1942 Masters: Nelson-Hogan Playoff
Byron Nelson beat Ben Hogan in a playoff at the 1942 Masters, the 9th edition of the championship.
Winner: Byron Nelson, 280
Where it was played: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Tournament dates: April 9-13, 1942
Leader after first round: Horton Smith and Paul Runyan, 67
Leader after second round: Byron Nelson, 135
Leader after third round: Byron Nelson, 207
Notable Notes: Byron Nelson led by three strokes entering the final round, but Ben Hogan caught his fellow Fort Worth native to force an 18-hole playoff.
Nelson then won the playoff, despite making bogey on the last hole, by one stroke, shooting 69 to Hogan's 70. Hogan jumped to an early lead after Nelson double-bogied the first hole, but Nelson turned it around with an eagle and three birdies on Holes 8-13.
Final Scores
x-Byron Nelson | 68-67-72-73—280 |
Ben Hogan | 73-70-67-70—280 |
Paul Runyan | 67-73-72-71—283 |
Sam Byrd | 68-68-75-74—285 |
Horton Smith | 67-73-74-73—287 |
Jimmy Demaret | 70-70-75-75—290 |
Dutch Harrison | 74-70-71-77—292 |
Lawson Little | 71-74-72-75—292 |
Sam Snead | 78-69-72-73—292 |
Chick Harbert | 73-73-72-75—293 |
Gene Kunes | 74-74-74-71—293 |
Jimmy Thomson | 73-70-74-77—294 |
Chandler Harper | 75-75-76-69—295 |
Willie Goggin | 74-70-78-74—296 |
Bobby Cruickshank | 72-79-71-75—297 |
Jim Ferrier | 71-76-80-70—297 |
Henry Picard | 75-72-75-75—297 |
Harry Cooper | 74-77-76-72—299 |
Harold McSpaden | 74-72-79-74—299 |
Felix Serafin | 75-74-77-73—299 |
Ralph Guldahl | 74-74-76-76—300 |
Toney Penna | 74-79-73-75—301 |
Billy Burke | 71-79-80-72—302 |
Herman Keiser | 74-74-78-76—302 |
Craig Wood | 72-75-82-73—302 |
Jim Foulis | 75-71-79-78—303 |
Johnny Palmer | 78-75-75-75—303 |
Tommy Armour | 74-79-76-75—304 |
Bobby Jones | 72-75-79-78—304 |
Gene Sarazen | 80-74-75-75—304 |
Bud Ward | 76-73-80-75—304 |
a-Charlie Yates | 78-76-74-76—304 |
a-Ed Dudley | 71-77-81-76—305 |
Jimmy Hines | 77-76-79-73—305 |
a-Steve Kovack | 76-79-78-73—306 |
Herman Barron | 77-75-80-75—307 |
Jack Ryan | 77-71-76-83—307 |
Joe Zarhardt | 76-76-83-76—311 |
Jerry Gianferante | 77-80-82-73—312 |
Johnny Morris | 83-75-80-75—313 |