Tournament information | |
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Dates | April 4–7, 1946 |
Location |
Augusta, Georgia 33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W |
Course(s) | Augusta National Golf Club |
Organized by | Augusta National Golf Club |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,800 yards (6,218 m) [1] |
Field | 51 players |
Cut | none |
Prize fund | $10,000 |
Winner's share | $2,500 |
Champion | |
Herman Keiser | |
282 (−6) | |
Location map | |
Location in
Georgia | |
The 1946 Masters Tournament was the tenth Masters Tournament, held April 4–7 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. It was the first in four years, because of World War II. The purse was $10,000, double that of the previous Masters in 1942, with a winner's share of $2,500.
Herman Keiser won his only major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Ben Hogan, the tour's money leader. [2] Keiser and Hogan both three-putted the slick 18th green on Sunday; [3] Keiser from 20 feet (6 m), and a half-hour later Hogan from 15 feet (4.6 m). [4] [5]
Hogan won the PGA Championship four months later in August for his first major title at age 34. He later won the Masters in 1951 and 1953 and finished his career with nine wins in majors.
With only one major championship played in 1945, the invitation criteria were modified. Eight amateurs and eight professionals were selected by a committee in February and four further professionals were invited just before the event.
Jimmy Demaret (7), Ralph Guldahl (2,7), Byron Nelson (2,6,7,8), Henry Picard (6,7), Horton Smith (7), Craig Wood (2,7)
Billy Burke (7), Bobby Jones (3,4,5,7), Lawson Little (3,5,7)
Dick Chapman (a)
Denny Shute (6,8)
Charlie Yates (7,a)
Vic Ghezzi (8), Bob Hamilton, Sam Snead (7)
Sammy Byrd (8), Jim Ferrier, Jim Foulis, Chick Harbert, Chandler Harper, Dutch Harrison, Ben Hogan, Herman Keiser, Gene Kunes, Jug McSpaden, Johnny Palmer, Toney Penna, Felix Serafin, Jimmy Thomson
Claude Harmon, Ralph Hutchison, Ky Laffoon
Bob Cochran (a), Fred Haas, Cary Middlecoff (a), Frank Stranahan (a)
Herman Barron, Johnny Bulla, Ed Dudley, Jimmy Hines, Lloyd Mangrum, Dick Metz, Ed Oliver, Jim Turnesa
Leland Gibson, George Schneiter
Clayton Heafner, Rod Munday, Buck White, Al Zimmerman
Thursday, April 4, 1946
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
T1 | Chick Harbert | 69 | −3 |
Herman Keiser | |||
T3 | Vic Ghezzi | 71 | −1 |
Fred Haas | |||
Toney Penna | |||
T6 | Johnny Bulla | 72 | E |
Cary Middlecoff | |||
Byron Nelson | |||
Jimmy Thomson | |||
T10 | George Schneiter | 73 | +1 |
Clayton Heafner |
Source: [6]
Friday, April 5, 1946
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Herman Keiser | 69-68=137 | −7 |
2 | Jimmy Thomson | 72-70=142 | −2 |
3 | Clayton Heafner | 74-69=143 | −1 |
T4 | Bob Hamilton | 75-69=144 | E |
Chick Harbert | 69-75=144 | ||
Ben Hogan | 74-70=144 | ||
Toney Penna | 71-73=144 | ||
T8 | Jimmy Demaret | 75-70=145 | +1 |
Jim Foulis | 70-75=145 | ||
Byron Nelson | 72-73=145 |
Source: [7]
Saturday, April 6, 1946
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Herman Keiser | 69-68-71=208 | −8 |
2 | Ben Hogan | 74-70-69=213 | −3 |
T3 | Jim Ferrier | 74-72-68=214 | −2 |
Fred Haas | 71-75-68=214 | ||
Clayton Heafner | 74-69-71=214 | ||
6 | Bob Hamilton | 75-69-71=215 | −1 |
T7 | Jimmy Demaret | 75-70-71=216 | E |
Byron Nelson | 72-73-71=216 | ||
T9 | Jim Foulis | 75-70-72=217 | +1 |
Vic Ghezzi | 71-79-67=217 | ||
Ky Laffoon | 74-73-70=217 |
Source: [8]
Sunday, April 7, 1946
Champion |
Silver Cup winner (low amateur) |
(a) = amateur |
(c) = past champion |
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ( US$) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Herman Keiser | 69-68-71-74=282 | −6 | 2,500 |
