Masters results - the 40s and 30s

This year's battle for the Green Jacket at Augusta will mark the ninth decade of US Masters competition. In honouring the history of this magical event, we examine the Masters results since its introduction in 1934

Sam Snead

1940s
Year        Winner            Score        Second (Score)
1949        Snead              282        Bulla, L. Mangrum (285) 1948        Harmon           279        Middlecoff (284) 1947        Demaret          281        Nelson, Stranahan (283) 1946        Keiser              282        Hogan (283) 1942        Nelson             280        Hogan (280)                  (Playoff - Nelson 69, Hogan 70) 1941        Wood               280        Nelson (283) 1940        Demaret          280        L. Mangrum (284)

1930s
Year        Winner            Score        Second (Score)

1939        Guldahl             279        Snead (280)     1938        Picard               285        Cooper, Guldahl (287) 1937        Nelson              283        Guldahl (287) 1936        Smith                285        Cooper (286) 1935        Sarazen            282        Wood (282)                (Playoff - Sarazen 144, Wood 149) 1934        Smith                284        Wood 285

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