1935 Masters: Gene Sarazen wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Gene Sarazen won the 1935 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club with 282 (−6), won a playoff against Craig Wood.

Updated October 23, 2026

See 1935 in the Masters room, or every year on the Masters winners list.

Dates: April 4, 1935 to April 8, 1935
Course: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Edition: 2nd Masters
Par: 72 · 6,700 yards
Purse: $5,000 · winner's share $1,500
Champion: Gene Sarazen · age 33 · United States · born Harrison, New York, USA
Champion's title: 1st Masters title
Winning score: 68-71-73-70 = 282 (−6)
Runner-up: Craig Wood (282, −6)
54-hole leader: Craig Wood (209, −7) · Gene Sarazen was 3 strokes back (4)
Playoff: 36-hole playoff; beat Craig Wood; Sarazen 71-73=144; Wood 75-74=149
Caddie: John H. 'Stovepipe' Gordon
Low amateur: Lawson Little (288)
Course note: Nines switched to the routing used today (they had been reversed in 1934). Nines permanently reversed to the present routing (the 1934 tournament was played with today's back nine as the front nine).

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Gene Sarazen	68	71	73	70	282	−6
2	Craig Wood	69	72	68	73	282	−6

What happened at the 1935 Masters

In the final round Sarazen holed a 4-wood from about 235 yards for a double eagle on the par-5 15th, catching Craig Wood and forcing a playoff.

Sarazen won the 36-hole Monday playoff by five strokes, completing the first career Grand Slam of the four professional majors.

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's The Masters data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.

Data: masters.json (the Masters room's data).

1935 Masters: Gene Sarazen wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1935 Masters

How this was built

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