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
Minnesota State Junior Boys' Golf Championship four state golf championships – continues to this day. In 2002, the MGA renamed the tournament to the Minnesota State Junior Boys’ Championship and its winner represents the state of Minnesota as its junior golf champion. Minnesota Junior Golf Tournament (1924-1935) Forty and Eight State Junior Golf Tournament (1931-1945) Minnesota Jaycee Junior Golf Tournament (1947-1975) <nowiki>*</nowiki> Won in a playoff MGA Junior Golf Championships (1961-2001) <nowiki>*</nowiki> Won in a playoff Minnesota State Junior Boys' Golf Championship (2002-Present) <nowiki>*</nowiki> Won in a playoff Minnesota State Junior Boys' Golf Championship The Minnesota State Junior Boys’ Golf Championship is an annual tournament conducted