Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
1948 Masters Tournament
Table title:
Final round
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Place </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Player </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Country </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Score </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > To par </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Money ($) </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Claude Harmon </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United States </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 70-70-69-70=279 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > −9 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2,500 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Cary Middlecoff </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United States </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 74-71-69-70=284 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > −4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1,500 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Chick Harbert </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United States </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 71-70-70-76=287 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > −1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1,000 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > T4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jim Ferrier </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Australia </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 71-71-75-71=288 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > E </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > 750 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Lloyd Mangrum </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United States </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 69-73-75-71=288 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > T6 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Ed Furgol </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United States </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 70-72-73-74=289 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > +1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > 500 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Ben Hogan </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United States </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 70-71-77-71=289 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > T8 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Byron Nelson </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United States </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 71-73-72-74=290 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > +2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > 350 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Harry Todd </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United States </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 72-67-80-71=290 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=3 > T10 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Herman Keiser </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United States </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 70-72-76-73=291 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=3 > +3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=3 > 250 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Bobby Locke </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > South Africa </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 71-71-74-75=291 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Dick Metz </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United States </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 71-72-75-73=291 </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
What was Claude Harmon final score in 1948 Master's, beating which opponent with how many strokes?
Answer:
Claude Harmon recorded a score of 279 (−9) and finished five strokes ahead of runner-up Cary Middlecoff.