Riddell (a)
Francis Francis (a)
Fred Haas (a) winner of 1936 Canadian Amateur Championship
Thursday, April 1, 1937
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Byron Nelson | 66 | −6 |
2 | Ralph Guldahl | 69 | −3 |
T3 | Ed Dudley | 70 | −2 |
Wiffy Cox | |||
Lawson Little | |||
T6 | Leonard Dodson | 71 | −1 |
Tony Manero | |||
Johnny Revolta | |||
Jimmy Thomson | |||
T10 | Vic Ghezzi | 72 | E |
Al Espinosa |
Source: [2]
Friday, April 2, 1937
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Byron Nelson | 66-72=138 | −6 |
T2 | Ralph Guldahl | 69-72=141 | −3 |
Ed Dudley | 70-71=141 | ||
T4 | Harry Cooper | 73-69=142 | −2 |
Wiffy Cox | 70-72=142 | ||
T6 | Ky Laffoon | 73-70=143 | −1 |
Tony Manero | 71-72=143 | ||
Johnny Revolta | 71-72=143 | ||
T9 | Vic Ghezzi | 72-72=144 | E |
Jimmy Thomson | 71-73=144 |
Source: [3]
Saturday, April 3, 1937
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ralph Guldahl | 69-72-68=209 | −7 |
2 | Ed Dudley | 70-71-71=212 | −4 |
T3 | Harry Cooper | 73-69-71=213 | −3 |
Byron Nelson | 66-72-75=213 | ||
5 | Johnny Revolta | 71-72-72=215 | −1 |
6 | Vic Ghezzi | 72-72-72=216 | E |
T7 | Leonard Dodson | 71-75-71=217 | +1 |
Jimmy Hines | 77-72-68=217 | ||
Ky Laffoon | 73-70-74=217 | ||
Al Watrous | 74-72-71=217 |
Source: [4]
Sunday, April 4, 1937
Champion |
Silver Cup winner (low amateur) |
(a) = amateur |
(c) = past champion |
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ( US$) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Byron Nelson | 66-72-75-70=283 | −5 | 1,500 |
2 | Ralph Guldahl | 69-72-68-76=285 | −3 | 800 |
3 | Ed Dudley | 70-71-71-74=286 | −2 | 600 |
4 | Harry Cooper | 73-69-71-74=287 | −1 | 500 |
5 | Ky Laffoon | 73-70-74-73=290 | +2 | 400 |
6 | Jimmy Thomson | 71-73-74-73=291 | +3 | 300 |
7 | Al Watrous | 74-72-71-75=292 | +4 | 250 |
T8 | Tommy Armour | 73-75-73-72=293 | +5 | 175 |
Vic Ghezzi | 72-72-72-77=293 | |||
T10 | Leonard Dodson | 71-75-71-77=294 | +6 | 100 |
Jimmy Hines | 77-72-68-77=294 |
Leaderboard below the top 10 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ( $) | |
12 | Wiffy Cox | 70-72-77-76=295 | +7 | 100 | |
T13 | Clarence Clark | 77-75-70-74=296 | +8 | ||
Tony Manero | 71-72-78-75=296 | ||||
Johnny Revolta | 71-72-72-81=296 | ||||
Denny Shute | 74-75-71-76=296 | ||||
17 | Bobby Cruickshank | 79-69-71-78=297 | +9 | ||
18 | Sam Snead | 76-72-71-79=298 | +10 | ||
T19 | Lawson Little | 70-79-74-76=299 | +11 | ||
Willie Macfarlane | 73-76-73-77=299 | ||||
Paul Runyan | 74-77-72-76=299 | ||||
Felix Serafin | 75-76-71-77=299 | ||||
Horton Smith (c) | 75-72-77-75=299 | ||||
T24 | Ray Mangrum | 71-80-72-77=300 | +12 | ||
Gene Sarazen (c) | 74-80-73-73=300 | ||||
T26 | Craig Wood | 79-77-74-71=301 | +13 | ||
Charlie Yates (a) | 76-73-74-78=301 | ||||
28 | Francis Francis (a) | 77-74-75-76=302 | +14 | ||
T29 | Billy Burke | 77-71-75-80=303 | +15 | ||
Al Espinosa | 72-76-79-76=303 | ||||
Bobby Jones | 79-74-73-77=303 | ||||
32 | Jug McSpaden | 77-79-72-76=304 | +16 | ||
T33 | Bill Mehlhorn | 73-76-77-79=305 | +17 | ||
Henry Picard | 75-77-75-78=305 | ||||
35 | Chuck Kocsis (a) | 76-72-77-82=307 | +19 | ||
T36 | Al Brosch | 78-79-74-77=308 | +20 | ||
Tom Kerrigan | 75-77-77-79=308 | ||||
Sam Parks Jr. | 76-75-80-77=308 | ||||
39 | Frank Moore | 73-79-76-82=310 | +22 | ||
40 | Jess Sweetser (a) | 75-80-85-79=319 | +31 | ||
41 | John Riddell (a) | 79-81-82-79=321 | +33 | ||
WD | Fred Haas (a) | 78-70-78=226 | +10 | ||
Jack Munger (a) | 84-81-78=243 | +27 | |||
Herman Barron | 78-75=153 | +9 | |||
Jock Hutchison | 77-77=154 | +10 | |||
George Sargent | 76 | +4 |
Final round
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:
[5]