This  original  Masters medal which was presented to Lloyd Mangrum in 1949 as tournament runner-up. This medal is  approximatly one (1) ounce, 1 ¾ inch diameter silver medal. The front of the medal is inscribed with the words Augusta National Golf Club and shows a detailed raised etching of the clubhouse. The reverse  of the medal contains the inscription Masters Tournament and "Lloyd Mangrum", "runner-up", "1949" and sterling ".

This rare relic is only the Third Masters medal presented at the post tournament awards ceremony to reach public auction joining Craig Wood's 1941 medal. The Medal is full of detail on both font size of wording and depiction of the Augusta National clubhouse" and the club's distintive logo of the outline of the United States with a flagstaff marking Augusta.  With movie star good looks Mangrum ruled the tour in its first Golden Age, along with Jimmy Demaret, Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson. In 1949 at the Masters, Lloyd shot 69-74-72-70 for a score of -3 to earn a check of $1,100. He also finished in the top 10 for ten straight years.  Mangrum acheived all of this even though he gave up the prime years of his career during World War II which saw him land at Normandy, serve under General Patton, fight at the Battle of the Bulge and collect two Purple Hearts   

This medal comes with a detailed letter from Lloyd Mangrum's grandson certifying that this is the medal given to his grandfather in 1949 by the Augusta National  as tournament runner-up 1949. This is iron clad authenticity  coming directly from a heir and grandson of Lloyd Mangrum.

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