1948 Masters Tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1948 Masters Tournament April 8–11, 1948 Augusta, Georgia Augusta National Golf Club Augusta National Golf Club PGA Tour 72 6800 yd -1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r4NSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Sw0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6893%2C3973216 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Harmon wins Masters; ties record with 279 April 12, 1948 3-part 2 57 players none $10,000 $2,500 USA 1912 Claude Harmon 279 (−9) 1947 1949 USA#USA Georgia yes Augusta National Location in the United States##Location in Georgia 33.503 N 82.020 W type:event inline,title The 1948 Masters Tournament was the 12thMasters Tournament, held April8–11 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Tournament summary 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 10,000spectators, 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OHtWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=juUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6790%2C5075515 Spokesman-Review Associated Press Harmon cards blistering, record-tying 279 to win Masters' golf tourney April 12, 1948 10 Primarily a club professional, it was Harmon's first tour victory. This was the final appearance as a player in the Masters for host Bobby Jones, then age46. 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.http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/2013-09/kindred-green-jacket-horton-smith Golf Digest Kindred Dave The case of the missing green jacket August 2013 April 18, 2014 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. Field 1. Masters champions Jimmy Demaret (7,9), Ralph Guldahl (2), Herman Keiser (7,9), Byron Nelson (2,6,7,9), Henry Picard (6,9), Gene Sarazen (2,4,6), Horton Smith (9), Craig Wood (2) 2. U.S. Open champions Billy Burke, Johnny Farrell, Bobby Jones (3,4,5), Lawson Little (3,5,9), Lloyd Mangrum (7,9,10,12), Lew Worsham (7,10,12) 3. U.S. Amateur champions Dick Chapman (8,9,a), Skee Riegel (8,11,a) 4. British Open champions Denny Shute (6,9), Sam Snead (6,7,9,10) 5. British Amateur champions 6. PGA champions Jim Ferrier (9,10,12), Vic Ghezzi (9,10,12), Bob Hamilton, Ben Hogan (7,9,10) 7. Members of the U.S. 1947 Ryder Cup team Herman Barron (9), Dutch Harrison (10) Ed Oliver (9,10) did not play. 8. Members of the U.S. 1947 Walker Cup team George Hamer (a), Fred Kammer (a), Bud Ward (3,10,11,a) Ted Bishop (3,a), Smiley Quick (a), Frank Stranahan (9,10,a) and Willie Turnesa (3,5,a) did not play. 9. Top 24 players and ties from the 1947 Masters Tournament Johnny Bulla, Fred Haas, Chandler Harper, Jug McSpaden, Dick Metz (10), Johnny Palmer (10), Toney Penna, Ellsworth Vines 10. Top 24 players and ties from the 1947 U.S. Open Sammy Byrd, Ed Furgol, Leland Gibson (12), Chick Harbert (12), Claude Harmon, Joe Kirkwood Sr., Gene Kunes, Jim McHale Jr. (a), Bill Nary, Al Smith, Harry Todd George Payton and Paul Runyan did not play. 11. 1947 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists Bob Rosburg (a), Jack Selby (a), Felice Torza, Harvie Ward (a) Johnny Dawson (a) and Frank Strafaci (a) did not play. 12. 1947 PGA Championship quarter-finalists Art Bell, Ky Laffoon 13. