| 1934 Masters | |
The 1934 Masters - the very first Masters tournament. The Masters was so new in 1934 that it wasn't even called The Masters. Co-founder Clifford Roberts wanted from the start to use that name for the event, but co-founder Bobby Jones, according to the official Masters Web site, thought the name too presumptuous. So in 1934 the tournament was born as the "Augusta National Invitation Tournament."
And who was the very first Masters champion? Horton Smith won the 1934 Masters. Smith, nicknamed "the Missouri Rover," edged Craig Wood by one stroke, finishing at 4-under 282. Smith, considered among the all-time great putters, made a 20-foot birdie on the 17th hole in the final round for the winning margin. (The nines at Augusta were reversed in 1934, so the 17th hole then is today's No. 8.)
Smith went on to win the 1936 Masters as well, while Wood finished second again at the 1935 Masters before winning the tournament in 1941.
Bobby Jones finished tied for 13th, which was his best showing in the 12 Masters in which he played.
1934 Masters Scores
Results from the 1934 Masters golf tournament played at the par-72 Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. (a-amateur):
| Horton Smith | 70-72-70-72--284 | $1,500 |
| Craig Wood | 71-74-69-71--285 | $800 |
| Billy Burke | 72-71-70-73--286 | $550 |
| Paul Runyan | 74-71-70-71--286 | $550 |
| Ed Dundley | 74-69-71-74--288 | $400 |
| Willie MacFarlane | 74-73-70-74--291 | $300 |
| Al Espinosa | 75-70-75-72--292 | $175 |
| Jimmy Hines | 70-74-74-74--292 | $175 |
| Harold "Jug" McSpaden | 77-74-72-69--292 | $175 |
| Macdonald Smith | 74-70-74-74--292 | $175 |
| Mortie Dutra | 74-75-71-73--293 | $100 |
| Al Waltrous | 74-74-71-74--293 | $100 |
| Walter Hagen | 71-76-70-77--294 | |
| Bobby Jones | 76-74-72-72--294 | |
| Denny Shute | 73-73-76-72--294 | |
| Leo Diegel | 73-72-74-76--295 | |
| Ralph Stonehouse | 74-70-75-76--295 | |
| Ky Laffoon | 72-79-72-73--296 | |
| Johnny Revolta | 75-72-75-74--296 | |
| Bill Schwartz | 75-72-71-78--296 | |
| Johnny Golden | 71-75-74-77--297 | |
| a-Charlie Yates | 76-72-77-72--297 | |
| a-Johnny Dawson | 74-73-76-75--298 | |
| Henry Picard | 71-76-75-76--298 | |
| Henry Ciuci | 74-73-74-78--299 | |
| Tom Creavy | 74-73-80-72--299 | |
| Vic Ghezzi | 77-74-74-74--299 | |
| Bobby Cruickshank | 74-74-80-72--300 | |
| Jim Foulis | 78-74-76-72--300 | |
| Mike Turnesa | 75-74-77-74--300 | |
| Charles Lacey | 74-73-80-74--301 | |
| John Kinder | 77-76-74-76--303 | |
| Phil Perkins | 74-76-76-78--304 | |
| a-George Dunlap | 76-75-78-77--306 | |
| Joe Turnesa | 75-75-77-79--306 | |
| Johnny Farrell | 77-80-78-72--307 | |
| Joe Paletti | 73-79-75-80--307 | |
| Errie Ball | 74-75-74-86--309 | |
| Abe Espinosa | 76-77-75-81--309 | |
| Gene Kunes | 80-76-78-75--309 | |
| David Ogilvie | 79-75-77-78--309 | |
| Tom Kerrigan | 76-78-80-79--310 | |
| George Kerrigan | 84-74-76-77--311 | |
| a-Ross Somerville | 82-78-74-77--311 | |
| a-Willie Turnesa | 75-78-80-79--312 | |
| Sam Parks Jr. | 79-81-79-74--313 | |
| John Perelli | 79-77-79-78--313 | |
| W.D. Fondren | 79-79-74-83--315 | |
| a-Billy Howell | 76-80-83-76--315 | |
| Fred McLeod | 80-81-79-76--316 | |
| George Sargent | 80-76-82-78--316 | |
| Charles Hall | 79-81-77-80--317 | |
| George Jacobus | 79-80-77-81--317 | |
| a-Walter Emery | 77-76-82-84--319 | |
| a-Sam Perry | 77-81-80-81--319 | |
| Jim Vincent | 80-80-77-82--319 | |
| Willie Dow | 81-79-80-80--320 | |
| a-Jess Sweetser | 80-82-81-78--321 | |
| a-C.T. Wilson | 80-83-80-79--322 | |
| a-Bayard Mitchell | 84-79-84-85--332 | |
| Cyril Walker | 88-85-81-80--334 |
1935 Masters
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