1936 Masters Tournament

The 1936 Masters Tournament was the third Masters Tournament, held April 3–6 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

1936 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 3–6, 1936
LocationAugusta, Georgia
33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Organized byAugusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Field53 players[1]
CutNone
Prize fund$5,000
Winner's share$1,500
Champion
Horton Smith
285 (−3)
Location Map
Augusta National
Location in the United States
Augusta National
Location in Georgia

Horton Smith won his second Masters, one stroke ahead of runner-up Harry Cooper, with defending champion Gene Sarazen in third. Still officially named the "Augusta National Invitation Tournament," the purse was $5,000 with a winner's share of $1,500.

Due to heavy rains, the first round of play was postponed until Friday.[2] Sunday's play was also postponed and the third and fourth rounds were played on Monday.[3] On the back nine of the final round, Smith chipped in for birdie from 50 feet (15 m) at the 14th hole, birdied the next hole, then parred out to win again.[4]

Cooper led after each of the first three rounds in an attempt to become the first wire-to-wire winner at the Masters; that occurred at the 1941 edition, won by Craig Wood. After three rounds under par, Cooper shot 76 (+4) in the final round on Monday afternoon, with his bogey on the 17th hole proving decisive.

Field
1. U.S. Open champions

Tommy Armour (3,10), Billy Burke, Johnny Farrell, Johnny Goodman (9,a), Walter Hagen (3,5,7,8), Bobby Jones (2,3,4), Fred McLeod, Sam Parks Jr. (5,7,8), Gene Sarazen (5,7,8), George Sargent

2. U.S. Amateur champions

Lawson Little (4,7,9), Jess Sweetser (4,a)

3. British Open champions

Jock Hutchison, Denny Shute (7,8)

4. British Amateur champions
5. Members of the U.S. 1935 Ryder Cup team

Ky Laffoon (8), Henry Picard (7,8), Johnny Revolta (7,10), Paul Runyan (7,8), Horton Smith (7,8), Craig Wood (7,8)

6. Members of the U.S. 1936 Walker Cup team
  • Team not selected in time for inclusion.
7. Top 24 players and ties from the 1935 Masters Tournament

Bobby Cruickshank (8), Johnny Dawson (a), Leo Diegel, Ed Dudley (8), Al Espinosa (8), Vic Ghezzi (8), Jimmy Hines, Ray Mangrum (8), Jug McSpaden, Byron Nelson, Joe Turnesa, Charlie Yates (a)

8. Top 30 players and ties from the 1935 U.S. Open

Herman Barron, Harry Cooper, Vincent Eldred, Bill Kaiser, Butch Krueger, Gene Kunes, Ted Luther, Dick Metz, Jimmy Thomson, Ted Turner, Frank Walsh, Al Watrous (10)

9. 1935 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists

Fred Haas (a), Jack Munger (a)

  • Walter Emery (a), Chuck Kocsis (a), Joe Lynch (a) and George Voigt (a) did not play.
10. 1935 PGA Championship quarter-finalists
  • Al Zimmerman did not play.
11. Two players, not already qualified, with the best scoring average in the winter part of the 1936 PGA Tour

Wiffy Cox, Orville White

12. Foreign invitations

Chin Sei-Sui, Jules Huot, Joe Kirkwood Sr., Robert Sweeny Jr. (a), Toichira Toda

Additional invitations

Albert Campbell (a), Bobby Riegel (a)

Round summaries

First round

Friday, April 3, 1936

Rain on Thursday delayed the first round a day.[2]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Harry Cooper United States70−2
2Al Espinosa United States72E
T3Billy Burke United States74+2
Ted Luther (a) United States
Horton Smith United States
T6Bobby Cruickshank United States75+3
Al Krueger United States
Ky Laffoon United States
Lawson Little United States
Henry Picard United States

Source:[5]

Second round

Saturday, April 4, 1936

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Harry Cooper United States70-69=139−5
T2Bobby Cruickshank United States75-69=144E
Denny Shute United States76-68=144
T4Al Espinosa United States72-73=145+1
Ky Laffoon United States75-70=145
Paul Runyan United States76-69=145
Gene Sarazen United States78-67=145
Horton Smith United States74-71=145
T9Johnny Dawson (a) United States77-70=147+3
Vic Ghezzi United States77-70=147
Byron Nelson United States76-71=147
Henry Picard United States75-72=147

Source:[6][7]

Third round

Monday, April 6, 1936   (morning)

Rain on Sunday postponed the final two rounds to Monday.[3]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Harry Cooper United States70-69-71=210−6
2Horton Smith United States74-71-68=213−3
3Paul Runyan United States76-69-70=215−1
T4Johnny Dawson (a) United States77-70-70=217+1
Ray Mangrum United States76-73-68=217
Gene Sarazen United States78-67-72=217
7Bobby Cruickshank United States75-69-74=218+2
8Denny Shute United States76-68-75=219+3
T9Ed Dudley United States75-75-70=220+4
Al Espinosa United States72-73-75=220
Ky Laffoon United States75-70-75=220

Final round

Monday, April 6, 1936   (afternoon)

Final leaderboard
Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Top 10
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (US$)
1 Horton Smith (c)74-71-68-72=285−31,500
2 Harry Cooper70-69-71-76=286−2800
3 Gene Sarazen (c)78-67-72-70=287−1600
T4 Bobby Cruickshank75-69-74-72=290+2450
Paul Runyan76-69-70-75=290
T6 Ed Dudley75-75-70-73=293+5250
Ky Laffoon75-70-75-73=293
Ray Mangrum76-73-68-76=293
T9 Johnny Dawson (a)77-70-70-77=294+60
Henry Picard75-72-74-73=294150

Sources:[8][9]

Scorecard
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454343454443545344
Smith−2−2−2−2−2−2−3−2−2−1−1−1−1−2−3−3−3−3
Cooper−6−5−5−4−3−3−3−4−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−2−2
Sarazen+1+2+2+2+2+3+3+2+1+1+1EE−1−1−1−1−1

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[10]

References
  1. "Past winners and results". The Masters. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  2. "Postpone opening of Augusta golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 2, 1936. p. 19.
  3. Gould, Alan (April 6, 1936). "National tourney at Augusta rained out". Spartanburg Herald. South Carolina. Associated Press. p. 5.
  4. "Horton Smith wins Augusta Tourney". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 7, 1936. p. 18.
  5. "First round scores". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 4, 1936. p. 17.
  6. "Masters' scores". Pittsburgh Press. April 5, 1936. p. 2, sports.
  7. Gould, Alan (April 5, 1936). "Cooper boosts lead in Augusta National". Spartanburg Herald. South Carolina. Associated Press. p. 21.
  8. "Masters – Past Winners & Results". Augusta National Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  9. "Past results – Masters tournament". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  10. "Leaders' cards". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 7, 1936. p. 18.
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