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions Chuck Kocsis (a) did not play 14. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open champions Skip Alexander 15. Two players, not already qualified, with the best scoring average in the winter part of the 1948 PGA Tour Cary Middlecoff Clayton Heafner did not play. 16 Winner of the 1948 Inter-service Invitational tournament Played after the Masters, the winner receiving entry to the 1949 event. 17 Home club professional Ed Dudley 18. Foreign invitations Henry Cotton (4), Bobby Locke (9,10) Round summaries First round Thursday, April 8, 1948 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Lloyd Mangrum 69 −3 T2 USA 1912 Ed Furgol 70 −2 USA 1912 Claude Harmon USA 1912 Ben Hogan USA 1912 Herman KeiserT6 USA 1912 Art Bell 71 −1 AUS Jim Ferrier USA 1912 Chick Harbert ZAF 1928 Bobby Locke USA 1912 Dick Metz USA 1912 Byron Nelson USA 1912 Skee Riegel (a) Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1948/04/09/page/29/ Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Mangrum fires 69 for lead in Masters' golf April 9, 1948 1, part 3 Second round Friday, April 9, 1948 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Harry Todd 72-67=139 −5 2 USA 1912 Claude Harmon 70-70=140 −4 T3 USA 1912 Chick Harbert 71-70=141 −3 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 70-71=141 T5 AUS Jim Ferrier 71-71=142 −2 USA 1912 Ed Furgol 70-72=142 USA 1912 Herman Keiser 70-72=142 ZAF 1928 Bobby Locke 71-71=142 USA 1912 Lloyd Mangrum 69-73=14210 USA 1912 Dick Metz 71-72=143 −1 Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1948/04/10/page/17/article/harry-todd-leads-on-139-in-masters Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Harry Todd leads on 139 in Masters April 10, 1948 1, part Third round Saturday, April 10, 1948 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Claude Harmon 70-70-69=209 −7 2 USA 1912 Chick Harbert 71-70-70=211 −53 USA 1912 Cary Middlecoff 74-71-69=214 −24 USA 1912 Ed Furgol 70-72-73=215 −1T5 ZAF 1928 Bobby Locke 71-71-74=216 E USA 1912 Byron Nelson 71-73-72=216T7 AUS Jim Ferrier 71-71-75=217 +1 USA 1912 Lloyd Mangrum 69-73-75=217T9 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 70-71-77=218 +2 USA 1912 Herman Keiser 70-72-76=218 USA 1912 Dick Metz 71-72-75=218 USA 1912 Skee Riegel (a) 71-74-73=218 Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1948/04/11/page/67/article/harmons-209-for-54-leads-masters-golf Chicago Sunday Tribune Bartlett Charles Harmon's 209 for 54, leads Masters golf April 11, 1948 1, part 2 Final round Sunday, April 11, 1948 Final leaderboard Champion Silver Cup winner (low amateur)(a) = amateur(c) = past champion Top 10PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (US$)1 USA 1912 Claude Harmon 70-70-69-70=279 −9 2,5002 USA 1912 Cary Middlecoff 74-71-69-70=284 −4 1,5003 USA 1912 Chick Harbert 71-70-70-76=287 −1 1,000T4 AUS Jim Ferrier 71-71-75-71=288 E 750 USA 1912 Lloyd Mangrum 69-73-75-71=288T6 USA 1912 Ed Furgol 70-72-73-74=289 +1 500 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 70-71-77-71=289T8 USA 1912 Byron Nelson (c) 71-73-72-74=290 +2 350 USA 1912 Harry Todd 72-67-80-71=290T10 USA 1912 Herman Keiser (c) 70-72-76-73=291 +3 250 ZAF 1928 Bobby Locke 71-71-74-75=291 USA 1912 Dick Metz 71-72-75-73=291 