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1949 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates	April 7–10, 1949
Location	Augusta, Georgia
Course(s)	Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,900 yards (6,310 m)
Field	58 players
Cut	none
Prize fund	$11,000
Winner's share	$2,750
Champion
	Sam Snead
	282 (–6)
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The 1949 Masters Tournament was the 13th Masters Tournament, held April 7–10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. This was the first year that the famous Green Jacket was awarded to the tournament winner, and previous champions were awarded theirs retroactively.^[2]

Sam Snead shot back-to-back rounds of 67 on the weekend to win by three strokes over runners-up Johnny Bulla and Lloyd Mangrum.^[3] This was the first of his three Masters victories and the third of his seven major championships.

Ben Hogan did not play in the majors in 1949, due to a near-fatal automobile accident in early February.

Past champions in the field

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Jimmy Demaret	United States	1940, 1947	76	72	73	71	292	+4	T8
Byron Nelson	United States	1937, 1942	75	70	74	73	292	+4	T8
Claude Harmon	United States	1948	73	75	73	72	293	+5	T11
Herman Keiser	United States	1946	75	68	73	72	293	+5	T11
Henry Picard	United States	1938	74	77	73	73	297	+9	T21
Horton Smith	United States	1934, 1936	75	72	78	73	298	+10	T23
Craig Wood	United States	1941	81	75	72	73	301	+13	34
Gene Sarazen	United States	1935	75	74	76	79	304	+16	T39

The Masters did not have a 36-hole cut until 1957

Final leaderboard

Sunday, April 10, 1949

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Sam Snead	United States	73-75-67-67=282	–6	2,750
T2	Johnny Bulla	United States	74-73-69-69=285	–3	1,100
T2	Lloyd Mangrum	United States	69-74-72-70=285	–3	1,100
T4	Johnny Palmer	United States	73-71-70-72=286	–2	440
T4	Jim Turnesa	United States	73-72-71-70=286	–2	440
6	Lew Worsham	United States	76-75-70-68=289	+1	330
7	Joe Kirkwood, Jr.	Australia	73-72-70-75=290	+2	330
T8	Jimmy Demaret	United States	76-72-73-71=292	+4	311
	Clayton Heafner	United States	71-74-72-75=292
	Byron Nelson	United States	75-70-74-73=292

References

^ Keeler, O.B. (April 8, 1949). "Masters field chases Mangrum". Miami News. (Atlanta Journal). p. 2-B.
^ Kindred, Dave (August 2013). "The case of the missing green jacket". Golf Digest. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
^ "Snead tames putter to win Masters title". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. April 11, 1949. p. 4-part 2.

External links

Masters.com – Past winners
About.com: 1949 Masters
Augusta.com – 1949 Masters leaderboard and scorecards

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[mafichma-1] Keeler, O.B. (April 8, 1949). "Masters field chases Mangrum". Miami News. (Atlanta Journal). p. 2-B.

[tcotmgj-2] Kindred, Dave (August 2013). "The case of the missing green jacket". Golf Digest. Retrieved April 17, 2014.

[stptwm-3] "Snead tames putter to win Masters title". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. April 11, 1949. p. 4-part 2.

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-The '''1949 Masters Tournament''' was the 13th [[Masters Tournament]], held April 7&ndash;10 at [[Augusta National Golf Club]] in [[Augusta, Georgia]].  This was the first year that the famous Green Jacket was awarded to the tournament winner.
+The '''1949 Masters Tournament''' was the 13th [[Masters Tournament]], held April 7&ndash;10 at [[Augusta National Golf Club]] in [[Augusta, Georgia]].  This was the first year that the famous Green Jacket was awarded to the tournament winner, and previous champions were awarded theirs retroactively.<ref name=tcotmgj>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/2013-09/kindred-green-jacket-horton-smith |magazine=Golf Digest |last=Kindred |first=Dave |title=The case of the missing green jacket |date=August 2013 |accessdate=April 17, 2014}}</ref>
 [[Sam Snead]] shot back-to-back rounds of 67 on the weekend to win by three strokes over runners-up [[Johnny Bulla]] and [[Lloyd Mangrum]].<ref name=stptwm>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iPQZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=liMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2188%2C261077|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal|agency=Associated Press|title=Snead tames putter to win Masters title|date=April 11, 1949|page=4-part 2}}</ref> This was the first of his three Masters victories and the third of his seven [[Men's major golf championships|major championships]].