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1948 Masters Tournament

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

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. 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 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.

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)

8. Members of the U.S. 1947 Walker Cup team

George Hamer (a), Fred Kammer (a), Bud Ward (3,10,11,a)

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

11. 1947 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists

Bob Rosburg (a), Jack Selby (a), Felice Torza, Harvie Ward (a)

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
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

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

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Lloyd Mangrum 69 −3
T2 United States Ed Furgol 70 −2
United States Claude Harmon
United States Ben Hogan
United States Herman Keiser
T6 United States Art Bell 71 −1
United States Jim Ferrier
United States Chick Harbert
South Africa Bobby Locke
United States Dick Metz
United States Byron Nelson
United States Skee Riegel (a)

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Second round

Friday, April 9, 1948

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Harry Todd 72-67=139 −5
2 United States Claude Harmon 70-70=140 −4
T3 United States Chick Harbert 71-70=141 −3
United States Ben Hogan 70-71=141
T5 United States Jim Ferrier 71-71=142 −2
United States Ed Furgol 70-72=142
United States Herman Keiser 70-72=142
South Africa Bobby Locke 71-71=142
United States Lloyd Mangrum 69-73=142
10 United States Dick Metz 71-72=143 −1

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Third round

Saturday, April 10, 1948

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Claude Harmon 70-70-69=209 −7
2 United States Chick Harbert 71-70-70=211 −5
3 United States Cary Middlecoff 74-71-69=214 −2
4 United States Ed Furgol 70-72-73=215 −1
T5 South Africa Bobby Locke 71-71-74=216 E
United States Byron Nelson 71-73-72=216
T7 United States Jim Ferrier 71-71-75=217 +1
United States Lloyd Mangrum 69-73-75=217
T9 United States Ben Hogan 70-71-77=218 +2
United States Herman Keiser 70-72-76=218
United States Dick Metz 71-72-75=218
United States Skee Riegel (a) 71-74-73=218

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Final round

Sunday, April 11, 1948

Final leaderboard

Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Top 10
Place Player Score To par Money (US$)
1 United States Claude Harmon 70-70-69-70=279 −9 2,500
2 United States Cary Middlecoff 74-71-69-70=284 −4 1,500
3 United States Chick Harbert 71-70-70-76=287 −1 1,000
T4 United States Jim Ferrier 71-71-75-71=288 E 750
United States Lloyd Mangrum 69-73-75-71=288
T6 United States Ed Furgol 70-72-73-74=289 +1 500
United States Ben Hogan 70-71-77-71=289
T8 United States Byron Nelson (c) 71-73-72-74=290 +2 350
United States Harry Todd 72-67-80-71=290
T10 United States Herman Keiser (c) 70-72-76-73=291 +3 250
South Africa Bobby Locke 71-71-74-75=291
United States Dick Metz 71-72-75-73=291

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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
United States Harmon −7 −7 −7 −6 −6 −7 −8 −10 −10 −10 −10 −9 −9 −10 −9 −9 −9 −9
United States Middlecoff −2 −2 −1 E E −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −4
United States Harbert −5 −5 −5 −5 −4 −3 −3 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −1
United States Ferrier +1 E −1 −1 −1 −1 −2 −3 −3 −2 −2 −1 −2 −1 −2 −2 −1 E
United States Mangrum +2 +1 E E E +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +3 +2 +2 +1 +1 +1 E
United States Furgol −1 −1 −1 E +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +1 +1 E E +1 +1
United States Hogan +2 +2 +2 +1 +1 +1 +2 +1 +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +1 +1 +1 +1
United States Nelson E E +1 +2 +3 +3 +2 +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +1 +1 +2 +2
South Africa Locke E E +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

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