Leaderboard below the top 10PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T13 USA 1912 Johnny Bulla 74-72-76-71=293 +5 188 USA 1912 Dutch Harrison 73-77-73-70=293USA 1912 Skee Riegel (a) 71-74-73-75=293 0T16 USA 1912 Al Smith 73-73-74-74=294 +6 138 USA 1912 Sam Snead 74-75-72-73=294T18 USA 1912 Jimmy Demaret (c) 73-72-78-72=295 +7 80 USA 1912 Ed Dudley 73-76-75-71=295 USA 1912 Vic Ghezzi 75-73-73-74=295 USA 1912 Fred Haas 75-75-76-69=295 USA 1912 Bob Hamilton 72-72-76-75=295T23 USA 1912 Art Bell 71-74-74-77=296 +8 USA 1912 Gene Sarazen (c) 77-74-73-72=296T25 USA 1912 Herman Barron 73-77-71-76=297 +9 ENG Henry Cotton 72-73-75-77=297 USA 1912 Henry Picard (c) 73-73-74-77=297T28 USA 1912 Johnny Palmer 75-73-76-74=298 +10 USA 1912 Ellsworth Vines 76-71-77-74=298T30 USA 1912 Bud Ward (a) 74-74-77-74=299 +11 USA 1912 Lew Worsham 74-78-71-76=29932 USA 1912 Denny Shute 74-73-76-77=300 +1233 USA 1912 Jug McSpaden 77-75-76-73=301 +1334 USA 1912 Horton Smith (c) 78-73-76-75=302 +14T35 USA 1912 Skip Alexander 77-73-77-76=303 +15 USA 1912 Ralph Guldahl (c) 75-78-75-75=303 USA 1912 Ky Laffoon 74-75-76-78=303 USA 1912 Jim McHale Jr. (a) 78-73-77-75=303 USA 1912 Felice Torza 75-73-76-79=303T40 USA 1912 Dick Chapman (a) 74-76-77-77=304 +16 USA 1912 Chandler Harper 76-76-77-75=304 USA 1912 Lawson Little 73-77-76-78=304T43 USA 1912 Billy Burke 75-75-76-79=305 +17 USA 1912 Leland Gibson 72-77-79-77=305 USA 1912 Craig Wood (c) 77-80-77-71=30546 USA 1912 Toney Penna 77-78-75-77=307 +1947 USA 1912 Sammy Byrd 84-75-75-76=310 +2248 USA 1912 Johnny Farrell 74-80-78-79=311 +2349 USA 1912 Bill Nary 74-79-86-74=313 +2550 USA 1912 Bobby Jones 76-81-79-79=315 +27T51 USA 1912 Fred Kammer (a) 78-75-77-86=316 +28 USA 1912 Harvie Ward (a) 78-78-81-79=31653 USA 1912 Bob Rosburg (a) 79-81-80-78=318 +3054 USA 1912 Jack Selby (a) 81-76-84-80=321 +33WD USA 1912 Gene Kunes 74-76-76=226 +10 USA 1912 George Hamer (a) 77-78-76=231 +15 USA 1912 Joe Kirkwood Sr. 78-77-82=237 +21 Sources:Masters – Past Winners & Results https://www.masters.com/en_US/tournament/past_winners.html Augusta National Inc. April 20, 2021Past results – Masters tournament https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/masters-tournament/past-results.html PGA Tour April 20, 2021 Scorecard Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 Par454343454 443545344USA 1912 Harmon −7−7−7−6−6−7−8−10−10−10−10−9−9−10−9−9−9−9USA 1912 Middlecoff −2−2−1EE−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−2−2−3−3−3−4USA 1912 Harbert −5−5−5−5−4−3−3−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−1AUS Ferrier +1E−1−1−1−1−2−3−3−2−2−1−2−1−2−2−1EUSA 1912 Mangrum +2+1EEE+1+1+1+1+1+2+3+2+2+1+1+1EUSA 1912 Furgol −1−1−1E+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+2+1+1EE+1+1USA 1912 Hogan +2+2+2+1+1+1+2+1+1+2+2+2+2+2+1+1+1+1USA 1912 Nelson EE+1+2+3+3+2+1+1+1+2+2+2+2+1+1+2+2ZAF 1928 Locke EE+1+1+1+1+2+2+2+2+3+3+4+4+3+3+3+3 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par EagleBirdieBogey References External links Masters.com – past winners and results Augusta.com – 1948 Masters leaderboard and scorecards 1948 1948 Category:1948 in golf Category:1948 in American sports Category:1948 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:April 1948 sports events in the United States