▁estimated ▁at ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁spect ators , ▁and ▁the ▁tournament ▁pur se ▁was ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁Harm on ▁won ▁$ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁and ▁his ▁four - round ▁score ▁tied ▁the ▁record ▁set ▁by ▁Ralph ▁G uld ahl ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁Prim arily ▁a ▁club ▁professional , ▁it ▁was ▁Harm on ' s ▁only ▁tour ▁victory . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁final ▁appearance ▁as ▁a ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁Masters ▁for ▁host ▁Bobby ▁Jones , ▁then ▁age ▁ 4 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁last ▁Masters ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁immediately ▁present ▁the ▁icon ic ▁green ▁jack et ▁to ▁the ▁winner . ▁The ▁nine ▁w inners ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁twelve ▁tournament s ▁received ▁their ▁green ▁jack ets ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁five - stroke ▁victory ▁margin ▁was ▁matched ▁by ▁Ben ▁Hog an ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ; ▁the ▁record ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁seven ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁by ▁C ary ▁Middle co ff , ▁nine ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁by ▁Jack ▁Nick laus , ▁and ▁twelve ▁by ▁T iger ▁Wood s ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁Past ▁champions ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁ ▁The ▁Masters ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁ 3 6 - hole ▁cut ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁ ▁Round ▁summar ies ▁ ▁First ▁round ▁Th urs day , ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁ ▁Source : ▁