1947 Masters: A Sub-Par Victory
Winner: Jimmy Demaret, 281
Where it was played: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Tournament dates: April 3-6, 1947
Leader after first round: Byron Nelson and Jimmy Demaret, 69
Leader after second round: Cary Middlecoff and Jimmy Demaret, 140
Leader after third round: Jimmy Demaret, 210
Notable Notes: Jimmy Demaret shot four rounds under-par at Augusta National — the first time that was done in The Masters — to seize a 2-stroke victory over Byron Nelson and amateur Frank Stranahan.
Nelson was officially retired from tournament golf, but still played The Masters each year (and perhaps a few others in some years). But Demaret went three clear of the field after three rounds, and held on in the last. He thus became a 2-time winner of The Masters.
Final Scores
| Jimmy Demaret | 69-71-70-71—281 |
| Byron Nelson | 69-72-72-70—283 |
| a-Frank Stranahan | 73-72-70-68—283 |
| Ben Hogan | 75-68-71-70—284 |
| Harold "Jug" McSpaden | 74-69-70-71—284 |
| Jim Ferrier | 70-71-73-72—286 |
| Henry Picard | 73-70-72-71—286 |
| Chandler Harper | 77-72-68-70—287 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | 76-73-68-70—287 |
| Dick Metz | 72-72-72-71—287 |
| Ed Oliver | 70-72-74-71—287 |
| Toney Penna | 71-70-75-71—287 |
| Johnny Bulla | 70-75-74-69—288 |
| a-Dick Chapman | 72-71-74-72—289 |
| Lawson Little | 71-71-76-71—289 |
| Bobby Locke | 74-74-71-70—289 |
| Herman Barron | 71-71-74-74—290 |
| Fred Haas Jr. | 70-74-73-73—290 |
| Johnny Palmer | 70-73-74-73—290 |
| Denny Shute | 73-75-72-71—291 |
| Vic Ghezzi | 73-77-71-71—292 |
| Horton Smith | 72-70-76-75—293 |
| Sam Snead | 72-71-75-75—293 |
| Herman Keiser | 74-75-73-72—294 |
| Ellsworth Vines | 75-71-75-73—294 |
| Claude Harmon | 73-69-76-77—295 |
| Gene Sarazen | 75-76-74-70—295 |
| George Schneiter | 70-75-78-72—295 |
| Dutch Harrison | 74-71-74-77—296 |
| Clayton Heafner | 75-73-75-73—296 |
| Cary Middlecoff | 71-69-76-80—296 |
| Harry Todd | 74-74-71-77—296 |
| Chick Harbert | 71-72-71-83—297 |
| Ky Laffoon | 74-74-73-76—297 |
| Frank Moore | 76-74-71-76—297 |
| Lew Worsham | 70-76-71-80—297 |
| Ed Dudley | 72-75-73-78—298 |
| George Schoux | 71-72-78-78—299 |
| Charles Congdon | 75-74-75-76—300 |
| George Fazio | 75-78-71-76—300 |
| Gene Kunes | 74-73-78-75—300 |
| Bob Hamilton | 72-78-74-77—301 |
| Johnny Revolta | 75-73-77-76—301 |
| Ed Furgol | 77-73-71-81—302 |
| Jim Turnesa | 80-72-77-73—302 |
| a-Charles Lind | 75-76-75-77—303 |
| Steve Kovack | 78-73-78-75—304 |
| Felix Serafin | 75-73-79-77—304 |
| a-Robert Willits | 76-78-75-75—304 |
| a-George Hamer | 77-77-77-74—305 |
| a-Skee Riegel | 75-80-75-75—305 |
| Jim Foulis | 77-76-79-74—306 |
| Johnny Farrell | 80-76-76-79—311 |
| Craig Wood | 78-80-75-78—311 |
| Bobby Jones | 75-79-78-80—312 |
| a-Charlie Yates | 77-75-81-79—312 |
| Billy Burke | 83-73-81-77—314 |