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
Golf Monthly Golf Monthly Golf Monthly is a monthly golfing magazine published by TI Media and based in Farnborough. It publishes 13 issues a year and has a popular website. The magazine's editor is Michael Harris. It is known for being the world's oldest golf magazine and its first editor was two-time Open Championship winner Harold Hilton. "Golf Monthly" publishes tips, drills, and advice provided by UK's Top 25 coaches, and offers tour details that help the players to better their performance. The magazine presents data on gear and kits. For the travelling golfer, the magazine assigns special pages with informations and