1949 Masters Tournament
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The 1949 Masters Tournament was contested from April 7 to April 10 at Augusta National Golf Club. It was the 13th Masters Tournament. This was the first year that the famous Green Jacket was awarded to the tournament winner.
Sam Snead shot back-to-back rounds of 67 in the final round to win by three strokes. This would be Snead's first of three Masters victories.
[edit] Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Snead |  United States |
73-75-67-67=282 | -6 | 2,500 |
| T2 | Johnny Bulla | United States |
74-73-69-69=285 | -3 | 1,100 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | United States |
69-74-72-70=285 | |||
| T4 | Johnny Palmer | United States |
73-71-70-72=286 | -2 | 440 |
| Jim Turnesa | United States |
73-72-71-70=286 | |||
| 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 |
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