1948 Masters Tournament 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. 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. "Thursday, April 8, 1948" "Friday, April 9, 1948" "Saturday, April 10, 1948" "Sunday, April 11, 1948" "Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par" 1948 Masters Tournament The 1948 Masters Tournament
Green Jacket Shoal Prior to a major 2015 cleanup effort, the Rhode Island Sea Grant funded a study of the debris in Green Jacket Shoal. In November 2015, marine archaeologist David Robinson of the University of Rhode Island counted 26 shipwrecks, making it the state's largest ship graveyard. In 2018, he increased the number to 29 wrecks, supplementing his dives with help from local libraries and archives. Two of the ships are well known sidewheeler steamboats from the late 1800s and early 1900s: the "Bay Queen" and the "Mount Hope", passenger boats measuring 182 feet and 193 feet, respectively. Others are more recent,