1948 Masters Tournament

Claude Harmon shot a record-tying 279 (−9) and finished five strokes ahead of runner-up Cary Middlecoff, a future champion in 1955. The Sunday gallery in 1948 was estimated at 10,000 spectators, and the tournament purse was $10,000. Harmon won $2,500 and his four-round score tied the record set by Ralph Guldahl in 1939.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OHtWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=juUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6790%2C5075515 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |agency=Associated Press |title=Harmon cards blistering, record-tying 279 to win Masters' golf tourney |date=April 12, 1948 |page=10 }} Primarily a club professional, it was Harmon's first tour victory.

This was the final appearance as a player in the Masters for host Bobby Jones, then age 46. It was also the last Masters that did not immediately present the iconic green jacket to the winner. The nine winners of the first twelve tournaments received their green jackets in 1949.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/2013-09/kindred-green-jacket-horton-smith |magazine=Golf Digest |last=Kindred |first=Dave |title=The case of the missing green jacket |date=August 2013 |accessdate=April 18, 2014}}

The five-stroke victory margin was matched by Ben Hogan in 1953; the record was raised to seven in 1955 by Cary Middlecoff, nine in 1965 by Jack Nicklaus, and twelve by Tiger Woods in 1997.

;1. Masters champions

Jimmy Demaret (7,9), Ralph Guldahl (2), Herman Keiser (7,9), Byron Nelson (2,6,7,9), Henry Picard (6,9), Gene Sarazen (2,4,6), Horton Smith (9), Craig Wood (2)

;2. U.S. Open champions

Billy Burke, Johnny Farrell, Bobby Jones (3,4,5), Lawson Little (3,5,9), Lloyd Mangrum (7,9,10,12), Lew Worsham (7,10,12)

;3. U.S. Amateur champions

Dick Chapman (8,9,a), Skee Riegel (8,11,a)

;4. British Open champions

Denny Shute (6,9), Sam Snead (6,7,9,10)

;5. British Amateur champions

;6. PGA champions

Jim Ferrier (9,10,12), Vic Ghezzi (9,10,12), Bob Hamilton, Ben Hogan (7,9,10)

;7. Members of the U.S. 1947 Ryder Cup team

Herman Barron (9), Dutch Harrison (10)

• Ed Oliver (9,10) did not play.

;8. Members of the U.S. 1947 Walker Cup team

George Hamer (a), Fred Kammer (a), Bud Ward (3,10,11,a)

• Ted Bishop (3,a), Smiley Quick (a), Frank Stranahan (9,10,a) and Willie Turnesa (3,5,a) did not play.

;9. Top 24 players and ties from the 1947 Masters Tournament

Johnny Bulla, Fred Haas, Chandler Harper, Jug McSpaden, Dick Metz (10), Johnny Palmer (10), Toney Penna, Ellsworth Vines

;10. Top 24 players and ties from the 1947 U.S. Open

Sammy Byrd, Ed Furgol, Leland Gibson (12), Chick Harbert (12), Claude Harmon, Joe Kirkwood Sr., Gene Kunes, Jim McHale Jr. (a), Bill Nary, Al Smith, Harry Todd

• George Payton and Paul Runyan did not play.

;11. 1947 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists

Bob Rosburg (a), Jack Selby (a), Felice Torza, Harvie Ward (a)

• Johnny Dawson (a) and Frank Strafaci (a) did not play.

;12. 1947 PGA Championship quarter-finalists

Art Bell, Ky Laffoon

;13. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions

• Chuck Kocsis (a) did not play

;14. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open champions

Skip Alexander

;15. Two players, not already qualified, with the best scoring average in the winter part of the 1948 PGA Tour

Cary Middlecoff

• Clayton Heafner did not play.

;16 Winner of the 1948 Inter-service Invitational tournament

• Played after the Masters, the winner receiving entry to the 1949 event.

;17 Home club professional

Ed Dudley

;18. Foreign invitations

Henry Cotton (4), Bobby Locke (9,10)

Thursday, April 8, 1948

Source:{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1948/04/09/page/29/|newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune |last=Bartlett |first=Charles |title=Mangrum fires 69 for lead in Masters' golf |date=April 9, 1948 |page=1, part 3 }}

Friday, April 9, 1948

Source:{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1948/04/10/page/17/article/harry-todd-leads-on-139-in-masters|newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune |last=Bartlett |first=Charles |title=Harry Todd leads on 139 in Masters|date=April 10, 1948 |page=1, part }}

Saturday, April 10, 1948

Source:{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1948/04/11/page/67/article/harmons-209-for-54-leads-masters-golf |newspaper=Chicago Sunday Tribune |last=Bartlett |first=Charles |title=Harmon's 209 for 54, leads Masters golf |date=April 11, 1948 |page=1, part 2}}

Sunday, April 11, 1948

Sources:{{cite web |title=Masters – Past Winners & Results |url=https://www.masters.com/en_US/tournament/past_winners.html |publisher=Augusta National Inc. |access-date=April 20, 2021}}{{cite web |title=Past results – Masters tournament |url=https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/masters-tournament/past-results.html |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=April 20, 2021}}

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

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• [http://www.masters.com/en_US/tournament/past_winners.html Masters.com] – past winners and results
• [http://www.augusta.com/masters/historic/leaderboards/1948leaderboard.shtml Augusta.com] – 1948 Masters leaderboard and scorecards

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