1947 Masters Tournament
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 with a winner's share of $2,500. Jimmy Demaret, the 1940 champion, was the co-leader after both the first and second rounds, and had a three-shot lead after 54 holes. He carded a 71 on Sunday and won by two strokes over Byron Nelson and amateur Frank Stranahan. Demaret joined Horton Smith and Nelson as two-time winners of the Masters. He was the first to score four sub-par rounds in the same Masters and later became the first three-time winner in 1950. Field 1. Masters champions Jimmy Demaret (9,10,12), Herman Keiser (9), Byron Nelson (2,6,9,10,12), Henry Picard (6,10), Gene Sarazen (2,4,6), Horton Smith (9), Craig Wood (2) Ralph Guldahl (2) did not play. 2. U.S. Open champions Billy Burke, Johnny Farrell, Bobby Jones (3,4,5), Lawson Little (3,5,9,10), Lloyd Mangrum (9,10) 3. U.S. Amateur champions Dick Chapman (8,a) 4. British Open champions Denny Shute (6), Sam Snead (6,9,10) 5. British Amateur champions Charlie Yates (a) 6. PGA champions Vic Ghezzi (9,10), Bob Hamilton (9), Ben Hogan (9,10,12), Johnny Revolta 7. Members of the U.S. 1947 Ryder Cup team Team not selected in time for inclusion. 8. Members of the U.S. 1947 Walker Cup team George Hamer (a), Skee Riegel (a), Frank Stranahan (9,a) Ted Bishop (3,11,a), Fred Kammer (11,a), Smiley Quick (11,a), Willie Turnesa (3,5,a) and Bud Ward (3,a) did not play. 9. Top 24 players and ties from the 1946 Masters Tournament Johnny Bulla (10), Jim Ferrier, Jim Foulis, Fred Haas, Chick Harbert (10), Claude Harmon (10), Chandler Harper (10), Clayton Heafner (10), Ky Laffoon, Cary Middlecoff (11), Toney Penna (10), George Schneiter, Felix Serafin 10. Top 24 players and ties from the 1946 U.S. Open Herman Barron, Ed Furgol, Dutch Harrison, Steve Kovach, Gene Kunes, Dick Metz, Ed Oliver (12), Harry Todd, Lew Worsham Henry Ransom and Paul Runyan did not play. 11. 1946 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists Babe Lind (a), Robert Willits (a) Maurice McCarthy (8,a) and Robert Sweeny Jr. (5,a) did not play. 12. 1946 PGA Championship quarter-finalists Charles Congdon, Jug McSpaden, Frank Moore, Jim Turnesa 13. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions Johnny Dawson (a) did not play 14. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open champions Ellsworth Vines 15. Two players, not already qualified, with the best scoring average in the winter part of the 1947 PGA Tour Johnny Palmer, George Schoux 16 Winner of the 1947 Inter-service Invitational tournament Joe MacDonald (a) 17 Home club professional Ed Dudley 18. Extra invitations George Fazio (winner of the 1946 Canadian Open), Bobby Locke Round summaries First round Thursday, April 3, 1947 Source: Second round Friday, April 4, 1947 Source: Third round Saturday, April 5, 1947 Source: Final round Sunday, April 6, 1947 Final leaderboard Sources: Scorecard Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par References External links Masters.com – past winners and results Augusta.com