1950 Masters Tournament

1950 Masters Tournament
Front cover of the 1950 Masters Guide
Tournament information
DatesApril 6–9, 1950
LocationAugusta, Georgia
33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Organized byAugusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,900 yards (6,310 m)[1][2]
Field65 players[1]
Cutnone
Prize fund$12,000 [3]
Winner's share$2,400
Champion
United States Jimmy Demaret
283 (−5)
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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 (−5) and became the first three-time Masters champion, with previous wins in 1940 and 1947.[4] He played the par-five 13th hole (Azalea) in six-under-par for the week, with two eagles and two birdies at the pivotal 480-yard (440 m) hole.[2][3]

Third round leader Jim Ferrier, a naturalized American originally from Australia, bogeyed five of the final six holes for 75 (+3) and was two strokes back as runner-up. Defending champion Sam Snead was third at 287 (−1).

Ben Hogan played in his first major since his near-fatal automobile accident in early 1949. In second place after 54 holes,[5] he shot a 76 (+4) in the final round and fell back to even par for the week, in a tie for fourth place with Byron Nelson.[2] 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.[3]

Field

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1. Masters champions

Jimmy Demaret (7,9,12), Claude Harmon (9,10), Herman Keiser (9), Byron Nelson (2,6,9), Henry Picard (6,9), Gene Sarazen (2,4,6), Horton Smith (9,10), Sam Snead (4,6,7,9.10,12)

2. U.S. Open champions

Billy Burke, Johnny Farrell, Ben Hogan (6,7), Lawson Little (3,5,9), Lloyd Mangrum (7,9,10,12), Cary Middlecoff (9,10), Lew Worsham (9)

3. U.S. Amateur champions

Dick Chapman (8,a), Charles Coe (9,11,a), Skee Riegel (8,10)

4. British Open champions

Denny Shute (6)

5. British Amateur champions

Frank Stranahan (8,9,a), Robert Sweeny Jr. (a)

6. PGA champions

Jim Ferrier (9,10,12), Vic Ghezzi, Bob Hamilton (7,9)

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

Skip Alexander, Chick Harbert (10), Dutch Harrison (9), Clayton Heafner (9,10,12), Johnny Palmer (9,10,12)

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

Tommy Barnes (a), Chuck Kocsis (a), Jim McHale Jr. (a)

9. Top 24 players and ties from the 1949 Masters Tournament

Herman Barron, Johnny Bulla (10), Pete Cooper (10), Leland Gibson, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Toney Penna, Jim Turnesa (10)

10. Top 24 players and ties from the 1949 U.S. Open

Al Brosch, Dave Douglas, Fred Haas, Jack Isaacs, Les Kennedy, Eric Monti, Herschel Spears, Harry Todd, Gene Webb, Buck White

11. 1949 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists

Julius Boros, William C. Campbell (a), Rufus King (a), Harold Paddock Jr. (a), Frank Strafaci (a)

12. 1949 PGA Championship quarter-finalists

Ray Wade Hill, Henry Williams Jr.

13. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions

Harvie Ward (a)

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

Jack Burke Jr.

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

George Fazio, Henry Ransom

16 Winner of 1949 Inter-service Invitational tournament

Fred Moseley (a)

17 Home club professional

Ed Dudley

18. Foreign invitations

Roberto De Vicenzo, Tony Holguin (9), Norman Von Nida

  • Numbers in brackets indicate categories that the player would have qualified under had they been American.

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, April 6, 1950

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Skee Riegel 69 −3
T2 United States Jimmy Demaret 70 −2
Australia Jim Ferrier
United States Horton Smith
United States Lawson Little
United States Herschel Spears
T7 United States Toney Penna 71 −1
United States Sam Snead
9 United States Johnny Palmer 72 E
T10 United States Charles Coe (a) 73 +1
United States George Fazio
United States Ben Hogan

Source:[6]

Second round

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Friday, April 7, 1950

Place Player Score To par
1 Australia Jim Ferrier 70-67=137 −7
2 United States Ben Hogan 73-68=141 −3
3 United States Jimmy Demaret 70-72=142 −2
4 United States Lawson Little 70-73=143 −1
T5 United States Skee Riegel 69-75=144 E
United States Herschel Spears 70-74=144
T7 United States Byron Nelson 75-70=145 +1
United States Henry Picard 74-71=145
United States Sam Snead 71-74=145
10 United States Toney Penna 71-75=146 +2

Source:[7]

Third round

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Saturday, April 8, 1950

Place Player Score To par
1 Australia Jim Ferrier 70-67-73=210 −6
2 United States Ben Hogan 73-68-71=212 −4
T3 United States Jimmy Demaret 70-72-72=214 −2
United States Byron Nelson 75-70-69=214
5 United States Sam Snead 71-74-70=215 −1
6 United States Lawson Little 70-73-75=218 +2
7 United States Cary Middlecoff 75-76-68=219 +3
8 United States Clayton Heafner 74-77-69=220 +4
T9 United States Herman Keiser 75-72-75=222 +6
United States Henry Picard 74-71-77=222
United States Skee Riegel 69-75-78=222
United States Gene Sarazen 80-70-72=222

Source:[5]

Final round

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Sunday, April 9, 1950

Final leaderboard

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Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Top 10
Place Player Score To par Money (US$)
1 United States Jimmy Demaret (c) 70-72-72-69=283 −5 2,400
2 Australia Jim Ferrier 70-67-73-75=285 −3 1,500
3 United States Sam Snead (c) 71-74-70-72=287 −1 1,020
T4 United States Ben Hogan 73-68-71-76=288 E 720
United States Byron Nelson (c) 75-70-69-74=288
6 United States Lloyd Mangrum 76-74-73-68=291 +3 480
T7 United States Clayton Heafner 74-77-69-72=292 +4 405
United States Cary Middlecoff 75-76-68-73=292
9 United States Lawson Little 70-73-75-75=293 +5 360
T10 United States Fred Haas 74-76-73-71=294 +6 321
United States Gene Sarazen (c) 80-70-72-72=294

Sources:[8][9]

Scorecard

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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 Demaret −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −2 −3 −3 −3 −3 −4 −3 −4 −5 −5 −5
Australia Ferrier −6 −7 −6 −6 −6 −7 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −7 −6 −6 −5 −4 −3
United States Snead E E E E E E +1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −2 −1 −2 −2 −2 −1
United States Hogan −4 −4 −3 −3 −2 −2 −1 −2 −2 −2 −1 −1 E E −1 E +1 E
United States Nelson −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −1 −2 −1 E E

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey

Source:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sammy Snead favored in Masters golf tourney". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 6, 1950. p. 18.
  2. ^ a b c d "Demaret cards 69 for 283, third Masters title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 11, 1950. p. 18.
  3. ^ a b c Slappery, Sterling (April 10, 1950). "'Jinx 13th' decided it in favor of Demaret". Miami News. Associated Press. p. 2-B.
  4. ^ Bartlett, Charles (April 10, 1950). "Demaret's 283 wins masters tourney". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 4.
  5. ^ a b Bartlett, Charles (April 9, 1950). "Hogan's 71 shaves Ferrier's lead to 2". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
  6. ^ Bartlett, Charles. "Riegel leads Masters with opening 69". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 3.
  7. ^ Bartlett, Charles (April 8, 1950). "Ferrier leads Masters by 4; Hogan 2d". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
  8. ^ "Masters – Past Winners & Results". Augusta National Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  9. ^ "Past results – Masters tournament". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
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