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1949 Masters Tournament

Field	Value
name	1949 Masters Tournament
image	1949_Masters_Tournament_Guide.jpg
caption	Front cover of the 1949 Masters Guide
dates	April 7–10, 1949
location	Augusta, Georgia
course	Augusta National Golf Club
org	Augusta National Golf Club
tour	PGA Tour
par	72
yardage	6900 yd
field	58 players
cut	none
purse	$11,000
winners_share	$2,750
champion	USA Sam Snead
score	282 (−6)
previous	[1948](1948-masters-tournament)
next	[1950](1950-masters-tournament)
map	USA#USA Georgia
map_relief	yes
map_label	Augusta National
map_caption	Location in the United States##Location in Georgia
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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.

Sam Snead shot consecutive rounds of 67 on the weekend to win by three strokes over runners-up Johnny Bulla and Lloyd Mangrum. 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, due to a near-fatal automobile collision in west Texas in early February. Prior to the accident, he had won twice in January and was a runner-up in a playoff. 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.

Field

;1. Masters champions Jimmy Demaret (9,10,12), Claude Harmon (9,12), Herman Keiser (9,10), Byron Nelson (2,6,9), Henry Picard (6), Gene Sarazen (2,4,6,9), Horton Smith, Craig Wood (2)

Ralph Guldahl (2) did not play.

;2. U.S. Open champions Billy Burke, Johnny Farrell, Lawson Little (3,5), Lloyd Mangrum (9,10), Lew Worsham (10)

;3. U.S. Amateur champions Dick Chapman (a), Skee Riegel (9,a)

;4. British Open champions Denny Shute (6), Sam Snead (6,9,10,12)

;5. British Amateur champions Frank Stranahan (8,9,11,a), Robert Sweeny Jr. (a)

;6. PGA champions Jim Ferrier (9), Vic Ghezzi (9,10), Bob Hamilton (9), Johnny Revolta

;7. Members of the U.S. 1949 Ryder Cup team

Team not selected in time for inclusion.

;8. Members of the U.S. 1949 Walker Cup team

Team not selected in time for inclusion.

;9. Top 24 players and ties from the 1948 Masters Tournament Art Bell, Johnny Bulla (10,12), Ed Dudley (17), Ed Furgol, Fred Haas, Chick Harbert (12), Dutch Harrison, Dick Metz, Cary Middlecoff (10), Al Smith (10), Harry Todd

Ben Hogan (2,6,10,12) did not play.

;10. Top 24 players and ties from the 1948 U.S. Open Skip Alexander, Herman Barron, Leland Gibson, Otto Greiner, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Jug McSpaden, Toney Penna, George Schneiter, Herschel Spears, Jim Turnesa, Ellsworth Vines

Charles Congdon and Smiley Quick did not play.

;11. 1948 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists Charles Coe (a), Gene Dahlbender (a), Jimmy McGonagill (a)

Ray Billows (a), Bruce McCormick (a) and Willie Turnesa (3,5,a) did not play.

;12. 1948 PGA Championship quarter-finalists George Fazio, Mike Turnesa

;13. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions Johnny Dawson (a)

;14. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open champions Johnny Palmer

;15. Two players, not already qualified, with the best scoring average in the winter part of the 1950 PGA Tour Pete Cooper, Clayton Heafner

;16 Winner of 1948 Inter-service Invitational tournament Fred Moseley (a)

;17 Home club professional

;18. Foreign invitations John de Bendern (5,a), Tony Holguin, Bobby Locke (9,10)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 7, 1949

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	USA Lloyd Mangrum	69	−3
2	USA Frank Stranahan (a)	70	−2
T3	USA Leland Gibson	71	−1
USA Clayton Heafner
USA Dick Metz
USA Johnny Revolta
7	USA Lawson Little	72	E
T8	USA Herman Barron	73	+1
USA Chick Harbert
USA Claude Harmon
USA Dutch Harrison
USA Joe Kirkwood, Jr.
USA Johnny Palmer
USA Sam Snead
USA Jim Turnesa

Source:{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1949/04/08/page/47/article/mangrums-sub-par-69-leads-masters|newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune |last=Bartlett |first=Charles

Second round

Friday, April 8, 1949

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	USA Herman Keiser	75-68=143	−1
USA Lloyd Mangrum	69-74=143
3	USA Johnny Palmer	73-71=144	E
T4	USA Fred Haas	75-70=145	+1
USA Clayton Heafner	71-74=145
USA Joe Kirkwood, Jr.	73-72=145
USA Byron Nelson	75-70=145
USA Jim Turnesa	73-72=145
9	USA Chick Harbert	73-73=146	+2
T10	USA Johnny Bulla	74-73=147	+3
USA Dick Metz	71-76=147
USA Horton Smith	75-72=147
USA Frank Stranahan (a)	70-77=147

Source:

Third round

Saturday, April 9, 1949

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	USA Johnny Palmer	73-71-70=214	−2
T2	USA Joe Kirkwood, Jr.	73-72-70=215	−1
USA Lloyd Mangrum	69-74-72=215
USA Sam Snead	73-75-67=215
T5	USA Johnny Bulla	74-73-69=216	E
USA Jim Ferrier	77-72-67=216
USA Jim Turnesa	73-72-71=216
8	USA Clayton Heafner	71-74-72=217	+1
T9	USA Herman Barron	73-75-71=219	+3
USA Byron Nelson	75-70-74=219

Source:

