| 1937 Masters | |
Augusta National Golf Club is today dotted with reminders of events past, including a series of bridges dedicated to winners of The Masters. One of those bridges is known as the Nelson Bridge. It was dedicated to Byron Nelson in 1958, commemorating Nelson's feat at the 1937 Masters.
And Guldahl still led Nelson by four as the golfers made the turn. But Nelson outplayed Guldahl by six shots on holes 12 and 13, going 2-3 to Guldahl's 5-6. That two-hole stretch provided the exact winning margin for Nelson, who pulled two strokes in front and finished with a 70 to Guldahl's 76.
It was Nelson's first major championship victory and his third PGA Tour win. Guldahl went on to win The Masters in 1939 after finishing second again in 1938.
1937 Masters Scores
Results from the 1937 Masters golf tournament played at the par-72 Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. (a-amateur):
| Byron Nelson | 66-72-75-70--283 | $1,500 |
| Ralph Guldahl | 69-72-68-76--285 | $800 |
| Ed Dudley | 70-71-71-74--286 | $600 |
| Herman Cooper | 73-69-71-74--287 | $500 |
| Ky Laffoon | 73-70-74-73--290 | $400 |
| Jimmy Thomson | 71-73-74-73--291 | $300 |
| Al Watrous | 74-72-71-75--292 | $250 |
| Tommy Armour | 73-75-73-72--293 | $175 |
| Vic Ghezzi | 72-72-72-77--293 | $175 |
| Leonard Dodson | 71-75-71-77--294 | $100 |
| Jimmy Hines | 77-72-68-77--294 | $100 |
| Wiffy Cox | 70-72-77-76--295 | $100 |
| Clarence Clark | 77-75-70-74--296 | |
| Tony Manero | 71-72-78-75--296 | |
| Johnny Revolta | 71-72-72-81--296 | |
| Denny Shute | 74-75-71-76--296 | |
| Bobby Cruickshank | 79-69-71-78--297 | |
| Sam Snead | 76-72-71-79--298 | |
| Lawson Little | 70-79-74-76--299 | |
| Willie Macfarlane | 73-76-73-77--299 | |
| Paul Runyan | 74-77-72-76--299 | |
| Felix Serafin | 75-76-71-77--299 | |
| Horton Smith | 75-72-77-75--299 | |
| Ray Mangrum | 71-80-72-77--300 | |
| Gene Sarazen | 74-80-73-73--300 | |
| Craig Wood | 79-77-74-71--301 | |
| a-Charlie Yates | 76-73-74-78--301 | |
| a-Francis Francis | 77-74-75-76--302 | |
| Billy Burke | 77-71-75-80--303 | |
| Al Espinosa | 72-76-79-76--303 | |
| Bobby Jones | 79-74-73-77--303 | |
| Harold "Jug" McSpaden | 77-79-72-76--304 | |
| Bill Mehlhorn | 73-76-77-79--305 | |
| Henry Picard | 75-77-75-78--305 | |
| a-Chuck Kocsis | 76-72-77-82--307 | |
| Al Brosch | 78-79-74-77--308 | |
| Tom Kerrigan | 75-77-77-79--308 | |
| Sam Parks Jr. | 76-75-80-77--308 | |
| Frank Moore | 73-79-76-82--310 | |
| a-Jess Sweetser | 75-80-85-79--319 | |
| a-John Riddell | 79-81-82-79--321 |
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