The 1934 Masters Tournament was the first Masters Tournament, held March22–25 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, United States. It was officially known as the "Augusta National Invitation Tournament" for its first five editions, but informally as the Masters from the start.
CBS Radio broadcast updates daily, making this the second golf tournament to be broadcast live. The sportscaster was Herbert H. Ramsay, former U.S. Golf Association president. This tournament also marked the return of Bobby Jones from retirement.
Horton Smith won the event with a birdie putt at the 17thhole (now the 8thhole), and finished at 284(−4), one stroke ahead of runner-up Craig Wood. (The current nines were reversed in 1934, switched to the current configuration prior to the 1935 event.) Tournament co-founder and host Bobby Jones finished ten strokes back at 294, tied for thirteenth place. The total purse was $5,000 and the winner's share was $1,500.
Course
HoleNameYardsPar HoleNameYardsPar1Camellia4304 10Tea Olive40042White Dogwood415411Pink Dogwood52553Golden Bell150312Flowering Peach35044Azalea480513Flowering Crab Apple19035Chinese Fir425414Magnolia44046Firethorn485515Juniper18537Redbud145316Pampas34048Nandina400417Yellow Jasmine50059Holly420418Carolina Cherry4204Out3,35036In3,35036Source:Total6,70072 The holes' current names (2025) are listed above; the current nines were switched for 1934 only.
Round summaries First round Thursday, March 22, 1934 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 Horton Smith 70 −2 Jimmy Hines Emmet FrenchT4 Craig Wood 71 −1 Walter Hagen Henry Picard Johnny GoldenT8 Billy Burke 72 E Ky LaffoonT10 Denny Shute 73 +1 Joe Paletti Leo Diegel Source:
Second round Friday, March 23, 1934 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Horton Smith 70-72=142−2T2 Ed Dudley 74-69=143 −1 Billy Burke 72-71=143 T4 Macdonald Smith 74-70=144 E Jimmy Hines 70-74=144 Ralph Stonehouse 74-70=144T7 Al Espinosa 75-70=145 +1 Leo Diegel 73-72=145 Paul Runyan 74-71=145 Craig Wood 71-74=145 Source:
Third round Saturday, March 24, 1934 PlaceNameScoreTo par1 Horton Smith 70-72-70=212−42 Billy Burke 72-71-70=213−3T3 Craig Wood 71-74-69=214 −2 Ed Dudley 74-69-71=214 5 Paul Runyan 74-71-70=215−1T6 Walter Hagen 71-76-70=217 +1 Willie Macfarlane 74-73-70=217 T8 Jimmy Hines 70-74-74=218 +2 Bill Schwartz 75-72-71=218 Macdonald Smith 74-70-74=218
Final round Sunday, March 25, 1934 PlaceNameScoreTo parMoney ($)1 Horton Smith 70-72-70-72=284−41,5002 Craig Wood 71-74-69-71=285 −3800T3 Billy Burke 72-71-70-73=286 −2550 Paul Runyan 74-71-70-71=2865 Ed Dudley 74-69-71-74=288 E4006 Willie Macfarlane 74-73-70-74=291 +3300T7 Al Espinosa 75-70-75-72=292 +4 175 Jimmy Hines 70-74-74-74=292 Harold "Jug" McSpaden 77-74-72-69=292 Macdonald Smith 74-70-74-74=292 Source:
References
External links Masters.com – past winners and results Augusta.com – 1934 Masters leaderboard