1950 Masters Tournament


The 1950 Masters Tournament was the 14th Masters Tournament, held April 6–9 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Jimmy Demaret won at 283 and became the first three-time Masters champion, with previous wins in 1940 and 1947. He played the par-five 13th hole in six-under-par for the week, with two eagles and two birdies at the pivotal hole.
Third round leader Jim Ferrier, a naturalized American originally from Australia, bogeyed five of the final six holes for 75 and was two strokes back as runner-up. Defending champion Sam Snead was third at 287.
Ben Hogan played in his first major since his near-fatal automobile accident in early 1949. In second place after 54 holes, he shot a 76 in the final round and fell back to even par for the week, in a tie for fourth place with Byron Nelson. Hogan won the next three majors he entered: the 1950 U.S. Open, 1951 Masters, and 1951 U.S. Open.
The tournament drew an estimated 10,000 patrons on Saturday and 18,000 on Sunday. With the favorable turnout, host Bobby Jones increased the original purse of $10,000 to $12,000.

Past champions in the field

First round

Thursday, April 6, 1950
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Skee Riegel69−3
T2Jimmy Demaret70−2
T2Jim Ferrier70−2
T2Horton Smith70−2
T2Lawson Little70−2
T2Herschel Spears70−2
T7Toney Penna
71−1
T7Sam Snead71−1
9Johnny Palmer72E
T10Charles Coe 73+1
T10George Fazio73+1
T10Ben Hogan73+1

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Second round

Friday, April 7, 1950
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jim Ferrier70-67=137−7
2Ben Hogan73-68=141−3
3Jimmy Demaret70-72=142−2
4Lawson Little70-73=143−1
T5Skee Riegel69-75=144E
T5Herschel Spears70-74=144E
T7Byron Nelson75-70=145+1
T7Henry Picard74-71=145+1
T7Sam Snead71-74=145+1
10Toney Penna
71-75=146+2

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Third round

Saturday, April 8, 1950
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jim Ferrier70-67-73=210−6
2Ben Hogan73-68-71=212−4
T3Jimmy Demaret70-72-72=214−2
T3Byron Nelson75-70-69=214−2
5Sam Snead71-74-70=215−1
6Lawson Little70-73-75=218+2
7Cary Middlecoff75-76-68=219+3
8Clayton Heafner74-77-69=220+4
T9Herman Keiser75-72-75=222+6
T9Henry Picard74-71-77=222+6
T9Skee Riegel69-75-78=222+6
T9Gene Sarazen80-70-72=222+6

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Final round

Sunday, April 9, 1950
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Jimmy Demaret70-72-72-69=283−52,400
2Jim Ferrier70-67-73-75=285−31,500
3Sam Snead71-74-70-72=287−11,020
T4Ben Hogan73-68-71-76=288E725
T4Byron Nelson75-70-69-74=288E725
6Lloyd Mangrum76-74-73-68=291+3480
T7Clayton Heafner74-77-69-72=292+4405
T7Cary Middlecoff75-76-68-73=292+4405
9Lawson Little70-73-75-75=293+5360
T10Fred Haas74-76-73-71=294+6333
T10Gene Sarazen80-70-72-72=294+6333

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Scorecard

Final round
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par454343454443545344
Demaret−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−2−3−3−3−3−4−3−4−5−5−5
Ferrier−6−7−6−6−6−7−8−8−8−8−8−8−7−6−6−5−4−3
SneadEEEEEE+1−1−1−1−1−1−2−1−2−2−2−1
Hogan−4−4−3−3−2−2−1−2−2−2−1−1EE−1E+1E
Nelson−2−2−2−2−2−2−1−2−2−2−2−2−2−1−2−1EE

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
EagleBirdieBogey

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