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
Llandudno International Golf Trophy to the P.G.A. and was then used as the trophy for the PGA Cup which started in 1973. The tournament was played over three days with each team playing the other three. There were 5 foursomes matches in the morning and 10 singles in the afternoon. All matches were over 18 holes. The following played in at least one match: Tom Green had played for England in the 1935 England–Scotland Professional Match. Wednesday 28 September Thursday 29 September Friday 30 September Llandudno International Golf Trophy The Llandudno International Golf Trophy was a professional team match play golf tournament that was