A player earned or lost points on each hole, in a match play style, based on his score versus his two opponents for that round.
[1][2][3] In 1947, the tournament's format was altered to feature 16 invitees playing five rounds in groups of four for a total of 90 holes.
In 1949, NBC televised a segment of the event making it the first-ever network telecast of a golf tournament.
The number of spectators at the tournament opening day topped 5,000 people, the largest attendance for any of the Round Robins to that date.
The majority of the touring pros, those whom no one would include in any select list of 16 players, protested the fairness of an event that forced them to take a week off in the middle of the season while the favored stars enjoyed a good payday.