1936 Masters: First 2-Time Champ
The 1936 Masters Tournament was the third one played, and this major got its first two-time champion.
Winner: Horton Smith, 285
Where it was played: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Tournament dates: April 3-6, 1936
Leader after first round: Harry Cooper, 70
Leader after second round: Harry Cooper, 139
Leader after third round: Harry Cooper, 210
Notable Notes: "Lighthorse Harry" Cooper led after each of the first three rounds, but he didn't lead after the one that mattered most. Instead, Horton Smith won by a stroke over Cooper, shooting 72 to Cooper's 76 in the final round. Smith thus became the first 2-time champion at The Masters. Smith made his move on the 14th and 15th holes with back-to-back birdies, the first coming on a 50-foot chip-in.
Final Scores
Horton Smith | 74-71-68-72—285 |
Harry Cooper | 70-69-71-76—286 |
Gene Sarazen | 78-67-72-70—287 |
Bobby Cruickshank | 75-69-74-72—290 |
Paul Runyan | 76-69-70-75—290 |
Ed Dudley | 75-75-70-73—293 |
Ky Laffoon | 75-70-75-73—293 |
Ray Mangrum | 76-73-68-76—293 |
a-Johnny Dawson | 77-70-70-77—294 |
Henry Picard | 75-72-74-73—294 |
Walter Hagen | 77-74-73-72—296 |
Denny Shute | 76-68-75-77—296 |
Wiffy Cox | 82-69-75-72—298 |
Byron Nelson | 76-71-77-74—298 |
Al Espinosa | 72-73-75-79—299 |
Vic Ghezzi | 77-70-77-71—299 |
Harold "Jug" McSpaden | 77-75-71-76—299 |
Jimmy Thomson | 76-78-71-74—299 |
Orville White | 78-73-77-71—299 |
Tommy Armour | 79-74-72-75—300 |
Chick Chin | 76-74-71-79—300 |
Lawson Little | 75-75-73-77—300 |
Sam Parks Jr. | 76-75-72-77—300 |
Craig Wood | 88-67-69-76—300 |
Johnny Revolta | 77-72-76-76—301 |
a-Albert Campbell | 82-73-68-79—302 |
Dick Metz | 79-78-76-70—303 |
Billy Burke | 74-77-74-79—304 |
Johnny Farrell | 78-75-74-78—305 |
Joe Kirkwood | 81-76-73-75—305 |
Torchy Toda | 81-74-75-75—305 |
Al Watrous | 78-76-73-78—305 |
Bobby Jones | 78-78-73-77—306 |
a-Bill Kaiser | 77-78-77-75—307 |
a-Charlie Yates | 82-73-75-77—307 |
Alvin Krueger | 75-76-77-80—308 |
Ted Luther | 74-75-77-72—308 |
Ted Turner | 76-79-80-75—310 |
Jimmy Hines | 79-82-74-76—311 |
Jules Huot | 80-79-75-77—311 |
Gene Kunes | 81-76-76-78—311 |
Frank Walsh | 80-77-78-76—311 |
a-Johnny Goodman | 80-81-79-75—315 |
Bob Riegel | 84-78-74-83—319 |
a-Bob Sweeny Jr. | 83-72-74-87—319 |