1934 Masters Tournament


The 1934 Masters Tournament was the first Masters Tournament, held March 22–25 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. It was officially known as the "Augusta National Invitation Tournament" for its first five editions, but informally as the Masters from the start. Horton Smith won the event with a birdie putt at the 17th hole, and finished at 284, one stroke ahead of runner-up Craig Wood. Tournament co-founder and host Bobby Jones finished ten strokes back at 294, tied for thirteenth place. The total purse was $5,000 and the winner's share was $1,500.

Course

First round

Thursday, March 22, 1934
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Horton Smith70−2
T1Jimmy Hines70−2
T1Emmet French70−2
T4Craig Wood71−1
T4Walter Hagen71−1
T4Henry Picard71−1
T4Johnny Golden71−1
T8Billy Burke72E
T8Ky Laffoon72E
T10Denny Shute73+1
T10Joe Paletti73+1
T10Leo Diegel73+1

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Second round

Friday, March 23, 1934
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Horton Smith70-72=142−2
T2Ed Dudley74-69=143−1
T2Billy Burke72-71=143−1
T4Macdonald Smith74-70=144E
T4Jimmy Hines70-74=144E
T4Ralph Stonehouse74-70=144E
T7Al Espinosa75-70=145+1
T7Leo Diegel73-72=145+1
T7Paul Runyan74-71=145+1
T7Craig Wood71-74=145+1

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Third round

Saturday, March 24, 1934
PlaceNameCountryScoreTo par
1Horton Smith70-72-70=212−4
2Billy Burke72-71-70=213−3
T3Craig Wood71-74-69=214−2
T3Ed Dudley74-69-71=214−2
5Paul Runyan74-71-70=215−1
T6Walter Hagen71-76-70=217+1
T6Willie Macfarlane74-73-70=217+1
T8Jimmy Hines70-74-74=218+2
T8Bill Schwartz75-72-71=218+2
T8Macdonald Smith74-70-74=218+2

Final round

Sunday, March 25, 1934
PlaceNameCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Horton Smith70-72-70-72=284−41,500
2Craig Wood71-74-69-71=285−3800
T3Billy Burke72-71-70-73=286−2550
T3Paul Runyan74-71-70-71=286−2550
5Ed Dudley74-69-71-74=288E400
6Willie Macfarlane74-73-70-74=291+3300
T7Al Espinosa75-70-75-72=292+4175
T7Jimmy Hines70-74-74-74=292+4175
T7Harold "Jug" McSpaden77-74-72-69=292+4175
T7Macdonald Smith74-70-74-74=292+4175

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