2 | Ben Hogan | 74-70-69-70=283 | −5 | 1,500 |
3 | Bob Hamilton | 75-69-71-72=287 | −1 | 1,000 |
T4 | Jimmy Demaret (c) | 75-70-71-73=289 | +1 | 683 |
Jim Ferrier | 74-72-68-75=289 | |||
Ky Laffoon | 74-73-70-72=289 | |||
T7 | Chick Harbert | 69-75-76-70=290 | +2 | 356 |
Clayton Heafner | 74-69-71-76=290 | |||
Byron Nelson (c) | 72-73-71-74=290 | |||
Sam Snead | 74-75-70-71=290 |
Leaderboard below the top 10 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ( $) | |
11 | Jim Foulis | 75-70-72-74=291 | +3 | 250 | |
T12 | Vic Ghezzi | 71-79-67-76=293 | +5 | 213 | |
Cary Middlecoff (a) | 72-76-71-74=293 | 0 | |||
George Schneiter | 73-73-72-75=293 | 213 | |||
15 | Fred Haas | 71-75-68-80=294 | +6 | 175 | |
T16 | Johnny Bulla | 72-76-73-74=295 | +7 | 138 | |
Lloyd Mangrum | 76-75-72-72=295 | ||||
18 | Claude Harmon | 76-75-74-71=296 | +8 | 100 | |
19 | Chandler Harper | 74-76-73-74=297 | +9 | 100 | |
20 | Frank Stranahan (a) | 76-74-73-75=298 | +10 | 0 | |
T21 | Lawson Little | 74-74-78-73=299 | +11 | 50 | |
Toney Penna | 71-73-80-75=299 | ||||
Felix Serafin | 76-75-79-69=299 | ||||
Horton Smith (c) | 78-77-75-69=299 | ||||
T25 | Herman Barron | 74-73-74-79=300 | +12 | ||
Henry Picard (c) | 79-73-71-77=300 | ||||
Denny Shute | 79-77-71-73=300 | ||||
Jimmy Thomson | 72-70-79-79=300 | ||||
T29 | Gene Kunes | 76-72-77-76=301 | +13 | ||
Jug McSpaden | 75-74-75-77=301 | ||||
Al Zimmerman | 76-76-74-75=301 | ||||
T32 | Ed Dudley | 76-76-76-74=302 | +14 | ||
Bobby Jones | 75-72-77-78=302 | ||||
Dick Metz | 77-75-71-79=302 | ||||
Johnny Palmer | 76-75-77-74=302 | ||||
Al Watrous | 80-76-72-74=302 | ||||
T37 | Dutch Harrison | 75-77-75-76=303 | +15 | ||
Ed Oliver | 79-73-71-80=303 | ||||
Jim Turnesa | 73-78-71-81=303 | ||||
40 | Sammy Byrd | 75-79-71-79=304 | +16 | ||
T41 | Dick Chapman (a) | 77-77-73-79=306 | +18 | ||
Ralph Hutchison | 79-78-75-74=306 | ||||
43 | Leland Gibson | 78-80-75-75=308 | +20 | ||
44 | Rod Munday | 78-77-76-78=309 | +21 | ||
45 | Buck White | 77-82-76-75=310 | +22 | ||
46 | Billy Burke | 80-80-77-75=312 | +24 | ||
47 | Bob Cochran (a) | 81-76-76-80=313 | +25 | ||
48 | Ralph Guldahl (c) | 85-76-78-76=315 | +27 | ||
49 | Jimmy Hines | 79-80-77-80=316 | +28 | ||
50 | Charlie Yates (a) | 78-79-78-86=321 | +33 | ||
WD | Craig Wood (c) | 83 | +11 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Tournament information | |
---|---|
Dates | April 4–7, 1946 |
Location |
Augusta, Georgia 33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W |
Course(s) | Augusta National Golf Club |
Organized by | Augusta National Golf Club |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,800 yards (6,218 m) [1] |
Field | 51 players |
Cut | none |
Prize fund | $10,000 |
Winner's share | $2,500 |
Champion | |
Herman Keiser | |
282 (−6) | |
Location map | |
Location in
Georgia | |
The 1946 Masters Tournament was the tenth Masters Tournament, held April 4–7 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. It was the first in four years, because of World War II. The purse was $10,000, double that of the previous Masters in 1942, with a winner's share of $2,500.
Herman Keiser won his only major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Ben Hogan, the tour's money leader. [2] Keiser and Hogan both three-putted the slick 18th green on Sunday; [3] Keiser from 20 feet (6 m), and a half-hour later Hogan from 15 feet (4.6 m). [4] [5]
Hogan won the PGA Championship four months later in August for his first major title at age 34. He later won the Masters in 1951 and 1953 and finished his career with nine wins in majors.
With only one major championship played in 1945, the invitation criteria were modified. Eight amateurs and eight professionals were selected by a committee in February and four further professionals were invited just before the event.
