1947 Masters Tournament
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Tournament information | |
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Dates | April 3–6, 1947 |
Location | Augusta, Georgia |
Course(s) | Augusta National Golf Club |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,800 yards (6,220 m)[1] |
Field | 58 players |
Cut | none |
Prize fund | $10,000 |
Winner's share | $2,500 |
Champion | |
Jimmy Demaret | |
281 (–7) |
The 1947 Masters Tournament was the 11th Masters Tournament, held April 3–6 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. The purse was $10,000.
Jimmy Demaret won the tournament and joined Horton Smith and Byron Nelson as two-time winners of the Masters. He also became the first golfer to score four sub-par rounds in the same Masters Tournament. Demaret became the first three-time winner in 1950.
Final leaderboard
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Jimmy Demaret | United States | 69-71-70-71=281 | –7 | 2,500 |
T2 | Byron Nelson | United States | 69-72-72-70=283 | –5 | 1,500 |
Frank Stranahan (a) | United States | 73-72-70-68=283 | 0 | ||
T4 | Ben Hogan | United States | 75-68-71-70=284 | –4 | 900 |
Harold "Jug" McSpaden | United States | 74-69-70-71=284 | |||
T6 | Jim Ferrier | Australia | 70-71-73-72=286 | –2 | 625 |
Henry Picard | United States | 73-70-72-71=286 | |||
T8 | Chandler Harper | United States | 77-72-68-70=287 | –1 | 335 |
Lloyd Mangrum | United States | 76-73-68-70=287 | |||
Dick Metz | United States | 72-72-72-71=287 | |||
Ed Oliver | United States | 70-72-74-71=287 | |||
Toney Penna | United States | 71-70-75-71=287 |
References
- ↑ "Demaret wins Masters; shoots 4th subpar round". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 7, 1947. p. 4-part 2.
External links
- Masters.com – past winners and results
- About.com – 1947 Masters
- Augusta.com – 1947 Masters leaderboard and scorecards
Coordinates: 33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W
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