1949 Masters Tournament
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 78 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
Past champions in the field
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. Sam Snead shot consecutive rounds of 67 on the weekend to win by three strokes over runners-up Johnny Bulla and Lloyd Mangrum. This was the first of his three Masters victories and the third of his seven major championships. Snead also won the next major, the PGA Championship in May, and became the first to win those two in the same calendar year. He was followed by Jack Burke Jr. (1956) and Jack Nicklaus (1963, 1975); they completed their doubles in the summer (July, August). Previous champions of both the Masters and PGA Championship, won in different calendar years, were Gene Sarazen, Byron Nelson, and Henry Picard. Defending tour player of the year Ben Hogan did not play in the majors in 1949, due to a near-fatal automobile collision in west Texas in early February. Prior to the accident, he had won twice in January and was a runner-up in a playoff. Hogan returned to the tour on a limited basis in 1950 and won six more majors (nine total), including the Masters in 1951 and 1953. He finished fourth in 1950, in his first major back. Founder and host Bobby Jones (1902-1971) played in his last Masters the year before; diagnosed with syringomyelia and recovering from spinal surgery, this was his first as a spectator.