1934 Masters Tournament
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The 1934 Masters Tournament was contested from March 22 to March 25 at Augusta National Golf Club
. It was the first Masters Tournament. Horton Smith
won the event. Smith sank a 20-foot birdie putt at the 17th hole (now the 8th hole) for a victory over Craig Wood
. The purse was $5,000.
Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta National Golf Club, located in Augusta, Georgia, is a famous men's golf club. Founded by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts and designed by Alister MacKenzie on the site of a former indigo plantation, the club opened for play in January 1933. Since 1934, it has played host to the annual...
. It was the first Masters Tournament. Horton Smith
Horton Smith
Horton Smith was an American professional golfer, who is best known as the first man to win the Masters Tournament.- Tournament career :...
won the event. Smith sank a 20-foot birdie putt at the 17th hole (now the 8th hole) for a victory over Craig Wood
Craig Wood (golfer)
Craig Ralph Wood was an American professional golfer in the 1930s and 1940s, the winner of 21 PGA Tour titles including two major championships and a member of three Ryder Cup teams ....
. The purse was $5,000.
First round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Horton Smith Horton Smith Horton Smith was an American professional golfer, who is best known as the first man to win the Masters Tournament.- Tournament career :... |
 United States |
70 | -2 |
| Jimmy Hines Jimmy Hines James J. Hines was an American professional golfer.Hines was born in Mineola, New York. He won nine times on the PGA Tour and was selected to the 1939 Ryder Cup team but the event was cancelled due to World War II.... |
United States |
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| Emmet French Emmet French John Emmet French was an American professional golfer, who is notable for losing to Gene Sarazen in the 1922 PGA Championship.French was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.French won three PGA events.-PGA Tour wins:... |
United States |
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| T4 | Craig Wood Craig Wood (golfer) Craig Ralph Wood was an American professional golfer in the 1930s and 1940s, the winner of 21 PGA Tour titles including two major championships and a member of three Ryder Cup teams .... |
United States |
71 | -1 |
| Walter Hagen Walter Hagen Walter Charles Hagen was a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of eleven professional majors is third behind Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods . He won the U.S. Open twice, and in 1922 he became the first native-born American to win the British Open, which he went on... |
United States |
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| Henry Picard Henry Picard Henry Gilford Picard was an American professional golfer.Picard was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and learned to play golf while caddying at the Plymouth Country Club. Picard, already a talented player by his early 20s, came to prominence after coaching from the leading instructor Alex Morrison... |
United States |
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| Johnny Golden | United States |
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| T8 | Billy Burke | United States |
72 | E |
| Ky Laffoon Ky Laffoon Ky Laffoon was an American golfer. He won 10 times on the PGA Tour, with four of the victories coming in 1934. He played on the 1935 Ryder Cup team. In 1939 his wife Irene Laffoon threatened to leave him if he could not control his temper on golf course... |
United States |
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| T10 | Denny Shute Denny Shute Herman Densmore "Denny" Shute was an American golfer who won three major championships in the 1930s.Shute was born in Cleveland, Ohio. His father was born in England. He attended Western Reserve University , and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. He was married on March 20, 1930 to Hettie Marie Potts... |
United States |
73 | +1 |
| Leo Diegel | United States |
Final leaderboard
| # | Name | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton Smith Horton Smith Horton Smith was an American professional golfer, who is best known as the first man to win the Masters Tournament.- Tournament career :... |
United States |
70-72-70-72=284 | -4 | 1,500 |
| 2 | Craig Wood Craig Wood (golfer) Craig Ralph Wood was an American professional golfer in the 1930s and 1940s, the winner of 21 PGA Tour titles including two major championships and a member of three Ryder Cup teams .... |
United States |
71-74-69-71=285 | -3 | 800 |
| T3 | Billy Burke | United States |
72-71-70-73=286 | -2 | 550 |
| Paul Runyan Paul Runyan Paul Scott Runyan was an American professional golfer. He was among the world's best players in the mid-1930s, won two PGA Championships, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Runyan was also a golf instructor.... |
United States |
74-71-70-71=286 | |||
| 5 | Ed Dudley | United States |
74-69-71-74=288 | E | 400 |
| 6 | Willie Macfarlane Willie Macfarlane William "Willie" Macfarlane was a Scottish professional golfer.... |
74-73-70-74=291 | +3 | 300 | |
| T7 | Al Espinosa | United States |
75-70-75-72=292 | +4 | 175 |
| Jimmy Hines Jimmy Hines James J. Hines was an American professional golfer.Hines was born in Mineola, New York. He won nine times on the PGA Tour and was selected to the 1939 Ryder Cup team but the event was cancelled due to World War II.... |
United States |
70-74-74-74=292 | |||
| Harold "Jug" McSpaden | United States |
77-74-72-69=292 | |||
| Macdonald Smith Macdonald Smith Macdonald "Mac" Smith was one of the top golfers in the world from about 1910 to the mid 1930s. He was a member of a famous Scottish golfing family.... |
74-70-74-74=292 |