1939 Masters Tournament

The 1939 Masters Tournament was the sixth Masters Tournament, held from March 31 to April 2 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Due to adverse weather conditions, the first round was postponed to Friday and the final two rounds were played on Sunday.

Ralph Guldahl won his only Masters title with a tournament record 279 (−9), one stroke better than runner-up Sam Snead. He had finished as a runner-up the previous two years, and it was the third of Guldahl's three major titles; he won consecutive U.S. Open titles in 1937 and 1938. The previous Masters record was 282 (−6) in 1935, and Guldahl's mark stood until 1953, when Ben Hogan shot 274 (−14).

The purse was $5,000 with a winner's share of $1,500. The gallery for Sunday's final two rounds was estimated at 10,000 spectators. Challenging weather conditions during the second round on Saturday included hail, wind, rain, and some sun breaks.

Field
Byron Nelson (7,9,10,12), Henry Picard (7,9,10,12), Gene Sarazen (2,4,6,7,9,10,12), Horton Smith (7,9,10,12)
 * 1. Masters champions

Tommy Armour (4,6,10), Billy Burke (9), Johnny Farrell, Ralph Guldahl (7,9,10), Walter Hagen (4,6), Bobby Jones (3,4,5,9), Tony Manero (7,9)
 * 2. U.S. Open champions

Lawson Little (5,9), Jess Sweetser (5,a), Willie Turnesa (11,a)
 * 3. U.S. Amateur champions

Jock Hutchison (6), Denny Shute (6,7,10)
 * 4. British Open champions

Charlie Yates (8,a)
 * 5. British Amateur champions

Johnny Revolta (7,9,10), Paul Runyan (9,10,12)
 * 6. PGA champions

Ed Dudley (9), Sam Snead (12)
 * 7. Members of the U.S. 1937 Ryder Cup team

Ray Billows (a), Tommy Suffern Tailer (9,a)
 * 8. Members of the U.S. 1938 Walker Cup team


 * Johnny Fischer (3,a), Johnny Goodman (2,3,5,11,a), Fred Haas (a), Chuck Kocsis (9,a), Reynolds Smith (a) and Bud Ward (a) did not play. Tailer was a reserve for the team.

Harry Cooper (10), Vic Ghezzi (10), Jimmy Hines (10,12), Ben Hogan, Ky Laffoon, Ray Mangrum, Jug McSpaden (10), Dick Metz (10), Felix Serafin, Jimmy Thomson, Frank Walsh, Al Watrous
 * 9. Top 30 players and ties from the 1938 Masters Tournament


 * Wiffy Cox, Bobby Cruickshank and Sam Parks Jr. (2) did not play.

Joe Belfore, Jim Foulis (12), Frank Moore, Toney Penna
 * 10. Top 30 players and ties from the 1938 U.S. Open


 * Olin Dutra (2,6), Willie Hunter (5), Al Huske, Stanley Kertes, Butch Kreuger, Charles Lacey, Ray Mangrum, John Rogers, Charles Sheppard, George Von Elm (3), Al Zimmerman and Emery Zimmerman did not play,''

Dick Chapman (a), Chick Harbert (a), Joe Thompson (a)
 * 11. 1938 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists


 * Pat Abbott (a), Chris Brinke (a) and Ed Kingsley (a) did not play.


 * 12. 1938 PGA Championship quarter-finalists

Jimmy Demaret, Craig Wood
 * 13. Two players, not already qualified, with the best scoring average in the winter part of the 1939 PGA Tour

Stanley Horne
 * 14 Foreign invitations

Ted Adams (a) winner of 1938 Canadian Amateur Championship
 * Additional invitation

First round
Friday, March 31, 1939 Source:

Second round
Saturday, April 1, 1939 Source:

Third round
Sunday, April 2, 1939  (morning)

Final round
Sunday, April 2, 1939  (afternoon)

Final leaderboard
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