Golf tournament held in 1950
Golf 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 (−5) and became the first three-time Masters champion, with previous wins in 1940 and 1947 .[ 4] [ 2] [ 3]
Tournament summary
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] Byron Nelson .[ 2] 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
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)
Ray Billows (a), Ted Bishop (3,a), Charles Coe (3,a), Johnny Dawson (9,11,a), Bruce McCormick (a) and Willie Turnesa (3,5,11,a) did not play. Barnes was a reserve for the team.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
First round
Thursday, April 6, 1950
Source: [ 6]
Second round
Friday, April 7, 1950
Source: [ 7]
Third round
Saturday, April 8, 1950
Source: [ 5]
Final round
Sunday, April 9, 1950
Final leaderboard
Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Sources:[ 8] [ 9]
Scorecard
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
−1
−1
−1
−1
−1
−1
−1
−2
−3
−3
−3
−3
−4
−3
−4
−5
−5
−5
−6
−7
−6
−6
−6
−7
−8
−8
−8
−8
−8
−8
−7
−6
−6
−5
−4
−3
E
E
E
E
E
E
+1
−1
−1
−1
−1
−1
−2
−1
−2
−2
−2
−1
−4
−4
−3
−3
−2
−2
−1
−2
−2
−2
−1
−1
E
E
−1
E
+1
E
−2
−2
−2
−2
−2
−2
−1
−2
−2
−2
−2
−2
−2
−1
−2
−1
E
E
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source: [ 2]
References
^ a b "Sammy Snead favored in Masters golf tourney" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Associated Press. April 6, 1950. p. 18.^ a b c d "Demaret cards 69 for 283, third Masters title" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Associated Press. April 11, 1950. p. 18.^ a b c Slappery, Sterling (April 10, 1950). " . Miami News . Associated Press. p. 2-B. ^ Bartlett, Charles (April 10, 1950). "Demaret's 283 wins masters tourney" . Chicago Daily Tribune . p. 1, part 4. ^ a b Bartlett, Charles (April 9, 1950). "Hogan's 71 shaves Ferrier's lead to 2" . Chicago Sunday Tribune . p. 1, part 2. ^ Bartlett, Charles. "Riegel leads Masters with opening 69" . Chicago Daily Tribune . p. 1, part 3. ^ Bartlett, Charles (April 8, 1950). "Ferrier leads Masters by 4; Hogan 2d" . Chicago Daily Tribune . p. 1, part 2. ^ "Masters – Past Winners & Results" . Augusta National Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2021 .^ "Past results – Masters tournament" . PGA Tour. Retrieved April 20, 2021 .
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