1947 Masters Tournament
The 1947 Masters Tournament was the 11th Masters Tournament, held April 3–6 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. The purse was $10,000 with a winner's share of $2,500.
Jimmy Demaret, the 1940 champion, was the co-leader after both the first and second rounds, and had a three-shot lead after 54 holes. He carded a 71 on Sunday and won by two strokes over Byron Nelson and amateur Frank Stranahan. Demaret joined Horton Smith and Nelson as two-time winners of the Masters. He was the first to score four sub-par rounds in the same Masters and later became the first three-time winner in 1950.Source:
- The Masters did not have a 36-hole cut until 1957
Round summaries
Thursday, April 3, 1947
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
T1 | Jimmy Demaret | | 69 | −3 |
T1 | Byron Nelson | | 69 | −3 |
T3 | Johnny Bulla | | 70 | −2 |
T3 | Jim Ferrier |
| 70 | −2 |
T3 | Fred Haas | | 70 | −2 |
T3 | Ed Oliver | | 70 | −2 |
T3 | Johnny Palmer | | 70 | −2 |
T3 | George Schneiter | | 70 | −2 |
T3 | Lew Worsham | | 70 | −2 |
T10 | Herman Barron | | 71 | −1 |
T10 | Chick Harbert | | 71 | −1 |
T10 | Lawson Little | | 71 | −1 |
T10 | Cary Middlecoff | | 71 | −1 |
T10 | Toney Penna |
| 71 | −1 |
T10 | George Schoux | | 71 | −1 |
Source:Second round
Friday, April 4, 1947
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
T1 | Jimmy Demaret | | 69-71=140 | −4 |
T1 | Cary Middlecoff | | 71-69=140 | −4 |
T3 | Jim Ferrier |
| 70-71=141 | −3 |
T3 | Byron Nelson | | 69-72=141 | −3 |
T3 | Toney Penna |
| 71-70=141 | −3 |
T8 | Herman Barron | | 71-71=142 | −2 |
T8 | Claude Harmon | | 73-69=142 | −2 |
T8 | Lawson Little | | 71-71=142 | −2 |
T8 | Ed Oliver | | 70-72=142 | −2 |
T8 | Horton Smith | | 72-70=142 | −2 |
Source:Third round
Saturday, April 5, 1947
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
1 | Jimmy Demaret | | 69-71-70=210 | −6 |
T2 | Byron Nelson | | 69-72-72=213 | −3 |
T2 | Jug McSpaden | | 74-69-70=213 | −3 |
T4 | Jim Ferrier |
| 70-71-73=214 | −2 |
T4 | Chick Harbert | | 71-72-71=214 | −2 |
T4 | Ben Hogan | | 75-68-71=214 | −2 |
T7 | Henry Picard | | 73-70-72=215 | −1 |
T7 | Frank Stranahan | | 73-72-70=215 | −1 |
T9 | Herman Barron | | 71-71-74=216 | E |
T9 | Dick Metz | | 72-72-72=216 | E |
T9 | Cary Middlecoff | | 71-69-76=216 | E |
T9 | Ed Oliver | | 70-72-74=216 | E |
T9 | Toney Penna |
| 71-70-75=216 | E |
Source:Final round
Sunday, April 6, 1947
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money |
1 | Jimmy Demaret | | 69-71-70-71=281 | −7 | 2,500 |
T2 | Byron Nelson | | 69-72-72-70=283 | −5 | 1,500 |
T2 | Frank Stranahan | | 73-72-70-68=283 | −5 | 0 |
T4 | Ben Hogan | | 75-68-71-70=284 | −4 | 900 |
T4 | Jug McSpaden | | 74-69-70-71=284 | −4 | 900 |
T6 | Jim Ferrier |
| 70-71-73-72=286 | −2 | 625 |
T6 | Henry Picard | | 73-70-72-71=286 | −2 | 625 |
T8 | Chandler Harper | | 77-72-68-70=287 | −1 | 335 |
T8 | Lloyd Mangrum | | 76-73-68-70=287 | −1 | 335 |
T8 | Dick Metz | | 72-72-72-71=287 | −1 | 335 |
T8 | Ed Oliver | | 70-72-74-71=287 | −1 | 335 |
T8 | Toney Penna |
| 71-70-75-71=287 | −1 | 335 |
Source:Scorecard
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
| Birdie | | Bogey | | Double bogey | | Triple bogey + |