1938 Masters Tournament

The 1938 Masters Tournament was the fifth Masters Tournament, held April 2–4 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Due to adverse weather conditions, the first round was delayed until Saturday,[2] rounds 2 and 3 were played on Sunday,[3] and the final round was on Monday.[4]

1938 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 2–4, 1938
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
Field42 players[1]
CutNone
Prize fund$5,000
Winner's share$1,500
Champion
Henry Picard
285 (−3)
Location Map
Augusta National
Location in the United States
Augusta National
Location in Georgia

Henry Picard led by one stroke after 54 holes and shot 70 in the final round to win his only Masters, two strokes ahead of runners-up Harry Cooper and Ralph Guldahl.[5] It was the first of two major titles for Picard, who won the PGA Championship in 1939.

The purse was $5,000 with a winner's share of $1,500. Ben Hogan made his Masters debut and finished tied for 25th. Tournament host Bobby Jones finished in the top twenty for the second and final time.[6]

Field
1. Masters champions

Byron Nelson (7,9,10,12), Gene Sarazen (2,4,6,7,9,10), Horton Smith (7,9)

2. U.S. Open champions

Billy Burke (9,10), Ralph Guldahl (7,9,10), Bobby Jones (3,4,5,9), Willie Macfarlane (9), Tony Manero (7,9,12), Sam Parks Jr. (10)

3. U.S. Amateur champions

Lawson Little (5,9), Jess Sweetser (5,a)

4. British Open champions

Denny Shute (6,7,9,10,12)

5. British Amateur champions
6. PGA champions

Johnny Revolta (7,9,10), Paul Runyan (9,10)

7. Members of the U.S. 1937 Ryder Cup team

Ed Dudley (9,10), Henry Picard (10,12), Sam Snead (9,10)

8. Members of the U.S. 1938 Walker Cup team

Chuck Kocsis (10,a), Tommy Suffern Tailer (a), Bud Ward (11,a), Charlie Yates (9,a)

9. Top 30 players and ties from the 1937 Masters Tournament

Harry Cooper (10,12), Wiffy Cox, Bobby Cruickshank (10), Leonard Dodson, Vic Ghezzi (10), Jimmy Hines (10,12), Ky Laffoon (10,12), Ray Mangrum (10), Felix Serafin, Jimmy Thomson (10), Al Watrous, Craig Wood

10. Top 30 players and ties from the 1937 U.S. Open

Leo Mallory, Jug McSpaden (12), Toney Penna, Frank Strafaci (a), Frank Walsh

11. 1937 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists
12. 1937 PGA Championship quarter-finalists
13. Two players, not already qualified, with the best scoring average in the winter part of the 1938 PGA Tour

Ben Hogan, Dick Metz

14 Foreign invitations

Stanley Horne, Ross Somerville (11,a)

Round summaries

First round

Saturday, April 2, 1938

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Harry Cooper United States68−4
T2Ed Dudley United States70−2
Dick Metz United States
T4Toney Penna United States71−1
Henry Picard United States
Paul Runyan United States
T7Bobby Cruickshank United States72E
Lawson Little United States
Tony Manero United States
Jug McSpaden United States
Felix Serafin United States

Source:[2]

Second round

Sunday, April 3, 1938   (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Ed Dudley United States70-69=139−5
T2Ralph Guldahl United States73-70=143−1
Henry Picard United States71-72=143
Felix Serafin United States72-71=143
T5Paul Runyan United States71-73=144E
Jimmy Thomson United States74-70=144
T7Harry Cooper United States68-77=145+1
Johnny Revolta United States73-72=145
T9Jimmy Hines United States75-71=146+2
Billy Burke United States73-73=146

Third round

Sunday, April 3, 1938   (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Henry Picard United States71-72-72=215−1
T2Harry Cooper United States68-77-71=216E
Ed Dudley United States70-69-77=216
Ralph Guldahl United States73-70-73=216
Gene Sarazen United States78-70-68=216
6Byron Nelson United States73-74-70=217+1
7Paul Runyan United States71-73-74=218+2
8Vic Ghezzi United States75-74-70=219+3
9Jimmy Thomson United States74-70-76=220+4
T10Jimmy Hines United States75-71-75=221+5
Lawson Little United States72-75-74=221
Dick Metz United States70-77-74=221
Johnny Revolta United States73-72-76=221
Felix Serafin United States72-71-78=221

Source:[3]

Final round

Monday, April 4, 1938

Final leaderboard
Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Top 10
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (US$)
1 Henry Picard71-72-72-70=285−31,500
T2 Harry Cooper68-77-71-71=287−1700
Ralph Guldahl73-70-73-71=287
4 Paul Runyan71-73-74-70=288E500
5 Byron Nelson (c)73-74-70-73=290+2400
T6 Ed Dudley70-69-77-75=291+3275
Felix Serafin72-71-78-70=291
T8 Dick Metz70-77-74-71=292+4175
Jimmy Thomson74-70-76-72=292
T10 Vic Ghezzi75-74-70-74=293+5100
Jimmy Hines75-71-75-72=293
Lawson Little72-75-74-72=293

Sources:[7][8]

References
  1. "Past winners and results". The Masters. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  2. McLemore, Henry (April 3, 1938). "Cooper's par-smashing 68 leads classy field in Masters' golf tourney". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 1, sports.
  3. "Picard's 215 nets lead in Masters' Tournament". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 4, 1938. p. 17.
  4. Rice, Grantland (April 2, 1938). "Rain postpones Masters' golf". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 13.
  5. Rice, Grantland (April 5, 1938). "Sore thumb helps Henry Picard win". Milwaukee Journal. p. 6, part 2.
  6. "Picard takes Augusta title". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. April 5, 1938. p. 8.
  7. "Masters – Past Winners & Results". Augusta National Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  8. "Past results – Masters tournament". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
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