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
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
Horton Smith
284 (−4)
Augusta 
Location in the United States

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
Main article: Augusta National Golf Club
HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1Camellia430410Tea Olive4004
2White Dogwood415411Pink Dogwood5255
3Golden Bell150312Flowering Peach3504
4Azalea480513Flowering Crab Apple1903
5Chinese Fir425414Magnolia4404
6Firethorn485515Juniper1853
7Redbud145316Pampas3404
8Nandina400417Yellow Jasmine5005
9Holly420418Carolina Cherry4204
Out3,35036In3,35036
Source:[1]Total6,70072
  • The holes' current names (2013) are listed above; the current nines were switched for 1934 only.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 22, 1934

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Horton Smith70−2
Jimmy Hines
Emmet French
T4 Craig Wood71−1
Walter Hagen
Henry Picard
Johnny Golden
T8 Billy Burke72E
Ky Laffoon
T10 Denny Shute73+1
Joe Paletti
Leo Diegel

Source:[6]

Second round

Friday, March 23, 1934

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Horton Smith70-72=142−2
T2 Ed Dudley74-69=143−1
Billy Burke72-71=143
T4 Macdonald Smith74-70=144E
Jimmy Hines70-74=144
Ralph Stonehouse74-70=144
T7 Al Espinosa75-70=145+1
Leo Diegel73-72=145
Paul Runyan74-71=145
Craig Wood71-74=145

Source:[7]

Third round

Saturday, March 24, 1934

PlaceNameScoreTo par
1 Horton Smith70-72-70=212−4
2 Billy Burke72-71-70=213−3
T3 Craig Wood71-74-69=214−2
Ed Dudley74-69-71=214
5 Paul Runyan74-71-70=215−1
T6 Walter Hagen71-76-70=217+1
Willie Macfarlane74-73-70=217
T8 Jimmy Hines70-74-74=218+2
Bill Schwartz75-72-71=218
Macdonald Smith74-70-74=218

Final round

Sunday, March 25, 1934

PlaceNameScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Horton Smith70-72-70-72=284−41,500
2 Craig Wood71-74-69-71=285−3800
T3 Billy Burke72-71-70-73=286−2550
Paul Runyan74-71-70-71=286
5 Ed Dudley74-69-71-74=288E400
6 Willie Macfarlane74-73-70-74=291+3300
T7 Al Espinosa75-70-75-72=292+4175
Jimmy Hines70-74-74-74=292
Harold "Jug" McSpaden77-74-72-69=292
Macdonald Smith74-70-74-74=292

Source:[4]

References
  1. "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. 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. "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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