1948 Masters: Claude Harmon wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Claude Harmon won the 1948 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club with 279 (−9), by 5 strokes over Cary Middlecoff.

Updated October 23, 2026

See 1948 in the Masters room, or every year on the Masters winners list.

Dates: April 8, 1948 to April 11, 1948
Course: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Edition: 12th Masters
Par: 72
Purse: $10,000 · winner's share $2,500
Champion: Claude Harmon · age 31 · United States · born Savannah, Georgia, USA
Champion's title: 1st Masters title
Winning score: 70-70-69-70 = 279 (−9) · won by 5 strokes
Runner-up: Cary Middlecoff (284, −4)
54-hole leader: Claude Harmon (209, −7)
Caddie: Willie 'Pappy' Stokes
Low amateur: Skee Riegel (293)

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Claude Harmon	70	70	69	70	279	−9
2	Cary Middlecoff	74	71	69	70	284	−4

What happened at the 1948 Masters

Harmon's 279 tied Ralph Guldahl's 1939 scoring record, and his five-stroke margin was a tournament record until 1953.

It was the last Masters appearance as a player for co-founder Bobby Jones, then 46.

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's The Masters data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.

Data: masters.json (the Masters room's data).

1948 Masters: Claude Harmon wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1948 Masters

How this was built

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