| 1949 Masters | |
The 1949 Masters is the tournament where the Green Jacket was first presented to the winner. Why did that become a tradition here? See the FAQ, "Why are Masters winners presented with a Green Jacket?"
And which player was the first to get his Green Jacket? Sam Snead, who began the final round trailing by one stroke but fired his second straight 67 to win by three shots. For Snead, it was career major No. 3, and the first of his three Masters victories.
Results from the 1949 Masters golf tournament played at the par-72 Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. (a-amateur):
| Sam Snead | 73-75-67-67--282 | $2,750 |
| Johnny Bulla | 74-73-69-69--285 | $1,100 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | 69-74-72-70--285 | $1,100 |
| Johnny Palmer | 73-71-70-72--286 | $440 |
| Jim Turnesa | 73-72-71-70--286 | $440 |
| Lew Worsham | 76-75-70-68--289 | $330 |
| Joe Kirkwood Jr. | 73-72-70-75--290 | $330 |
| Jimmy Demaret | 76-72-73-71--292 | $311 |
| Clayton Heafner | 71-74-72-75--292 | $311 |
| Byron Nelson | 75-70-74-73--292 | $311 |
| Claude Harmon | 73-75-73-72--293 | $302 |
| Herman Keiser | 75-68-78-72--293 | $302 |
| Herman Barron | 73-75-71-75--294 | $275 |
| Leland Gibson | 71-77-74-72--294 | $275 |
| Bobby Locke | 74-74-74-72--294 | $275 |
| a-Charlie Coe | 77-72-72-74--295 | |
| a-John Dawson | 78-72-72-73--295 | |
| Jim Ferrier | 77-72-67-79--295 | $275 |
| Tony Holguin | 81-70-71-74--296 | $247 |
| a-Frank Stranahan | 70-77-75-74--296 | |
| Pete Cooper | 76-75-72-74--297 | $247 |
| Henry Picard | 74-77-73-73--297 | $247 |
| Bob Hamilton | 77-79-69-73--298 | $187 |
| Dutch Harrison | 73-78-75-72--298 | $187 |
| Lawson Little | 72-77-73-76--298 | $187 |
| Cary Middlecoff | 76-77-72-73--298 | $187 |
| Tony Penna | 74-76-76-72--298 | $187 |
| Horton Smith | 75-72-78-73--298 | $187 |
| Fred Haas Jr. | 75-70-75-79--299 | |
| Skip Alexander | 74-77-75-74--300 | |
| George Fazio | 78-76-71-75--300 | |
| Dick Metz | 71-76-76-77--300 | |
| a-Skee Riegel | 75-74-74-77--300 | |
| Craig Wood | 81-75-72-73--301 | |
| Art Bell | 81-74-75-72--302 | |
| Billy Burke | 76-74-74-78--302 | |
| Vic Ghezzi | 76-78-71-77--302 | |
| Ellsworth Vines | 76-77-76-74--303 | |
| Johnny Revolta | 71-77-80-76--304 | |
| Gene Sarazen | 75-74-76-79--304 | |
| Harry Todd | 74-79-76-75--304 | |
| George Schneiter | 77-76-73-79--305 | |
| Al Smith | 78-77-74-76--305 | |
| Herschel Spears | 76-77-77-75--305 | |
| a-Fred Mosely | 77-75-78-76--306 | |
| Denny Shute | 79-74-76-77--306 | |
| Ed Furgol | 77-79-77-74--307 | |
| Otto Greiner | 77-75-78-77--307 | |
| a-Gene Dahlbender Jr. | 74-83-72-79--308 | |
| a-Dick Chapman | 77-75-81-76--309 | |
| Mike Turnesa | 78-75-80-78--311 | |
| a-Bob Sweeny | 82-80-79-77--318 | |
| Johnny Farrell | 76-80-81-83--320 |
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