Final round

Sunday, April 10, 1949

Final leaderboard

(c) = past champion

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (US$)
1	USA Sam Snead	73-75-67-67=282	−6	2,750
T2	USA Johnny Bulla	74-73-69-69=285	−3	1,100
USA Lloyd Mangrum	69-74-72-70=285
T4	USA Johnny Palmer	73-71-70-72=286	−2	440
USA Jim Turnesa	73-72-71-70=286
6	USA Lew Worsham	76-75-70-68=289	+1	330
7	USA Joe Kirkwood Jr.	73-72-70-75=290	+2	330
T8	USA Jimmy Demaret (c)	76-72-73-71=292	+4	312
USA Clayton Heafner	71-74-72-75=292
USA Byron Nelson (c)	75-70-74-73=292

Leaderboard below the top 10	Place	Player	Score	To par
T11	USA Claude Harmon (c)	73-75-73-72=293	+5	303
USA Herman Keiser (c)	75-68-78-72=293
T13	USA Herman Barron	73-75-71-75=294	+6	275
USA Leland Gibson	71-77-74-72=294
ZAF Bobby Locke	74-74-74-72=294
T16	USA Charles Coe (a)	77-72-72-74=295	+7	0
USA Johnny Dawson (a)	78-72-72-73=295
USA Jim Ferrier	77-72-67-79=295	275
T19	MEX Tony Holguin	81-70-71-74=296	+8	248
USA Frank Stranahan (a)	70-77-75-74=296	0
T21	USA Pete Cooper	76-75-72-74=297	+9	248
USA Henry Picard (c)	74-77-73-73=297
T23	USA Bob Hamilton	77-79-69-73=298	+10	188
USA Dutch Harrison	73-78-75-72=298
USA Lawson Little	72-77-73-76=298
USA Cary Middlecoff	76-77-72-73=298
USA Toney Penna	74-76-76-72=298
USA Horton Smith (c)	75-72-78-73=298
29	USA Fred Haas	75-70-75-79=299	+11
T30	USA Skip Alexander	74-77-75-74=300	+12
USA George Fazio	78-76-71-75=300
USA Dick Metz	71-76-76-77=300
USA Skee Riegel (a)	75-74-74-77=300
34	USA Craig Wood (c)	81-75-72-73=301	+13
T35	USA Art Bell	81-74-75-72=302	+14
USA Billy Burke	76-74-74-78=302
USA Vic Ghezzi	76-78-71-77=302
38	USA Ellsworth Vines	76-77-76-74=303	+15
T39	USA Johnny Revolta	71-77-80-76=304	+16
USA Gene Sarazen (c)	75-74-76-79=304
USA Harry Todd	74-79-76-75=304
T42	USA George Schneiter	77-76-73-79=305	+17
USA Al Smith	78-77-74-76=305
USA Herschel Spears	76-77-77-75=305
T45	USA Fred Moseley (a)	77-75-78-76=306	+18
USA Denny Shute	79-74-76-77=306
T47	USA Ed Furgol	77-79-77-74=307	+19
USA Otto Greiner	77-75-78-77=307
49	USA Gene Dahlbender (a)	74-83-72-79=308	+20
50	USA Dick Chapman (a)	77-75-81-76=309	+21
51	USA Mike Turnesa	78-75-80-78=311	+23
52	USA Robert Sweeny Jr. (a)	82-80-79-77=318	+30
53	USA Johnny Farrell	76-80-81-83=320	+32
WD	USA Chick Harbert	73-73-75=221	+5
USA Jimmy McGonagill (a)	82-78-77=237	+21
USA Ed Dudley	79-78-83=240	+24
ENG John de Bendern (a)	81-86-81=248	+32
USA Jug McSpaden	85	+13

Sources:

Scorecard

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	5	4	3	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	3	5	4	5	3	4	4
USA Snead	−2	−3	−3	−4	−3	−3	−3	−4	−4	−3	−2	−3	−4	−4	−5	−5	−5	−6
USA Bulla	E	E	E	E	+1	E	E	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−3	−2	−3	−3	−3	−3
USA Mangrum	−1	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−4	−3	−3	−3
USA Palmer	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−3	−2	−2	−2	−3	−1	−1	−1	−2	−2	−2	−2
USA Turnesa	E	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−2	−2	−2	−2	E	−1	−1	−2	−2	−3	−2
USA Worsham	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+4	+3	+2	+2	+3	+4	+4	+3	+3	+2	+2	+2	+1
USA Kirkwood	−1	−2	−2	−2	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	E	E	+1	E	+2	+1	+1	+1	+2
USA Ferrier	E	−1	−1	E	E	E	+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

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(April 7, 1949). "Middlecoff man to beat in golf". Eugene Register-Guard.
"The Masters leaderboard for 1949.".
Kindred, Dave. (August 2013). "The case of the missing green jacket".
Bartlett, Charles. (April 11, 1949). "Snead cards 267; wins Masters with 282". Chicago Daily Tribune.
(April 11, 1949). "Snead tames putter to win Masters title". Milwaukee Journal.
(April 7, 1949). "Wide open Masters tourney starts in Augusta Thursday". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
(February 3, 1949). "Golfer Ben Hogan injured in car crash". Chicago Daily Tribune.
(February 3, 1949). "Ben Hogan is seriously hurt as car, bus collide head on". Milwaukee Journal.
(February 4, 1949). "Improving Hogan will play again". Chicago Daily Tribune.
(January 26, 1949). "Hogan cards 69 to top Demaret in playoff". Chicago Daily Tribune.
(February 1, 1949). "Demaret beats Hogan by 3 to win playoff". Chicago Daily Tribune.
Bartlett, Charles. (April 9, 1949). "Keiser ties Mangrum for Masters lead". Chicago Daily Tribune.
Bartlett, Charles. (April 10, 1949). "Palmer's 70 takes Masters lead at 214". Chicago Sunday Tribune.
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"Past results – Masters tournament". PGA Tour.

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