1948 Masters Tournament

The 1948 Masters Tournament was the 12th Masters Tournament, held April 8–11 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

1948 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 8–11, 1948
LocationAugusta, Georgia
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Organized byAugusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,800 yards (6,220 m)[1]
Field57 players
Cutnone
Prize fund$10,000
Winner's share$2,500
Champion
Claude Harmon
279 (−9)
Augusta 
Location in the United States

Claude Harmon shot a record-tying 279 (−9) and finished five strokes ahead of runner-up Cary Middlecoff, a future champion in 1955. The Sunday gallery in 1948 was estimated at 10,000 spectators, and the tournament purse was $10,000. Harmon won $2,500 and his four-round score tied the record set by Ralph Guldahl in 1939.[2] Primarily a club professional, it was Harmon's only tour victory.[1]

This was the final appearance as a player in the Masters for host Bobby Jones, then age 46. It was also the last Masters that did not immediately present the iconic green jacket to the winner. The nine winners of the first twelve tournaments received their green jackets in 1949.[3]

The five-stroke victory margin was matched by Ben Hogan in 1953; the record was raised to seven in 1955 by Cary Middlecoff, nine in 1965 by Jack Nicklaus, and twelve by Tiger Woods in 1997.

Past champions in the field
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Byron Nelson United States1937, 194271737274290+2T8
Herman Keiser United States194670727673291+3T10
Jimmy Demaret United States1940, 194773727872295+7T18
Gene Sarazen United States193577747372296+8T23
Henry Picard United States193873737477297+9T25
Horton Smith United States1934, 193678737675302+1434
Ralph Guldahl United States193975787575303+15T35
Craig Wood United States194177807771305+17T43
  • The Masters did not have a 36-hole cut until 1957

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 8, 1948

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Lloyd Mangrum United States69−3
T2Ed Furgol United States70−2
Claude Harmon United States
Ben Hogan United States
Herman Keiser United States
T6Art Bell United States71−1
Jim Ferrier Australia
Chick Harbert United States
Bobby Locke South Africa
Dick Metz United States
Byron Nelson United States
Skee Riegel (a) United States

Source:[4]

Second round

Friday, April 9, 1948

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Harry Todd United States72-67=139−5
2Claude Harmon United States70-70=140−4
T3Chick Harbert United States71-70=141−3
Ben Hogan United States70-71=141
T5Jim Ferrier Australia71-71=142−2
Ed Furgol United States70-72=142
Herman Keiser United States70-72=142
Bobby Locke South Africa71-71=142
Lloyd Mangrum United States69-73=142
10Dick Metz United States71-72=143−1

Source:[5]

Third round

Saturday, April 10, 1948

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Claude Harmon United States70-70-69=209−7
2Chick Harbert United States71-70-70=211−5
3Cary Middlecoff United States74-71-69=214−2
4Ed Furgol United States70-72-73=215−1
T5Bobby Locke South Africa71-71-74=216E
Byron Nelson United States71-73-72=216
T7Jim Ferrier Australia71-71-75=217+1
Lloyd Mangrum United States69-73-75=217
T9Ben Hogan United States70-71-77=218+2
Herman Keiser United States70-72-76=218
Dick Metz United States71-72-75=218
Skee Riegel (a) United States71-74-73=218

Source:[6]

Final round

Sunday, April 11, 1948

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Claude Harmon United States70-70-69-70=279−92,500
2Cary Middlecoff United States74-71-69-70=284−41,500
3Chick Harbert United States71-70-70-76=287−11,000
T4Jim Ferrier Australia71-71-75-71=288E750
Lloyd Mangrum United States69-73-75-71=288
T6Ed Furgol United States70-72-73-74=289+1500
Ben Hogan United States70-71-77-71=289
T8Byron Nelson United States71-73-72-74=290+2350
Harry Todd United States72-67-80-71=290
T10Herman Keiser United States70-72-76-73=291+3250
Bobby Locke South Africa71-71-74-75=291
Dick Metz United States71-72-75-73=291

Scorecard
Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 
Par454343454443545344
Harmon−7−7−7−6−6−7−8−10−10−10−10−9−9−10−9−9−9−9
Middlecoff−2−2−1EE−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−2−2−3−3−3−4
Harbert−5−5−5−5−4−3−3−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−1
Ferrier+1E−1−1−1−1−2−3−3−2−2−1−2−1−2−2−1E
Mangrum+2+1EEE+1+1+1+1+1+2+3+2+2+1+1+1E
Furgol−1−1−1E+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+2+1+1EE+1+1
Hogan+2+2+2+1+1+1+2+1+1+2+2+2+2+2+1+1+1+1
NelsonEE+1+2+3+3+2+1+1+1+2+2+2+2+1+1+2+2
LockeEE+1+1+1+1+2+2+2+2+3+3+4+4+3+3+3+3

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey

References
  1. "Harmon wins Masters; ties record with 279". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 12, 1948. p. 3-part 2.
  2. "Harmon cards blistering, record-tying 279 to win Masters' golf tourney". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. April 12, 1948. p. 10.
  3. Kindred, Dave (August 2013). "The case of the missing green jacket". Golf Digest. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  4. Bartlett, Charles (April 9, 1948). "Mangrum fires 69 for lead in Masters' golf". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 3.
  5. Bartlett, Charles (April 10, 1948). "Harry Todd leads on 139 in Masters". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part.
  6. Bartlett, Charles (April 11, 1948). "Harmon's 209 for 54, leads Masters golf". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.

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