1936 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 3–6, 1936
LocationAugusta, Georgia
33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 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
United States Horton Smith
285 (−3)
Location Map
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Augusta National
Augusta National
Location in the United States
Augusta National is located in Georgia
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Location in Georgia

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

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Harry Cooper70−2
2United States Al Espinosa72E
T3United States Billy Burke74+2
United States Ted Luther (a)
United States Horton Smith
T6United States Bobby Cruickshank75+3
United States Al Krueger
United States Ky Laffoon
United States Lawson Little
United States Henry Picard

Source:[5]

Second round

Saturday, April 4, 1936

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Harry Cooper70-69=139−5
T2United States Bobby Cruickshank75-69=144E
United States Denny Shute76-68=144
T4United States Al Espinosa72-73=145+1
United States Ky Laffoon75-70=145
United States Paul Runyan76-69=145
United States Gene Sarazen78-67=145
United States Horton Smith74-71=145
T9United States Johnny Dawson (a)77-70=147+3
United States Vic Ghezzi77-70=147
United States Byron Nelson76-71=147
United States Henry Picard75-72=147

Source:[6][7]

Third round

Monday, April 6, 1936   (morning)

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

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Harry Cooper70-69-71=210−6
2United States Horton Smith74-71-68=213−3
3United States Paul Runyan76-69-70=215−1
T4United States Johnny Dawson (a)77-70-70=217+1
United States Ray Mangrum76-73-68=217
United States Gene Sarazen78-67-72=217
7United States Bobby Cruickshank75-69-74=218+2
8United States Denny Shute76-68-75=219+3
T9United States Ed Dudley75-75-70=220+4
United States Al Espinosa72-73-75=220
United States Ky Laffoon75-70-75=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$)
1United States Horton Smith (c)74-71-68-72=285−31,500
2United States Harry Cooper70-69-71-76=286−2800
3United States Gene Sarazen (c)78-67-72-70=287−1600
T4United States Bobby Cruickshank75-69-74-72=290+2450
United States Paul Runyan76-69-70-75=290
T6United States Ed Dudley75-75-70-73=293+5250
United States Ky Laffoon75-70-75-73=293
United States Ray Mangrum76-73-68-76=293
T9United States Johnny Dawson (a)77-70-70-77=294+60
United States Henry Picard75-72-74-73=294150

Sources:[8][9]

Scorecard

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454343454443545344
United States Smith−2−2−2−2−2−2−3−2−2−1−1−1−1−2−3−3−3−3
England Cooper−6−5−5−4−3−3−3−4−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−2−2
United States 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. 1 2 "Postpone opening of Augusta golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 2, 1936. p. 19.
  3. 1 2 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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