1936 Masters Tournament

The 1936 Masters Tournament was the third Masters Tournament, held April 3–6 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

1936 Masters Tournament

Tournament information
Dates	April 3–6, 1936
Location	Augusta, Georgia
Course(s)	Augusta National Golf Club
Organized by	Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Field	53 players[1]
Cut	None
Prize fund	$5,000
Winner's share	$1,500
Champion
Horton Smith
285 (−3)

Augusta 

Location in the United States

Horton Smith won his second Masters, one stroke ahead of runner-up Harry Cooper, with defending champion Gene Sarazen in third. Still officially named the "Augusta National Invitation Tournament," the purse was $5,000 with a winner's share of $1,500.

Due to heavy rains, the first round of play was postponed until Friday.[2] Sunday's play was also postponed and the third and fourth rounds were played on Monday.[3] On the back nine of the final round, Smith chipped in for birdie from 50 feet (15 m) at the 14th hole, birdied the next hole, then parred out to win again.[4]

Cooper led after each of the first three rounds in an attempt to become the first wire-to-wire winner at the Masters; that occurred at the 1941 edition, won by Craig Wood. After three rounds under par, Cooper shot 76 (+4) in the final round on Monday afternoon, with his bogey on the 17th hole proving decisive.

Past champions in the field

Player	Country	Year won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Horton Smith	United States	1934	74	71	68	72	285	−3	1
Gene Sarazen	United States	1935	78	67	72	70	287	−1	3

• The Masters did not have a 36-hole cut until 1957

Round summaries

First round

Friday, April 3, 1936

Rain on Thursday delayed the first round a day.[2]

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Harry Cooper	England  United States	70	−2
2	Al Espinosa	United States	72	E
T3	Billy Burke	United States	74	+2
	Ted Luther (a)	United States
	Horton Smith	United States
T6	Bobby Cruickshank	Scotland	75	+3
	Al Krueger	United States
	Ky Laffoon	United States
	Lawson Little	United States
	Henry Picard	United States

Source:[5]

Second round

Saturday, April 4, 1936

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Harry Cooper	England  United States	70-69=139	−5
T2	Bobby Cruickshank	Scotland	75-69=144	E
	Denny Shute	United States	76-68=144
T4	Al Espinosa	United States	72-73=145	+1
	Ky Laffoon	United States	75-70=145
	Paul Runyan	United States	76-69=145
	Gene Sarazen	United States	78-67=145
	Horton Smith	United States	74-71=145
T9	Johnny Dawson (a)	United States	77-70=147	+3
	Vic Ghezzi	United States	77-70=147
	Byron Nelson	United States	76-71=147
	Henry Picard	United States	75-72=147

Source:[6][7]

Third round

Monday, April 6, 1936   (morning)

Rain on Sunday postponed the final two rounds to Monday.[3]

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Harry Cooper	England  United States	70-69-71=210	−6
2	Horton Smith	United States	74-71-68=213	−3
3	Paul Runyan	United States	76-69-70=215	−1
T4	Johnny Dawson (a)	United States	77-70-70=217	+1
	Ray Mangrum	United States	76-73-68=217
	Gene Sarazen	United States	78-67-72=217
7	Bobby Cruickshank	Scotland	75-69-74=218	+2
8	Denny Shute	United States	76-68-75=219	+3
T9	Ed Dudley	United States	75-75-70=220	+4
	Al Espinosa	United States	72-73-75=220
	Ky Laffoon	United States	75-70-75=220

Final round

Monday, April 6, 1936   (afternoon)

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Horton Smith	United States	74-71-68-72=285	−3	1,500
2	Harry Cooper	England  United States	70-69-71-76=286	−2	800
3	Gene Sarazen	United States	78-67-72-70=287	−1	600
T4	Bobby Cruickshank	Scotland	75-69-74-72=290	+2	450
	Paul Runyan	United States	76-69-70-75=290
T6	Ed Dudley	United States	75-75-70-73=293	+5	250
	Ky Laffoon	United States	75-70-75-73=293
	Ray Mangrum	United States	76-73-68-76=293
T9	Johnny Dawson (a)	United States	77-70-70-77=294	+6	0
	Henry Picard	United States	75-72-74-73=294		150

Source:[4]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	5	4	3	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	3	5	4	5	3	4	4
Smith	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−3	−2	−2	−1	−1	−1	−1	−2	−3	−3	−3	−3
Cooper	−6	−5	−5	−4	−3	−3	−3	−4	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−2	−2
Sarazen	+1	+2	+2	+2	+2	+3	+3	+2	+1	+1	+1	E	E	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[8]

References

1. "Past winners and results". The Masters. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
2. "Postpone opening of Augusta golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 2, 1936. p. 19.
3. Gould, Alan (April 6, 1936). "National tourney at Augusta rained out". Spartanburg Herald. South Carolina. Associated Press. p. 5.
4. "Horton Smith wins Augusta Tourney". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 7, 1936. p. 18.
5. "First round scores". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 4, 1936. p. 17.
6. "Masters' scores". Pittsburgh Press. April 5, 1936. p. 2, sports.
7. Gould, Alan (April 5, 1936). "Cooper boosts lead in Augusta National". Spartanburg Herald. South Carolina. Associated Press. p. 21.
8. "Leaders' cards". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 7, 1936. p. 18.

External links

• Masters.com – past winners and results
• About.com – 1936 Masters
• Augusta.com – 1936 Masters leaderboard