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 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 only 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.

Past champions in the field

First round

Thursday, April 8, 1948
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Lloyd Mangrum69−3
T2Ed Furgol70−2
T2Claude Harmon70−2
T2Ben Hogan70−2
T2Herman Keiser70−2
T6Art Bell71−1
T6Jim Ferrier71−1
T6Chick Harbert71−1
T6Bobby Locke71−1
T6Dick Metz71−1
T6Byron Nelson71−1
T6Skee Riegel 71−1

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Second round

Friday, April 9, 1948
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Harry Todd72-67=139−5
2Claude Harmon70-70=140−4
T3Chick Harbert71-70=141−3
T3Ben Hogan70-71=141−3
T5Jim Ferrier71-71=142−2
T5Ed Furgol70-72=142−2
T5Herman Keiser70-72=142−2
T5Bobby Locke71-71=142−2
T5Lloyd Mangrum69-73=142−2
10Dick Metz71-72=143−1

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Third round

Saturday, April 10, 1948
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Claude Harmon70-70-69=209−7
2Chick Harbert71-70-70=211−5
3Cary Middlecoff74-71-69=214−2
4Ed Furgol70-72-73=215−1
T5Bobby Locke71-71-74=216E
T5Byron Nelson71-73-72=216E
T7Jim Ferrier71-71-75=217+1
T7Lloyd Mangrum69-73-75=217+1
T9Ben Hogan70-71-77=218+2
T9Herman Keiser70-72-76=218+2
T9Dick Metz71-72-75=218+2
T9Skee Riegel 71-74-73=218+2

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Final round

Sunday, April 11, 1948
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Claude Harmon70-70-69-70=279−92,500
2Cary Middlecoff74-71-69-70=284−41,500
3Chick Harbert71-70-70-76=287−11,000
T4Jim Ferrier71-71-75-71=288E750
T4Lloyd Mangrum69-73-75-71=288E750
T6Ed Furgol70-72-73-74=289+1500
T6Ben Hogan70-71-77-71=289+1500
T8Byron Nelson71-73-72-74=290+2350
T8Harry Todd72-67-80-71=290+2350
T10Herman Keiser70-72-76-73=291+3250
T10Bobby Locke71-71-74-75=291+3250
T10Dick Metz71-72-75-73=291+3250

Scorecard

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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