1941 Masters Tournament


The 1941 Masters Tournament was the eighth Masters Tournament, held April 3–6 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Craig Wood won his first major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Byron Nelson.
Wood opened with a 66 and led by five strokes after the first round. During the final round, Nelson caught him on the front nine and the two were briefly co-leaders. Wood scored a 34 over the final nine holes to secure the victory. The purse was $5,000 and the winner's share was $1,500.
Wood, 39, led the entire tournament, the Masters' first wire-to-wire champion. He also won the next major, the 1941 U.S. Open. Prior to his win at the Masters, Wood had lost in a playoff in all four of the modern major championships, a dubious distinction since matched by only one other, Greg Norman.
Through 2019, there have been only five wire-to-wire champions; Wood was followed by Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Raymond Floyd, and Jordan Spieth.

Past champions in the field

First round

Thursday, April 3, 1941
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Craig Wood66−6
T2Willie Goggin71−1
T2Ben Hogan71−1
T2Lawson Little71−1
T2Byron Nelson71−1
T6Harry Cooper72E
T6Felix Serafin72E
T8Johnny Bulla73+1
T8Sammy Byrd73+1
T8Ed Dudley73+1
T8Clayton Heafner73+1
T8Tony Manero73+1
T8Toney Penna
73+1
T8Jack Ryan73+1
T8Jimmy Thomson
73+1
T8Sam Snead73+1

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Second round

Friday, April 4, 1941
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Craig Wood66-71=137−7
2Byron Nelson71-69=140−4
3Lawson Little71-70=141−3
T4Sammy Byrd73-70=143−1
T4Willie Goggin71-72=143−1
T4Ben Hogan71-72=143−1
T4Clayton Heafner73-70=143−1
T4Jug McSpaden76-67=143−1
T9Ed Dudley73-72=145+1
T9Harry Cooper72-73=145+1

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Third round

Saturday, April 5, 1941
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Craig Wood66-71-71=208−8
2Sammy Byrd73-70-68=211−5
3Byron Nelson71-69-73=213−3
T4Willie Goggin71-72-72=215−1
T4Lawson Little71-70-74=215−1
6Jimmy Demaret77-69-71=217+1
7Ben Hogan71-72-75=218+2
T8Dick Chapman 76-73-70=219+3
T8Vic Ghezzi77-71-71=219+3
T8Clayton Heafner73-70-76=219+3

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Final round

Sunday, April 6, 1941
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Craig Wood66-71-71-72=280−81,500
2Byron Nelson71-69-73-70=283−5800
3Sammy Byrd73-70-68-74=285−3600
4Ben Hogan71-72-75-68=286−2500
5Ed Dudley73-72-75-68=288E300
T6Vic Ghezzi77-71-71-70=289+1275
T6Sam Snead73-75-72-69=289+1275
8Lawson Little71-70-74-75=290+2200
T9Willie Goggin71-72-72-76=291+3117
T9Lloyd Mangrum75-74-72-70=291+3117
T9Jug McSpaden76-67-80-68=291+3117

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