1949 Masters Tournament 1949 Masters Tournament The 1949 Masters Tournament was the 13th Masters Tournament, held April 7–10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. This was the first year that the famous Green Jacket was awarded to the tournament winner, and previous champions were awarded theirs retroactively. Sam Snead shot consecutive rounds of 67 on the weekend to win by three strokes over runners-up Johnny Bulla and Lloyd Mangrum. This was the first of his three Masters victories and the third of his seven major championships. Snead also won the next major, the PGA Championship in May, and became the first
Green Bay Country Club the Legends Tour). In 2000, the initial year of the tour, the tournament was sponsored by ShopKo and won by Vicki Fergon. In 2001 it was again sponsored by ShopKo, and won by Hollis Stacy. In 2002 the tournament was renamed the Copps Great Lakes Classic, and the winner was Patty Sheehan. The course has also been the venue for the Wisconsin State Golf Association Match Play Championship. "Golf Digest" has listed the course as one of the top 10 courses in Wisconsin. The golf course has eighteen holes and has a total of eight teeing options. Green Bay Country