1937 Masters Tournament

The 1937 Masters Tournament was the fourth Masters Tournament, held April 1–4 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

1937 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 1–4, 1937
LocationAugusta, Georgia
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Organized byAugusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Field46 players[1]
CutNone
Prize fund$5,000
Winner's share$1,500
Champion
Byron Nelson
283 (−5)
Augusta 
Location in the United States

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.

Past champions in the field
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Horton Smith United States1934, 193675727775299+11T19
Gene Sarazen United States193574807373300+12T24
  • The Masters did not have a 36-hole cut until 1957

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 1, 1937

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Byron Nelson United States66−6
2Ralph Guldahl United States69−3
T3Ed Dudley United States70−2
Wiffy Cox United States
Lawson Little United States
T6Leonard Dodson United States71−1
Tony Manero United States
Johnny Revolta United States
Jimmy Thomson Scotland
 United States
T10Vic Ghezzi United States72E
Al Espinosa United States

Source:[2]

Second round

Friday, April 2, 1937

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Byron Nelson United States66-72=138−6
T2Ralph Guldahl United States69-72=141−3
Ed Dudley United States70-71=141
T4Harry Cooper England
 United States		73-69=142−2
Wiffy Cox United States70-72=142
T6Ky Laffoon United States73-70=143−1
Tony Manero United States71-72=143
Johnny Revolta United States71-72=143
T9Vic Ghezzi United States72-72=144E
Jimmy Thomson Scotland
 United States		71-73=144

Source:[3]

Third round

Saturday, April 3, 1937

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Ralph Guldahl United States69-72-68=209−7
2Ed Dudley United States70-71-71=212−4
T3Harry Cooper England
 United States		73-69-71=213−3
Byron Nelson United States66-72-75=213
5Johnny Revolta United States71-72-72=215−1
6Vic Ghezzi United States72-72-72=216E
T7Leonard Dodson United States71-75-71=217+1
Jimmy Hines United States77-72-68=217
Ky Laffoon United States73-70-74=217
Al Watrous United States74-72-71=217

Source:[4]

Final round

Sunday, April 4, 1937

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Byron Nelson United States66-72-75-70=283−51,500
2Ralph Guldahl United States69-72-68-76=285−3800
3Ed Dudley United States70-71-71-74=286−2600
4Harry Cooper England
 United States		73-69-71-74=287−1500
5Ky Laffoon United States73-70-74-73=290+2400
6Jimmy Thomson Scotland
 United States		71-73-74-73=291+3300
7Al Watrous United States74-72-71-75=292+4250
T8Tommy Armour Scotland
 United States		73-75-73-72=293+5175
Vic Ghezzi United States72-72-72-77=293
T10Leonard Dodson United States71-75-71-77=294+6100
Jimmy Hines United States77-72-68-77=294

Source:[5][6]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par454343454443545344
Nelson−3−3−3−3−3−2−1−1−1−2−2−3−5−5−5−5−5−5
Guldahl−7−7−7−7−6−7−7−6−5−6−6−4−3−3−4−4−3−3
Dudley−4−2−2−3−3−2−2−2−1−2−2−2−2−2−3−3−3−2
Cooper−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−1EEEE−1−1−2−2−1−1

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[5]

References
  1. "Past winners and results". The Masters. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  2. "Bashful Byron Nelson's 66 leads golfers at Augusta". Spartanburg Herald. South Carolina. Associated Press. April 2, 1937. p. 15.
  3. Rice, Grantland (April 3, 1937). "Nelson leads in golf play". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. North American Newspaper Alliance. p. 14.
  4. "Guldahl shoots 68 to grab lead in Augusta golf play". Sunday Spartanburg Herald-Journal. South Carolina. Associated Press. April 4, 1937. p. 22.
  5. "Nelson beats down four stroke lead on last nine to win Augusta tourney". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 5, 1937. p. 15.
  6. "Byron Nelson captures Augusta golf classic". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. April 5, 1937. p. 3, part 2.
  7. "Augusta club honors Nelson and Hogan". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. Associated Press. April 3, 1958. p. 8.

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