[1][2] Jimmy Demaret, the 1940 champion, was the co-leader after both the first and second rounds, and had a three-shot lead after 54 holes.

[3][4] He carded a 71 on Sunday and won by two strokes over Byron Nelson and amateur Frank Stranahan.

[2] Demaret joined Horton Smith and Nelson as two-time winners of the Masters.

[1] He was the first to score four sub-par rounds in the same Masters and later became the first three-time winner in 1950.

Jimmy Demaret (9,10,12), Herman Keiser (9), Byron Nelson (2,6,9,10,12), Henry Picard (6,10), Gene Sarazen (2,4,6), Horton Smith (9), Craig Wood (2) Billy Burke, Johnny Farrell, Bobby Jones (3,4,5), Lawson Little (3,5,9,10), Lloyd Mangrum (9,10) Dick Chapman (8,a) Denny Shute (6), Sam Snead (6,9,10) Charlie Yates (a) Vic Ghezzi (9,10), Bob Hamilton (9), Ben Hogan (9,10,12), Johnny Revolta George Hamer (a), Skee Riegel (a), Frank Stranahan (9,a) Johnny Bulla (10), Jim Ferrier, Jim Foulis, Fred Haas, Chick Harbert (10), Claude Harmon (10), Chandler Harper (10), Clayton Heafner (10), Ky Laffoon, Cary Middlecoff (11), Toney Penna (10), George Schneiter, Felix Serafin Herman Barron, Ed Furgol, Dutch Harrison, Steve Kovach, Gene Kunes, Dick Metz, Ed Oliver (12), Harry Todd, Lew Worsham Babe Lind (a), Robert Willits (a) Charles Congdon, Jug McSpaden, Frank Moore, Jim Turnesa Ellsworth Vines Johnny Palmer, George Schoux Joe MacDonald (a) Ed Dudley George Fazio (winner of the 1946 Canadian Open), Bobby Locke Thursday, April 3, 1947 Source:[5][6] Friday, April 4, 1947 Source:[6][7] Saturday, April 5, 1947 Source:[3][4] Sunday, April 6, 1947 Sources:[8][9] Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par