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

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]

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

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Harry Cooper68−4
T2United States Ed Dudley70−2
United States Dick Metz
T4United States Toney Penna71−1
United States Henry Picard
United States Paul Runyan
T7United States Bobby Cruickshank72E
United States Lawson Little
United States Tony Manero
United States Jug McSpaden
United States Felix Serafin

Source:[2]

Second round

Sunday, April 3, 1938   (morning)

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Ed Dudley70-69=139−5
T2United States Ralph Guldahl73-70=143−1
United States Henry Picard71-72=143
United States Felix Serafin72-71=143
T5United States Paul Runyan71-73=144E
United States Jimmy Thomson74-70=144
T7United States Harry Cooper68-77=145+1
United States Johnny Revolta73-72=145
T9United States Jimmy Hines75-71=146+2
United States Billy Burke73-73=146

Third round

Sunday, April 3, 1938   (afternoon)

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Henry Picard71-72-72=215−1
T2United States Harry Cooper68-77-71=216E
United States Ed Dudley70-69-77=216
United States Ralph Guldahl73-70-73=216
United States Gene Sarazen78-70-68=216
6United States Byron Nelson73-74-70=217+1
7United States Paul Runyan71-73-74=218+2
8United States Vic Ghezzi75-74-70=219+3
9United States Jimmy Thomson74-70-76=220+4
T10United States Jimmy Hines75-71-75=221+5
United States Lawson Little72-75-74=221
United States Dick Metz70-77-74=221
United States Johnny Revolta73-72-76=221
United States Felix Serafin72-71-78=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$)
1United States Henry Picard71-72-72-70=285−31,500
T2United States Harry Cooper68-77-71-71=287−1700
United States Ralph Guldahl73-70-73-71=287
4United States Paul Runyan71-73-74-70=288E500
5United States Byron Nelson (c)73-74-70-73=290+2400
T6United States Ed Dudley70-69-77-75=291+3275
United States Felix Serafin72-71-78-70=291
T8United States Dick Metz70-77-74-71=292+4175
United States Jimmy Thomson74-70-76-72=292
T10United States Vic Ghezzi75-74-70-74=293+5100
United States Jimmy Hines75-71-75-72=293
United States 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. 1 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. 1 2 "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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