Golf Network News
Sunday 2 April 1939Men’s majorsYear in Review
Guldahl wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 30 March to Sunday 2 April 1939 · 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 23 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
- 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
Runner-up: Sam Snead
The golfer
b. 1911-11-22, Dallas, Texas, USA; United States; age 27 at the win (year page); 3rd major (card's count)
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet