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
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)
Augusta 
Location in the United States

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.

Past champions in the field
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Horton Smith United States193474716872285−31
Gene Sarazen United States193578677270287−13
  • The Masters did not have a 36-hole cut until 1957

Round summaries

First round

Friday, April 3, 1936

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

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Harry Cooper England
 United States		70−2
2Al Espinosa United States72E
T3Billy Burke United States74+2
Ted Luther (a) United States
Horton Smith United States
T6Bobby Cruickshank Scotland75+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 England
 United States		70-69=139−5
T2Bobby Cruickshank Scotland75-69=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 England
 United States		70-69-71=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 Scotland75-69-74=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)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Horton Smith United States74-71-68-72=285−31,500
2Harry Cooper England
 United States		70-69-71-76=286−2800
3Gene Sarazen United States78-67-72-70=287−1600
T4Bobby Cruickshank Scotland75-69-74-72=290+2450
Paul Runyan United States76-69-70-75=290
T6Ed Dudley United States75-75-70-73=293+5250
Ky Laffoon United States75-70-75-73=293
Ray Mangrum United States76-73-68-76=293
T9Johnny Dawson (a) United States77-70-70-77=294+60
Henry Picard United States75-72-74-73=294150

Source:[4]

Scorecard

Final round

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:[8]

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. "Leaders' cards". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 7, 1936. p. 18.

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