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Monday 8 April 1935Men’s majorsYear in Review

Sarazen wins Masters

Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 4 to Monday 8 April 1935 · purse $5,000 · winner's share $1,500

The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.

The weather

12 h 36 m

of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).

  1. R1Not yet researched
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  4. R4Not yet researched

The name over time

  1. Masters

1934–2026 in our record, 90 editions.

The ones it got away from

Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.

Same week

Nothing else in our record that week.

Men's major

Masters

Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia

2 of 5 researched

Winner

Gene Sarazen

282Total
−6To par
playoff: 36-hole playoff; beat Craig Wood; Sarazen 71-73=144; Wood 75-74=149Margin
PlayoffDecided

Runner-up: Craig Wood

The golfer

b. 1902-02-27, Harrison, New York, USA; United States; age 33 at the win (year page); 7th major (card's count)

Gene Sarazen’s player card · Source

Top 10

Not yet researched

What’s in the bag

No bag on file yet

From the papers

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