1950 Masters 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] 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]

1950 Masters Tournament

Tournament information
Dates	April 6–9, 1950
Location	Augusta, Georgia
Course(s)	Augusta National Golf Club
Organized by	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)

Augusta 

Location in the United States

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] 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, 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]

Past champions in the field

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Jimmy Demaret	United States	1940, 1947	70	72	72	69	283	−5	1
Sam Snead	United States	1949	71	74	70	72	287	−1	3
Byron Nelson	United States	1937, 1942	75	70	69	74	288	E	T4
Gene Sarazen	United States	1935	80	70	72	72	294	+6	T10
Horton Smith	United States	1934, 1936	70	79	75	72	296	+8	T12
Herman Keiser	United States	1946	75	72	75	75	297	+9	T14
Henry Picard	United States	1938	74	71	77	75	297	+9	T14
Claude Harmon	United States	1948	77	77	74	76	304	+16	T32

• The Masters did not have a 36-hole cut until 1957

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 6, 1950

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Skee Riegel	United States	69	−3
T2	Jimmy Demaret	United States	70	−2
	Jim Ferrier	Australia
	Horton Smith	United States
	Lawson Little	United States
	Herschel Spears	United States
T7	Toney Penna	Italy  United States	71	−1
	Sam Snead	United States
9	Johnny Palmer	United States	72	E
T10	Charles Coe (a)	United States	73	+1
	George Fazio	United States
	Ben Hogan	United States

Source:[6]

Second round

Friday, April 7, 1950

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Jim Ferrier	Australia	70-67=137	−7
2	Ben Hogan	United States	73-68=141	−3
3	Jimmy Demaret	United States	70-72=142	−2
4	Lawson Little	United States	70-73=143	−1
T5	Skee Riegel	United States	69-75=144	E
	Herschel Spears	United States	70-74=144
T7	Byron Nelson	United States	75-70=145	+1
	Henry Picard	United States	74-71=145
	Sam Snead	United States	71-74=145
10	Toney Penna	Italy  United States	71-75=146	+2

Source:[7]

Third round

Saturday, April 8, 1950

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Jim Ferrier	Australia	70-67-73=210	−6
2	Ben Hogan	United States	73-68-71=212	−4
T3	Jimmy Demaret	United States	70-72-72=214	−2
	Byron Nelson	United States	75-70-69=214
5	Sam Snead	United States	71-74-70=215	−1
6	Lawson Little	United States	70-73-75=218	+2
7	Cary Middlecoff	United States	75-76-68=219	+3
8	Clayton Heafner	United States	74-77-69=220	+4
T9	Herman Keiser	United States	75-72-75=222	+6
	Henry Picard	United States	74-71-77=222
	Skee Riegel	United States	69-75-78=222
	Gene Sarazen	United States	80-70-72=222

Source:[5]

Final round

Sunday, April 9, 1950

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
	Byron Nelson	United States	75-70-69-74=288
6	Lloyd Mangrum	United States	76-74-73-68=291	+3	480
T7	Clayton Heafner	United States	74-77-69-72=292	+4	405
	Cary Middlecoff	United States	75-76-68-73=292
9	Lawson Little	United States	70-73-75-75=293	+5	360
T10	Fred Haas	United States	74-76-73-71=294	+6	333
	Gene Sarazen	United States	80-70-72-72=294

Source:[4]

Scorecard

Final round

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
Demaret	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−2	−3	−3	−3	−3	−4	−3	−4	−5	−5	−5
Ferrier	−6	−7	−6	−6	−6	−7	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−7	−6	−6	−5	−4	−3
Snead	E	E	E	E	E	E	+1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−2	−1	−2	−2	−2	−1
Hogan	−4	−4	−3	−3	−2	−2	−1	−2	−2	−2	−1	−1	E	E	−1	E	+1	E
Nelson	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−1	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−1	−2	−1	E	E

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle

Birdie

Bogey

Source:[2]

References

1. "Sammy Snead favored in Masters golf tourney". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 6, 1950. p. 18.
2. "Demaret cards 69 for 283, third Masters title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 11, 1950. p. 18.
3. Slappery, Sterling (April 10, 1950). "'Jinx 13th' decided it in favor of Demaret". Miami News. Associated Press. p. 2-B.
4. Bartlett, Charles (April 10, 1950). "Demaret's 283 wins masters tourney". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 4.
5. Bartlett, Charles (April 9, 1950). "Hogan's 71 shaves Ferrier's lead to 2". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
6. Bartlett, Charles. "Riegel leads Masters with opening 69". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 3.
7. Bartlett, Charles (April 8, 1950). "Ferrier leads Masters by 4; Hogan 2d". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 2.

External links

• Masters.com – past winners and results
• About.com – 1950 Masters
• Augusta.com – 1950 Masters leaderboard and scorecards