1940 Masters Tournament


The 1940 Masters Tournament was the seventh Masters Tournament, held April 4–7 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
Jimmy Demaret won the first of his three Masters titles, four strokes ahead of runner-up Lloyd Mangrum, the largest margin of victory until 1948. The purse was $5,000 and the winner's share was $1,500.
Mangrum shot an opening round 64, a new course record by two strokes, and it stood for 46 years, until Nick Price's 63 in 1986, later equaled by Greg Norman in 1996. Although all three of these players won major titles, none won a Masters.

Past champions in the field

First round

Thursday April 4, 1940
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Lloyd Mangrum64−8
2Jimmy Demaret67−5
T3Harry Cooper
69−3
T3Byron Nelson69−3
T5Lawson Little70−2
T5Craig Wood70−2
T7Tommy Armour
71−1
T7Willie Goggin71−1
T7Jug McSpaden71−1
T7Dick Metz71−1
T7Henry Picard71−1
T7Paul Runyan71−1
T7Sam Snead71−1

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Scorecard

First round, set course record 32-32=64, lasted until 1986
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454343454443545344
MangrumE−1−2−2−2−2−2−3−4−3−3−4−5−5−6−6−7−8

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Second round

Friday April 5, 1940
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Jimmy Demaret67-72=139−5
T1Lloyd Mangrum64-75=139−5
3Byron Nelson69-72=141−3
4Henry Picard71-71=142−2
T5Willie Goggin71-72=143−1
T5Sam Snead71-72=143−1
T7Harry Cooper
69-75=144E
T7Jug McSpaden73-71=144E
T9Tommy Armour
71-74=145+1
T9Ed Dudley73-72=145+1
T9Dick Metz71-74=145+1
T9Paul Runyan72-73=145+1
T9Craig Wood70-75=145+1

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Third round

Saturday April 6, 1940
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jimmy Demaret67-72-70=209−7
2Lloyd Mangrum64-75-71=210−6
T3Sam Snead71-72-69=212−4
T3Craig Wood70-75-67=212−4
5Henry Picard71-71-71=213−3
6Byron Nelson69-72-74=215−1
T7Ed Dudley73-72-71=216E
T7Willie Goggin71-72-73=216E
T7Ben Hogan73-74-69=216E
T10Harry Cooper
69-75-73=217+1
T10Paul Runyan72-73-72=217+1

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Final round

Sunday April 7, 1940
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Jimmy Demaret67-72-70-71=280−81,500
2Lloyd Mangrum64-75-71-74=284−4800
3Byron Nelson69-72-74-70=285−3600
T4Harry Cooper
69-75-73-70=287−1400
T4Ed Dudley73-72-71-71=287−1400
T4Willie Goggin71-72-73-71=287−1400
T7Henry Picard71-71-71-75=288E200
T7Sam Snead71-72-69-76=288E200
T7Craig Wood70-75-67-76=288E200
T10Ben Hogan73-74-69-74=290+2100
T10Toney Penna
73-73-72-72=290+2100

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