1950 Masters Tournament

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1950 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates	April 6–9, 1950
Location	Augusta, Georgia
Course(s)	Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,900 yards (6,310 m)^[1]^[2]
Field	65 players^[1]
Cut	none
Prize fund	$12,000 ^[3]
Winner's share	$2,400
Champion
Jimmy Demaret
283 (–5)

The 1950 Masters Tournament was the 14th Masters Tournament, held April 6–9 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Jimmy Demaret won the tournament at 283 (–5) to become the first three-time Masters champion, with previous wins in 1940 and 1947. He played the par-five 13th hole (Azalea) in six-under-par for the week, with two eagles and two birdies at the pivotal 480-yard (440 m) hole.^[2]^[3]

Third round leader Jim Ferrier, a naturalized American originally from Australia, shot 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, he shot a 76 (+4) in the final round and fell back to even par for the week, in a tie for fourth place with Byron Nelson.^[2] Hogan won the next three majors he entered: the 1950 U.S. Open, the 1951 Masters, and the 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]

Final leaderboard

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Jimmy Demaret	United States	70-72-72-69=283	–5	2,400
2	Jim Ferrier	Australia	70-67-73-75=285	–3	1,500
3	Sam Snead	United States	71-74-70-72=287	–1	1,020
T4	Ben Hogan	United States	73-68-71-76=288	E	725
T4	Byron Nelson	United States	75-70-69-74=288	E	725
6	Lloyd Mangrum	United States	76-74-73-68=291	+3	480
T7	Clayton Heafner	United States	74-77-69-72=292	+4	405
T7	Cary Middlecoff	United States	75-76-68-73=292	+4	405
9	Lawson Little	United States	70-73-75-75=293	+5	360
T10	Fred Haas	United States	74-76-73-71=294	+6	333
T10	Gene Sarazen	United States	80-70-72-72=294	+6	333

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sammy Snead favored in Masters golf tourney". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 6, 1950. p. 18.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Demaret cards 69 for 283, third Masters title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 11, 1950. p. 18.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Slappery, Sterling (April 10, 1950). "'Jinx 13th' decided it in favor of Demaret". Miami News. Associated Press. p. 2-B.

External links

Masters.com – Past winners
About.com: 1950 Masters

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