1940 Masters Tournament
Winner: Jimmy Demaret, 280
Where it was played: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Tournament dates: April 4-7, 1940
Leader after first round: Lloyd Mangrum, 64
Leader after second round: Jimmy Demaret and Lloyd Mangrum, 139
Leader after third round: Jimmy Demaret, 209
Notable Notes: Jimmy Demaret outraced fellow Texans Lloyd Mangrum and Byron Nelson to the finish line, winning by four shots over runner-up Mangrum and five over Nelson. It was the first of Demaret's three Masters wins.
Mangrum made history in the first round, shooting 64 — the first 64 recorded in any of the four professional majors (Masters, US Open, British Open, PGA Championship). But he stumbled with a second-round 75, and shot 74 in the final round.
Final Scores
| Jimmy Demaret | 67-72-70-71—280 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | 64-75-71-74—284 |
| Byron Nelson | 69-72-74-70—285 |
| Harry Cooper | 69-75-73-70—287 |
| Ed Dudley | 73-72-71-71—287 |
| Willie Goggin | 71-72-73-71—287 |
| Henry Picard | 71-71-71-75—288 |
| Sam Snead | 71-72-69-76—288 |
| Craig Wood | 70-75-67-76—288 |
| Ben Hogan | 73-74-69-74—290 |
| Toney Penna | 73-73-72-72—290 |
| Paul Runyan | 72-73-72-74—291 |
| Frank Walsh | 73-75-69-74—291 |
| Sam Byrd | 73-74-72-73—292 |
| Johnny Farrell | 76-72-70-74—292 |
| Ralph Guldahl | 74-73-71-74—292 |
| Harold "Jug" McSpaden | 73-71-74-75—293 |
| a-Charlie Yates | 72-75-71-75—293 |
| Lawson Little | 70-77-75-72—294 |
| Ed Oliver | 73-75-74-72—294 |
| Johnny Bulla | 73-73-74-75—295 |
| Dick Metz | 71-74-75-75—295 |
| Gene Sarazen | 74-71-77-73—295 |
| a-Bud Ward | 74-68-75-78—295 |
| Al Watrous | 75-70-73-77—295 |
| a-Jim Ferrier | 73-74-75-74—296 |
| Jimmy Hines | 75-76-74-72—297 |
| Johnny Revolta | 74-74-74-75—297 |
| Jim Foulis | 74-75-73-76—298 |
| Tony Manero | 75-75-73-75—298 |
| Dutch Harrison | 72-76-74-77—299 |
| Frank Moore | 76-72-73-78—299 |
| a-Chick Harbert | 74-77-75-75—301 |
| Jules Huot | 78-76-70-77—301 |
| Jimmy Thomson | 77-76-70-78—301 |
| a-Wilford Wehrle | 74-71-76-80—301 |
| Martin Pose | 77-76-74-75—302 |
| Tommy Armour | 71-74-78-80—303 |
| Vic Ghezzi | 77-75-74-79—305 |
| a-William Holt | 80-75-76-74—305 |
| Rod Munday | 73-76-75-81—305 |
| a-Bob Sweeny | 76-78-73-78—305 |
| a-Tommy Tailer | 79-74-74-78—305 |
| a-Chuck Kocsis | 76-79-74-77—306 |
| a-Art Doering | 76-79-76-75—306 |
| Felix Serafin | 85-72-80-71—308 |
| Horton Smith | 76-76-80-77—309 |
| a-Willie Turnesa | 76-74-81-78—309 |
| a-George Dawson | 77-73-81-81—312 |
| Enrique Bertolino | 80-80-78-75—313 |
| a-Chick Evans | 82-84-86-79—331 |