1940 Masters: Jimmy Demaret wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Jimmy Demaret won the 1940 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club with 280 (−8), by 4 strokes over Lloyd Mangrum.

Updated October 23, 2026

See 1940 in the Masters room, or every year on the Masters winners list.

Dates: April 4, 1940 to April 7, 1940
Course: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Edition: 7th Masters
Par: 72 · 6,800 yards
Purse: $5,000 · winner's share $1,500
Champion: Jimmy Demaret · age 29 · United States · born Houston, Texas, USA
Champion's title: 1st Masters title
Winning score: 67-72-70-71 = 280 (−8) · won by 4 strokes
Runner-up: Lloyd Mangrum (284, −4)
54-hole leader: Jimmy Demaret (209, −7)
Caddie: Banny Smalley
Low amateur: Charlie Yates (293)

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Jimmy Demaret	67	72	70	71	280	−8
2	Lloyd Mangrum	64	75	71	74	284	−4

What happened at the 1940 Masters

Lloyd Mangrum opened with a 64, a course record that stood until Nick Price shot 63 in 1986.

Demaret's four-stroke margin was the largest in the tournament's first seven editions; it was the first of his three Masters titles.

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).

1940 Masters: Jimmy Demaret wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1940 Masters

How this was built

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