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Year in Review

1941 in golf

Weeks

Seven championships in our record: five majors (three men’s, two women’s) and two amateur championships. Craig Wood won two of them: Masters and U.S. Open.

1941, printed the way a newspaper of the day would print it: a halftone.

The year, week by week

Each dot is a championship at the week it finished. Click a dot for its front page, or a week to see it on the world.

This week

    Every championship of 1941 in our record, in full

    The majors

    3 Men’s majors

    1. Men's major

      Masters

      Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Craig Wood

      280Total
      −8To par
      3 strokesMargin

      Runner-up: Byron Nelson

      The golfer

      b. 1901-11-18, Lake Placid, New York, USA; United States; age 39 at the win (year page); 1st major (card's count)

      Craig Wood’s player card · Source

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    2. Men's major

      PGA Championship

      Cherry Hills Country Club, Englewood

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Vic Ghezzi

      won on 38th hole (36-hole final)Total

      Runner-up: Byron Nelson

      To par and margin not yet researched.

      The golfer

      b. 1910-10-19, Rumson, New Jersey, USA; United States; age 30 at the win (year page); 1st major (card's count)

      Vic Ghezzi’s player card · Source

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    3. Men's major

      U.S. Open

      Colonial C.C., Fort Worth

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Craig Wood

      284Total
      +4To par
      3 strokesMargin

      Runner-up: Denny Shute

      The golfer

      b. 1901-11-18, Lake Placid, New York, USA; United States; 2nd major (card's count)

      Craig Wood’s player card · Source

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    2 Women’s majors

    1. Women's major

      Titleholders Championship

      Augusta Country Club, Augusta

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Dorothy Kirby (an amateur)

      224Total
      −1To par
      16 strokesMargin

      Runner-up: Helen Sigel Wilson

      The golfer

      b. 1920, West Point, Georgia, United States; United States; age 21 at the win (year page); 1st major (card's count)

      Dorothy Kirby (an amateur)’s player card · Source

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    2. Women's major

      Women's Western Open

      Cincinnati Country Club, Cincinnati

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Patty Berg

      7 & 6Final

      Runner-up: Olga Weil

      To par and margin not yet researched.

      The golfer

      b. 1918-02-13, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States; United States; age 23 at the win (year page); 4th major (card's count)

      Patty Berg’s player card · Source

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    The amateurs

    1 Men’s amateur

    1. Men's amateur championship

      U.S. Amateur

      Omaha Field Club, Omaha

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Bud Ward

      4 & 3Final

      Runner-up: Pat Abbott

      To par and margin not yet researched.

      The golfer

      b. 1913-05-01, Elma, Washington, U.S.; United States; age 28 at the win (year page)

      Bud Ward’s player card · Source

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    1 Women’s amateur

    1. Women's amateur championship

      U.S. Women's Amateur

      The Country Club, Brookline

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Betty Hicks

      5 & 3Final

      Runner-up: Helen Sigel

      To par and margin not yet researched.

      The golfer

      b. 1920-11-16, Long Beach, California, U.S.; United States; age 20 at the win (year page)

      Betty Hicks’s player card · Source

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    Year in Review

    1941 in golf: the year in review

    Seven championships in our record: five majors (three men’s, two women’s) and two amateur championships. Craig Wood won two of them: Masters and U.S. Open.

    To be written The synopsis of 1941: 150 to 250 words on the season’s story, its turning points and why it mattered, written from sourced research.

    The men’s majors

    • Masters: Craig Wood, Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
    • PGA Championship: Vic Ghezzi, Cherry Hills Country Club, Englewood
    • U.S. Open: Craig Wood, Colonial C.C., Fort Worth

    To be written How each was won: the leader after 54 holes, the decisive shot, the runner-up, the weather.

    The women’s majors

    • Titleholders Championship: Dorothy Kirby, Augusta Country Club, Augusta
    • Women's Western Open: Patty Berg, Cincinnati Country Club, Cincinnati

    To be written How each was won, and where the women’s game stood in 1941.

    The amateur championships

    • U.S. Amateur: Bud Ward, Omaha Field Club, Omaha
    • U.S. Women's Amateur: Betty Hicks, The Country Club, Brookline

    To be written The amateur season: champions, finals, and who went on to turn professional.

    Around the tours

    7 tour events are laid out week by week for 1941.

    To be written Money lists, players of the year, rookies and the shape of each tour’s season, from the tours’ own records.

    Players of the year

    Craig Wood won two championships in our record (Masters and U.S. Open).

    To be written Who defined 1941: their wins, their near misses, and what the year meant for their career.

    Firsts, records and farewells

    To be written First-time major winners, scoring records, youngest and oldest champions, last appearances, events played for the first or last time.

    The game in 1941

    To be written Equipment, rules and course changes, prize money, television and the business of golf that year.

    Questions about 1941 in golf

    Who won the 1941 Masters?
    Craig Wood won the 1941 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia.
    Who won the 1941 PGA Championship?
    Vic Ghezzi won the 1941 PGA Championship at Cherry Hills Country Club, Englewood.
    Who won the 1941 Titleholders Championship?
    Dorothy Kirby won the 1941 Titleholders Championship at Augusta Country Club, Augusta.
    Who won the 1941 U.S. Amateur?
    Bud Ward won the 1941 U.S. Amateur at Omaha Field Club, Omaha.
    Who won the 1941 U.S. Open?
    Craig Wood won the 1941 U.S. Open at Colonial C.C., Fort Worth.
    Who won the 1941 U.S. Women's Amateur?
    Betty Hicks won the 1941 U.S. Women's Amateur at The Country Club, Brookline.
    Who won the 1941 Women's Western Open?
    Patty Berg won the 1941 Women's Western Open at Cincinnati Country Club, Cincinnati.
    Who won the most championships in 1941?
    In Golf Network News’s record, Craig Wood won two (Masters and U.S. Open).
    How many majors were played in 1941?
    Five in our record: three men’s and two women’s.

    Every count above is from Golf Network News’s record; the parts marked “To be written” are filled only from sourced research.

    How this page works

    Every championship here comes from Golf Network News's own record: the rooms for the majors, the women's majors, the amateur championships and the team cups. A part that says it is not yet researched is exactly that. We fill it from sourced material, never with a guess.

    The picture at the top is drawn in code for each year. It is printed the way golf was printed that year: wood engravings before 1900, newsprint halftones to 1945, hand-tinted plates to 1969, colour film to 1999, and digital light since. The names engraved in the numerals are that year's champions.

    Every view has its own address: the year, the tours, the event and a traced champion are kept in the link, so you can share exactly what you see.