1949 Masters Tournament

1949 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates April 7–10, 1949
Location Augusta, Georgia
Course(s) Augusta National Golf Club
Organized by Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 72
Length 6,900 yards (6,310 m)[1][2]
Field 58 players
Cut none
Prize fund $11,000
Winner's share $2,750
Champion
United States Sam Snead
282 (−6)
Augusta 
Location in the United States

The 1949 Masters Tournament was the 13th Masters Tournament, held April 7–10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. This was the first year that the famous Green Jacket was awarded to the tournament winner, and previous champions were awarded theirs retroactively.[3]

Sam Snead shot consecutive rounds of 67 on the weekend to win by three strokes over runners-up Johnny Bulla and Lloyd Mangrum.[4][5] This was the first of his three Masters victories and the third of his seven major championships. Snead also won the next major, the PGA Championship in May, and became the first to win those two in the same calendar year. He was followed by Jack Burke Jr. (1956) and Jack Nicklaus (1963, 1975); they completed their doubles in the summer (July, August).

Previous champions of both the Masters and PGA Championship, won in different calendar years, were Gene Sarazen, Byron Nelson, and Henry Picard.

Defending tour player of the year Ben Hogan did not play in the majors in 1949,[6] due to a near-fatal automobile collision in west Texas in early February.[7][8][9] Prior to the accident, he had won twice in January and was a runner-up in a playoff.[10][11] Hogan returned to the tour on a limited basis in 1950 and won six more majors (nine total), including the Masters in 1951 and 1953. He finished fourth in 1950, in his first major back.

Founder and host Bobby Jones (1902–1971) played in his last Masters the year before; diagnosed with syringomyelia and recovering from spinal surgery, this was his first as a spectator.[6]

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Jimmy Demaret United States1940, 194776727371292+4T8
Byron Nelson United States1937, 194275707473292+4T8
Claude Harmon United States194873757372293+5T11
Herman Keiser United States194675687872293+5T11
Henry Picard United States193874777373297+9T21
Horton Smith United States1934, 193675727873298+10T23
Craig Wood United States194181757273301+1334
Gene Sarazen United States193575747679304+16T39
  • The Masters did not have a 36-hole cut until 1957

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 7, 1949

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Lloyd Mangrum United States69−3
2Frank Stranahan (a) United States70−2
T3Leland Gibson United States71−1
Clayton Heafner United States
Dick Metz United States
Johnny Revolta United States
7Lawson Little United States72E
T8Herman Barron United States73+1
Chick Harbert United States
Claude Harmon United States
Dutch Harrison United States
Joe Kirkwood, Jr. Australia
Johnny Palmer United States
Sam Snead United States
Jim Turnesa United States

Source:[12]

Second round

Friday, April 8, 1949

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Herman Keiser United States75-68=143−1
Lloyd Mangrum United States69-74=143
3Johnny Palmer United States73-71=144E
T4Fred Haas United States75-70=145+1
Clayton Heafner United States71-74=145
Joe Kirkwood, Jr. Australia73-72=145
Byron Nelson United States75-70=145
Jim Turnesa United States73-72=145
9Chick Harbert United States73-73=146+2
T10Johnny Bulla United States74-73=147+3
Dick Metz United States71-76=147
Horton Smith United States75-72=147
Frank Stranahan (a) United States70-77=147

Source:[13]

Third round

Saturday, April 9, 1949

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Johnny Palmer United States73-71-70=214−2
T2Joe Kirkwood, Jr. Australia73-72-70=215−1
Lloyd Mangrum United States69-74-72=215
Sam Snead United States73-75-67=215
T5Johnny Bulla United States74-73-69=216E
Jim Ferrier Australia77-72-67=216
Jim Turnesa United States73-72-71=216
8Clayton Heafner United States71-74-72=217+1
T9Herman Barron United States73-75-71=219+3
Byron Nelson United States75-70-74=219

Source:[14]

Final round

Sunday, April 10, 1949

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Sam Snead United States73-75-67-67=282−62,750
T2Johnny Bulla United States74-73-69-69=285−31,100
Lloyd Mangrum United States69-74-72-70=285
T4Johnny Palmer United States73-71-70-72=286−2440
Jim Turnesa United States73-72-71-70=286
6Lew Worsham United States76-75-70-68=289+1330
7Joe Kirkwood, Jr. Australia73-72-70-75=290+2330
T8Jimmy Demaret United States76-72-73-71=292+4311
Clayton Heafner United States71-74-72-75=292
Byron Nelson United States75-70-74-73=292

Source:[4]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 
Par454343454443545344
United States Snead−2−3−3−4−3−3−3−4−4−3−2−3−4−4−5−5−5−6
United States BullaEEEE+1EE−2−2−2−2−2−3−2−3−3−3−3
United States Mangrum−1−2−2−2−2−2−2−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−4−3−3−3
United States Palmer−2−2−2−2−2−2−3−2−2−2−3−1−1−1−2−2−2−2
United States TurnesaE−1−1−1−1−1−1−2−2−2−2E−1−1−2−2−3−2
United States Worsham+5+5+5+5+5+4+3+2+2+3+4+4+3+3+2+2+2+1
Australia Kirkwood−1−2−2−2−1−1−1−1−1EE+1E+2+1+1+1+2
Australia FerrierE−1−1EEE+1+2+2+3+2+4+7+7+6+6+6+7

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey +

References

  1. ↑ Keeler, O.B. (April 8, 1949). "Masters field chases Mangrum". Miami News. p. 2-B.
  2. ↑ "Middlecoff man to beat in golf". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. April 7, 1949. p. 16.
  3. ↑ Kindred, Dave (August 2013). "The case of the missing green jacket". Golf Digest. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Bartlett, Charles (April 11, 1949). "Snead cards 267; wins Masters with 282". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 4.
  5. ↑ "Snead tames putter to win Masters title". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. April 11, 1949. p. 4-part 2.
  6. 1 2 "Wide open Masters tourney starts in Augusta Thursday". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 7, 1949. p. 21.
  7. ↑ "Golfer Ben Hogan injured in car crash". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. February 3, 1949. p. 1, sec. 4.
  8. ↑ "Ben Hogan is seriously hurt as car, bus collide head on". Milwaukee Journal. United Press. February 3, 1949. p. 6, part 2.
  9. ↑ "Improving Hogan will play again". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. February 4, 1949. p. 1, part 3.
  10. ↑ "Hogan cards 69 to top Demaret in playoff". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. January 26, 1949. p. 3, sec. 3.
  11. ↑ "Demaret beats Hogan by 3 to win playoff". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. February 1, 1949. p. 3, sec. 3.
  12. ↑ Bartlett, Charles (April 8, 1949). "Mangrum's sub-par 69 leads Masters". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 3.
  13. ↑ Bartlett, Charles (April 9, 1949). "Keiser ties Mangrum for Masters lead". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
  14. ↑ Bartlett, Charles (April 10, 1949). "Palmer's 70 takes Masters lead at 214". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.

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