1942 Masters Tournament
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The 1942 Masters Tournament was contested from April 9 to April 13 at Augusta National Golf Club. It was the 9th Masters Tournament.
Byron Nelson shot five under par in the final 13 playoff holes to defeat Ben Hogan 69-70. Hogan led by three strokes after five holes. This was Nelson's second Masters title. The purse was $5,000.
This was the last Masters tournament until 1946. The tournament was not played from 1943-1945 due to World War II.
[edit] Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byron Nelson |  United States |
68-67-72-73=280 | -8 | 1,500 |
| 2 | Ben Hogan | United States |
73-70-67-70=280 | -8 | 800 |
| 3 | Paul Runyan | United States |
67-73-72-71=283 | -5 | 600 |
| 4 | Sam Byrd | United States |
68-68-75-74=285 | -3 | 500 |
| 5 | Horton Smith | United States |
67-73-74-73=287 | -1 | 400 |
| 6 | Jimmy Demaret | United States |
70-70-75-75=290 | +2 | 300 |
| T7 | E.J. "Dutch" Harrison | United States |
74-70-71-77=292 | +4 | 200 |
| Lawson Little | United States |
71-74-72-75=292 | |||
| Sam Snead | United States |
78-69-72-73=292 | |||
| T10 | Chick Harbert | United States |
73-73-72-75=293 | +5 | 100 |
| Gene Kunes | ? | 74-74-74-71=293 |
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