1941 Masters Tournament

The 1941 Masters Tournament was the eighth Masters Tournament, held April 3–6 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Craig Wood won his first major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Byron Nelson.

1941 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 3–6, 1941
LocationAugusta, Georgia
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Organized byAugusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,800 yards (6,220 m)[1]
Field51 players
Cutnone
Prize fund$5,000
Winner's share$1,500
Champion
Craig Wood
280 (−8)
Augusta 
Location in the United States

Wood opened with a 66 and led by five strokes after the first round.[1][2] During the final round, Nelson caught him on the front nine and the two were briefly co-leaders. Wood scored a 34 (−2) over the final nine holes to secure the victory.[3] The purse was $5,000 and the winner's share was $1,500.[4]

Wood, 39, led the entire tournament, the Masters' first wire-to-wire champion. He also won the next major, the 1941 U.S. Open. Prior to his win at the Masters, Wood had lost in a playoff (or extra holes) in all four of the modern major championships, a dubious distinction since matched by only one other, Greg Norman.[5]

Through 2019, there have been only five wire-to-wire champions; Wood was followed by Arnold Palmer (1960), Jack Nicklaus (1972), Raymond Floyd (1976), and Jordan Spieth (2015).

Past champions in the field
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Byron Nelson United States193771697370283−52
Jimmy Demaret United States194077697175292+4T12
Ralph Guldahl United States193976717571293+5T14
Gene Sarazen United States193576727475297+9T19
Horton Smith United States1934, 193674727774297+9T19
  • The Masters did not have a 36-hole cut until 1957

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 3, 1941

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Craig Wood United States66−6
T2Willie Goggin United States71−1
Ben Hogan United States
Lawson Little United States
Byron Nelson United States
T6Harry Cooper United States72E
Felix Serafin United States
T8Johnny Bulla United States73+1
Sammy Byrd United States
Ed Dudley United States
Clayton Heafner United States
Tony Manero United States
Toney Penna Italy
 United States
Jack Ryan United States
Jimmy Thomson Scotland
 United States
Sam Snead United States

Source:[1][2]

Second round

Friday, April 4, 1941

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Craig Wood United States66-71=137−7
2Byron Nelson United States71-69=140−4
3Lawson Little United States71-70=141−3
T4Sammy Byrd United States73-70=143−1
Willie Goggin United States71-72=143
Ben Hogan United States71-72=143
Clayton Heafner United States73-70=143
Jug McSpaden United States76-67=143
T9Ed Dudley United States73-72=145+1
Harry Cooper United States72-73=145

Source:[6]

Third round

Saturday, April 5, 1941

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Craig Wood United States66-71-71=208−8
2Sammy Byrd United States73-70-68=211−5
3Byron Nelson United States71-69-73=213−3
T4Willie Goggin United States71-72-72=215−1
Lawson Little United States71-70-74=215
6Jimmy Demaret United States77-69-71=217+1
7Ben Hogan United States71-72-75=218+2
T8Dick Chapman (a) United States76-73-70=219+3
Vic Ghezzi United States77-71-71=219
Clayton Heafner United States73-70-76=219

Source:[7][8]

Final round

Sunday, April 6, 1941

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Craig Wood United States66-71-71-72=280−81,500
2Byron Nelson United States71-69-73-70=283−5800
3Sammy Byrd United States73-70-68-74=285−3600
4Ben Hogan United States71-72-75-68=286−2500
5Ed Dudley United States73-72-75-68=288E300
T6Vic Ghezzi United States77-71-71-70=289+1275
Sam Snead United States73-75-72-69=289
8Lawson Little United States71-70-74-75=290+2200
T9Willie Goggin United States71-72-72-76=291+3117
Lloyd Mangrum United States75-74-72-70=291
Jug McSpaden United States76-67-80-68=291

Source:[1][3][4]

References
  1. "Craig Wood's 66 leads Masters by five strokes". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. United Press. April 4, 1941. p. 13.
  2. "Wood's 6-under 66 leads in Masters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 4, 1941. p. 16.
  3. "Craig Wood wins Masters with 280". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. April 7, 1941. p. 5-part 2.
  4. "Wood's 280 total wins Masters golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 7, 1941. p. 14.
  5. "Craig Wood, a study in major championship heartache". Associated Press. April 5, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  6. "Wood retains lead in Masters tourney". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 5, 1941. p. 12.
  7. Carver, Lawton (April 6, 1941). "Wood leads; Sam Byrd second". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. INS. p. 9.
  8. Boni, Bill (April 6, 1941). "Byrd challenges Wood with 68 in Augusta tourney". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. South Carolina. Associated Press. p. 22.

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