1950 Masters Tournament

1950 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates April 6–9, 1950
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 65 players[1]
Cut none
Prize fund $12,000 [3]
Winner's share $2,400
Champion
United States Jimmy Demaret
283 (−5)
Augusta 
Location in the United States

The 1950 Masters Tournament was the 14th Masters Tournament, held April 6–9 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Jimmy Demaret won at 283 (−5) and became the first three-time Masters champion, with previous wins in 1940 and 1947.[4] He played the par-five 13th hole (Azalea) in six-under-par for the week, with two eagles and two birdies at the pivotal 480-yard (440 m) hole.[2][3]

Third round leader Jim Ferrier, a naturalized American originally from Australia, bogeyed five of the final six holes for 75 (+3) and was two strokes back as runner-up. Defending champion Sam Snead was third at 287 (−1).

Ben Hogan played in his first major since his near-fatal automobile accident in early 1949. In second place after 54 holes,[5] he shot a 76 (+4) in the final round and fell back to even par for the week, in a tie for fourth place with Byron Nelson.[2] Hogan won the next three majors he entered: the 1950 U.S. Open, 1951 Masters, and 1951 U.S. Open.

The tournament drew an estimated 10,000 patrons on Saturday and 18,000 on Sunday. With the favorable turnout, host Bobby Jones increased the original purse of $10,000 to $12,000.[3]

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Jimmy Demaret United States1940, 194770727269283−51
Sam Snead United States194971747072287−13
Byron Nelson United States1937, 194275706974288ET4
Gene Sarazen United States193580707272294+6T10
Horton Smith United States1934, 193670797572296+8T12
Herman Keiser United States194675727575297+9T14
Henry Picard United States193874717775297+9T14
Claude Harmon United States194877777476304+16T32
  • The Masters did not have a 36-hole cut until 1957

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 6, 1950

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Skee Riegel United States69−3
T2Jimmy Demaret United States70−2
Jim Ferrier Australia
Horton Smith United States
Lawson Little United States
Herschel Spears United States
T7Toney Penna Italy
 United States		71−1
Sam Snead United States
9Johnny Palmer United States72E
T10Charles Coe (a) United States73+1
George Fazio United States
Ben Hogan United States

Source:[6]

Second round

Friday, April 7, 1950

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jim Ferrier Australia70-67=137−7
2Ben Hogan United States73-68=141−3
3Jimmy Demaret United States70-72=142−2
4Lawson Little United States70-73=143−1
T5Skee Riegel United States69-75=144E
Herschel Spears United States70-74=144
T7Byron Nelson United States75-70=145+1
Henry Picard United States74-71=145
Sam Snead United States71-74=145
10Toney Penna Italy
 United States		71-75=146+2

Source:[7]

Third round

Saturday, April 8, 1950

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jim Ferrier Australia70-67-73=210−6
2Ben Hogan United States73-68-71=212−4
T3Jimmy Demaret United States70-72-72=214−2
Byron Nelson United States75-70-69=214
5Sam Snead United States71-74-70=215−1
6Lawson Little United States70-73-75=218+2
7Cary Middlecoff United States75-76-68=219+3
8Clayton Heafner United States74-77-69=220+4
T9Herman Keiser United States75-72-75=222+6
Henry Picard United States74-71-77=222
Skee Riegel United States69-75-78=222
Gene Sarazen United States80-70-72=222

Source:[5]

Final round

Sunday, April 9, 1950

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Jimmy Demaret United States70-72-72-69=283−52,400
2Jim Ferrier Australia70-67-73-75=285−31,500
3Sam Snead United States71-74-70-72=287−11,020
T4Ben Hogan United States73-68-71-76=288E725
Byron Nelson United States75-70-69-74=288
6Lloyd Mangrum United States76-74-73-68=291+3480
T7Clayton Heafner United States74-77-69-72=292+4405
Cary Middlecoff United States75-76-68-73=292
9Lawson Little United States70-73-75-75=293+5360
T10Fred Haas United States74-76-73-71=294+6333
Gene Sarazen United States80-70-72-72=294

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 Demaret−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−2−3−3−3−3−4−3−4−5−5−5
Australia Ferrier−6−7−6−6−6−7−8−8−8−8−8−8−7−6−6−5−4−3
United States SneadEEEEEE+1−1−1−1−1−1−2−1−2−2−2−1
United States Hogan−4−4−3−3−2−2−1−2−2−2−1−1EE−1E+1E
United States Nelson−2−2−2−2−2−2−1−2−2−2−2−2−2−1−2−1EE

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey

Source:[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sammy Snead favored in Masters golf tourney". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 6, 1950. p. 18.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Demaret cards 69 for 283, third Masters title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 11, 1950. p. 18.
  3. 1 2 3 Slappery, Sterling (April 10, 1950). "'Jinx 13th' decided it in favor of Demaret". Miami News. Associated Press. p. 2-B.
  4. 1 2 Bartlett, Charles (April 10, 1950). "Demaret's 283 wins masters tourney". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 4.
  5. 1 2 Bartlett, Charles (April 9, 1950). "Hogan's 71 shaves Ferrier's lead to 2". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
  6. ↑ Bartlett, Charles. "Riegel leads Masters with opening 69". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 3.
  7. ↑ Bartlett, Charles (April 8, 1950). "Ferrier leads Masters by 4; Hogan 2d". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 2.

Coordinates: 33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020

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