The 1934 Masters Tournament was the first Masters Tournament, held March 22–25 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. It was officially known as the "Augusta National Invitation Tournament" for its first five editions, but informally as the Masters from the start.Horton Smith won the event with a 20-foot (6m) birdie putt at the 17th hole (now the 8th hole), 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.
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The holes' current names (2013) are listed above; the current nines were switched for 1934 only.
It was the second of Palmer's four Masters victories and the second of his seven major titles. Palmer, age 30, also won the U.S. Open in 1960 and was the runner-up at the British Open.
Jack Nicklaus, age 20 and the reigning U.S. Amateur champion, played in his second Masters. He made the cut for the first time at Augusta and tied for 13th place. The purse was $87,050 with a winner's share of 17,500.
Third place finisher Dow Finsterwald received a two-stroke penalty after the second round for violating a local rule, practice putting on the green following the conclusion of a hole, and lost the title by two strokes. The incident had occurred in the first round, and was self-reported after the second round after he was informed by his playing partner Billy Casper that it was not allowed. Instead of leading at 139 (−5), Finsterwald was tied with Ben Hogan for second place after two rounds at 141, one stroke behind leader Palmer at 140.
Jack Nicklaus took the lead with a first round 68 and won the fourth of his six Masters titles, three strokes ahead of three runners-up. It was the tenth of 18 major titles as a professional for Nicklaus, who also won the U.S. Open in 1972 and was the runner-up at the Open Championship in Scotland, one stroke behind defending champion Lee Trevino.
It was the first Masters played without founder Bobby Jones, who died in December 1971 at age 69.
Banned from the last five Masters, commentator Jack Whitaker returned to the CBS telecast in 1972. He had referred to the gallery at the end of the 18-hole Monday playoff in 1966 as a "mob."
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Gay Brewer, the 1967 champion, was hospitalized in Augusta for ulcers on Wednesday night and missed the tournament.
The 1985 Masters (also known as the 1985 Nabisco Masters for sponsorships) was a men's tennis tournament held in Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States in January 1986. it was the year-end championship of the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix.
The top 16 ranked players took part in the competition. The first round match between Alex Higgins and Steve Davis on 29 January turned out to be one of the all time greatest matches between the pair when Higgins won 5-4 in front of an ecstatic Wembley crowd. The final on 3 February gave Cliff Thorburn his second Masters title defeating Doug Mountjoy 9-6 in the final, and he became the second player to win two Masters titles.
The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters, is one of the four major championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week of April, it is the first of the majors to be played each year. Unlike the other major championships, the Masters is held each year at the same location, Augusta National Golf Club, a private golf club in the city of Augusta, Georgia, USA. The Masters was started by Clifford Roberts and Bobby Jones. Jones designed Augusta National with course architect Alister MacKenzie. The tournament is an official money event on the PGA Tour, the European Tour, and the Japan Golf Tour. The field of players is smaller than those of the other major championships because it is an invitational event, held by the Augusta National Golf Club.
The tournament has a number of traditions. Since 1949, a green jacket has been awarded to the champion, who must return it to the clubhouse one year after his victory, although it remains his personal property and is stored with other champions' jackets in a specially designated cloakroom. In most instances, only a first-time and currently reigning champion may remove his jacket from the club grounds. A golfer who wins the event multiple times uses the same green jacket awarded upon his initial win (unless he needs to be re-fitted with a new jacket). The Champions Dinner, inaugurated by Ben Hogan in 1952, is held on the Tuesday before each tournament, and is open only to past champions and certain board members of the Augusta National Golf Club. Beginning in 1963, legendary golfers, usually past champions, have hit an honorary tee shot on the morning of the first round to commence play. These have included Fred McLeod, Jock Hutchinson, Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, and Gary Player. Since 1960, a semi-social contest at the par-3 course has been played on Wednesday, the day before the first round.
... losing a Houston Open playoff, then wins last month at the Masters and Heritage tournaments. Scheffler became the first player since 1985 to win the Masters and at the Heritage the following week.
He is the first player since Germany’s Bernhard Langer in 1985 to win both The Masters and the following week’s tournament ... win both The Masters and the following week’s tournament, the RBCHeritage.
Scheffler became the first golfer since Tiger Woods in 2006 to win a tournament the week after a major tournament, and became the first since Bernhard Langer in 1985 to do it after The Masters.
Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was on the ... He would also become the first player since Bernhard Langer in 1985 to win the Masters and then triumph at the Heritage, which is held the following week.
Langer, 66, who won the Masters in 1985 and 1993, said last month he planned to make his final appearance in this tournament this year ...Bernhard Langer, 66, had planned to play in his final Masters this year ... "I love the tournament.
The two-time champion announced on Wednesday that the 2024 Masters will be his last. “It’s going to be my last Masters this year, I’ve already decided on that ... This year’s Masters will mark Langer’s 41st start in the tournament.
With the cutoff point approaching and no significant tournaments between now ... Not since 1985 has the field at the Masters fallen short of 80 as just 77 players competed in the tournament 38 years ago.
Langer counts the 1985 and 1993Masters among his three PGA TOUR victories, and over the past 16 years has established himself as one of the most dominant players in PGA TOUR Champions history.
On Saturday, the good friends both made Masters history ... Langer, winner of the 1985 and 1993 Masters, finished this year’s tournament at 5 over, two shots outside the cut. Masters 2023 leaderboard ... — The Masters (@TheMasters) April 8, 2023.
The Galveston Daily News
13 Apr 2023
The Galveston Daily News
13 Apr 2023