1942 Masters Tournament

The 1942 Masters Tournament was the ninth Masters Tournament, held April 9–13 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

Byron Nelson, the 1937 champion, won an 18-hole playoff by one stroke over runner-up Ben Hogan. Down by three strokes after four holes, Nelson played the final fourteen holes at five-under-par to claim the winner's share of $1,500 from a $5,000 purse. The playoff was refereed by tournament host Bobby Jones. Nelson was the second to win a second Masters, joining Horton Smith.

On Sunday, Nelson started the final round with a three stroke lead, with a gallery of 6,000 on the grounds. Hogan birdied 18 to shoot 70 (−2) and 280 (−8) and waited for Nelson to finish the last three holes. Nelson found a greenside bunker at 17 and bogeyed to fall into a tie. He had a 12 ft birdie putt to win on the 72nd hole, but left it short and tapped in to force the Monday playoff.

It was the second playoff at the Masters; the first in 1935 was 36 holes.

This was the last Masters until 1946; it was not played from 1943 to 1945, due to World War II.

Field
Jimmy Demaret (9), Ralph Guldahl (2,9,10), Byron Nelson (2,6,9,10,12), Henry Picard (6,10), Gene Sarazen (2,4,6,9,10,12), Horton Smith (9,10), Craig Wood (2,9,10)
 * 1. Masters champions

Tommy Armour (4,6), Billy Burke, Bobby Jones (3,4,5), Lawson Little (3,5,9,10)
 * 2. U.S. Open champions

Bud Ward (10,11,a)
 * 3. U.S. Amateur champions

Denny Shute (6,9,10,12)
 * 4. British Open champions

Charlie Yates (a)
 * 5. British Amateur champions

Paul Runyan (10)
 * 6. PGA champions


 * 7. Members of the U.S. Ryder Cup team
 * Not held


 * 8. Members of the U.S. Walker Cup team
 * Not held

Sammy Byrd (10), Harry Cooper, Ed Dudley (10), Jim Ferrier (10), Jim Foulis, Willie Goggin, Jimmy Hines (10,12), Ben Hogan (10,12), Gene Kunes (10), Lloyd Mangrum (10,12), Jug McSpaden (10), Toney Penna, Jack Ryan, Felix Serafin, Sam Snead (10,12), Jimmy Thomson
 * 9. Top 30 players and ties from the 1941 Masters Tournament


 * Dick Chapman (3,a), Vic Ghezzi (6,10,12), Clayton Heafner (10), Ray Mangrum, Dick Metz (10) and Sam Parks Jr. (2) did not play

Herman Barron, Jerry Gianferante, Dutch Harrison, Herman Keiser, Johnny Morris, Johnny Palmer, Joe Zarhardt
 * 10. Top 30 players and ties from the 1941 U.S. Open


 * Johnny Bulla, Henry Ransom and Harry Todd did not play.

Steve Kovach (a)
 * 11. 1941 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists


 * Pat Abbott (a), Ray Billows (a), Ted Bishop (a), Lou Jennings (a), Bruce McCormick (a), Bobby Riegel (a) did not play.


 * 12. 1941 PGA Championship quarter-finalists


 * 13. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions
 * Wilford Wehrle (a) did not play.

Bobby Cruickshank
 * 14. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open champions

Chick Harbert, Chandler Harper
 * 15. Two players, not already qualified, based on performances in the winter part of the 1941 PGA Tour

First round
Thursday, April 9, 1942 Source:

Second round
Friday, April 10, 1942 Source:

Third round
Saturday, April 11, 1942 Source:

Final round
Sunday, April 12, 1942

Final leaderboard
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Scorecard
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Source:

Playoff
Monday, April 13, 1942

Scorecard
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