1948 Masters: A Club Pro Wins It
The 1948 Masters Tournament was the 12th time the event was played, and it was claimed by a club pro rather than a touring pro.
Winner: Claude Harmon, 279
Where it was played: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Tournament dates: April 8-11, 1948
Leader after first round: Lloyd Mangrum, 69
Leader after second round: Harry Todd, 139
Leader after third round: Claude Harmon, 209
Notable Notes: Club professional Claude Harmon was the winner of the 1948 Masters, shooting four rounds of 70 or lower. Harmon's margin of victory was five strokes over Cary Middlecoff, so not only did a club pro win, he won going away. Harmon was no ordinary club pro, however; he played in many majors and came close in a few of those those. He was the father of teaching pro Butch Harmon and the other Harmon golfing brothers.
Final Scores
| Claude Harmon | 70-70-69-70—279 |
| Cary Middlecoff | 74-71-69-70—284 |
| Chick Harbert | 71-70-70-76—287 |
| Jim Ferrier | 71-71-75-71—288 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | 69-73-75-71—288 |
| Ed Furgol | 70-72-73-74—289 |
| Ben Hogan | 70-71-77-71—289 |
| Byron Nelson | 71-73-72-74—290 |
| Harry Todd | 72-67-80-71—290 |
| Herman Keiser | 70-72-76-73—291 |
| Bobby Locke | 71-71-74-75—291 |
| Dick Metz | 71-72-75-73—291 |
| Johnny Bulla | 74-72-76-71—293 |
| Dutch Harrison | 73-77-73-70—293 |
| a-Skee Riegel | 71-74-73-75—293 |
| Al Smith | 73-73-74-74—294 |
| Sam Snead | 74-75-72-73—294 |
| Jimmy Demaret | 73-72-78-72—295 |
| Ed Dudley | 73-76-75-71—295 |
| Vic Ghezzi | 75-73-73-74—295 |
| Fred Haas Jr. | 75-75-76-69—295 |
| Bob Hamilton | 72-72-76-75—295 |
| Art Bell | 71-74-74-77—296 |
| Gene Sarazen | 77-74-73-72—296 |
| Herman Barron | 73-77-71-76—297 |
| Henry Cotton | 72-73-75-77—297 |
| Henry Picard | 73-73-74-77—297 |
| Johnny Palmer | 75-73-76-74—298 |
| Ellsworth Vines | 76-71-77-74—298 |
| a-Bud Ward | 74-74-77-74—299 |
| Lew Worsham | 74-78-71-76—299 |
| Denny Shute | 74-73-76-77—300 |
| Harold "Jug" McSpaden | 77-75-76-73—301 |
| Horton Smith | 78-73-76-75—302 |
| Skip Alexander | 77-73-77-76—303 |
| Ralph Guldahl | 75-78-75-75—303 |
| Ky Laffoon | 74-75-76-78—303 |
| a-Jimmy McHale | 78-73-77-75—303 |
| Felice Torza | 75-73-76-79—303 |
| a-Dick Chapman | 74-76-77-77—304 |
| Chick Harper | 76-76-77-75—304 |
| Lawson Little | 73-77-76-78—304 |
| Billy Burke | 75-75-76-79—305 |
| Leland Gibson | 72-77-79-77—305 |
| Craig Wood | 77-80-77-71—305 |
| Toney Penna | 77-78-75-77—307 |
| Sam Byrd | 84-75-75-76—310 |
| Johnny Farrell | 74-80-78-79—311 |
| Bill Nary | 74-79-86-74—313 |
| Bobby Jones | 76-81-79-79—315 |
| a-Fred Kammer | 78-75-77-86—316 |
| a-Harvie Ward Jr. | 78-78-81-79—316 |
| a-Bob Rosburg | 79-81-80-78—318 |
| a-Jack Selby | 81-76-84-80—321 |