Jimmy Demaret (7), Ralph Guldahl (2,7), Byron Nelson (2,6,7,8), Henry Picard (6,7), Horton Smith (7), Craig Wood (2,7)
Billy Burke (7), Bobby Jones (3,4,5,7), Lawson Little (3,5,7)
Dick Chapman (a)
Denny Shute (6,8)
Charlie Yates (7,a)
Vic Ghezzi (8), Bob Hamilton, Sam Snead (7)
Sammy Byrd (8), Jim Ferrier, Jim Foulis, Chick Harbert, Chandler Harper, Dutch Harrison, Ben Hogan, Herman Keiser, Gene Kunes, Jug McSpaden, Johnny Palmer, Toney Penna, Felix Serafin, Jimmy Thomson
Claude Harmon, Ralph Hutchison, Ky Laffoon
Bob Cochran (a), Fred Haas, Cary Middlecoff (a), Frank Stranahan (a)
Herman Barron, Johnny Bulla, Ed Dudley, Jimmy Hines, Lloyd Mangrum, Dick Metz, Ed Oliver, Jim Turnesa
Leland Gibson, George Schneiter
Clayton Heafner, Rod Munday, Buck White, Al Zimmerman
Thursday, April 4, 1946
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
T1 | Chick Harbert | 69 | −3 |
Herman Keiser | |||
T3 | Vic Ghezzi | 71 | −1 |
Fred Haas | |||
Toney Penna | |||
T6 | Johnny Bulla | 72 | E |
Cary Middlecoff | |||
Byron Nelson | |||
Jimmy Thomson | |||
T10 | George Schneiter | 73 | +1 |
Clayton Heafner |
Source: [6]
Friday, April 5, 1946
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Herman Keiser | 69-68=137 | −7 |
2 | Jimmy Thomson | 72-70=142 | −2 |
3 | Clayton Heafner | 74-69=143 | −1 |
T4 | Bob Hamilton | 75-69=144 | E |
Chick Harbert | 69-75=144 | ||
Ben Hogan | 74-70=144 | ||
Toney Penna | 71-73=144 | ||
T8 | Jimmy Demaret | 75-70=145 | +1 |
Jim Foulis | 70-75=145 | ||
Byron Nelson | 72-73=145 |
Source: [7]
Saturday, April 6, 1946
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Herman Keiser | 69-68-71=208 | −8 |
2 | Ben Hogan | 74-70-69=213 | −3 |
T3 | Jim Ferrier | 74-72-68=214 | −2 |
Fred Haas | 71-75-68=214 | ||
Clayton Heafner | 74-69-71=214 | ||
6 | Bob Hamilton | 75-69-71=215 | −1 |
T7 | Jimmy Demaret | 75-70-71=216 | E |
Byron Nelson | 72-73-71=216 | ||
T9 | Jim Foulis | 75-70-72=217 | +1 |
Vic Ghezzi | 71-79-67=217 | ||
Ky Laffoon | 74-73-70=217 |
Source: [8]
Sunday, April 7, 1946
Champion |
Silver Cup winner (low amateur) |
(a) = amateur |
(c) = past champion |
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ( US$) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Herman Keiser | 69-68-71-74=282 | −6 | 2,500 |
2 | Ben Hogan | 74-70-69-70=283 | −5 | 1,500 |
3 | Bob Hamilton | 75-69-71-72=287 | −1 | 1,000 |
T4 | Jimmy Demaret (c) | 75-70-71-73=289 | +1 | 683 |
Jim Ferrier | 74-72-68-75=289 | |||
Ky Laffoon | 74-73-70-72=289 | |||
T7 | Chick Harbert | 69-75-76-70=290 | +2 | 356 |
Clayton Heafner | 74-69-71-76=290 | |||
Byron Nelson (c) | 72-73-71-74=290 | |||
Sam Snead | 74-75-70-71=290 |
Leaderboard below the top 10 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ( $) | |
11 | Jim Foulis | 75-70-72-74=291 | +3 | 250 | |
T12 | Vic Ghezzi | 71-79-67-76=293 | +5 | 213 | |
Cary Middlecoff (a) | 72-76-71-74=293 | 0 | |||
George Schneiter | 73-73-72-75=293 | 213 | |||
15 | Fred Haas | 71-75-68-80=294 | +6 | 175 | |
T16 | Johnny Bulla | 72-76-73-74=295 | +7 | 138 | |
Lloyd Mangrum | 76-75-72-72=295 | ||||
18 | Claude Harmon | 76-75-74-71=296 | +8 | 100 | |
19 | Chandler Harper | 74-76-73-74=297 | +9 | 100 | |
20 | Frank Stranahan (a) | 76-74-73-75=298 | +10 | 0 | |
T21 | Lawson Little | 74-74-78-73=299 | +11 | 50 | |
Toney Penna | 71-73-80-75=299 | ||||
Felix Serafin | 76-75-79-69=299 | ||||
Horton Smith (c) | 78-77-75-69=299 | ||||
T25 | Herman Barron | 74-73-74-79=300 | +12 | ||
Henry Picard (c) | 79-73-71-77=300 | ||||
Denny Shute | 79-77-71-73=300 | ||||
Jimmy Thomson | 72-70-79-79=300 | ||||
T29 | Gene Kunes | 76-72-77-76=301 | +13 | ||
Jug McSpaden | 75-74-75-77=301 | ||||
Al Zimmerman | 76-76-74-75=301 | ||||
T32 | Ed Dudley | 76-76-76-74=302 | +14 | ||
Bobby Jones | 75-72-77-78=302 | ||||
Dick Metz | 77-75-71-79=302 | ||||
Johnny Palmer | 76-75-77-74=302 | ||||
Al Watrous | 80-76-72-74=302 | ||||
T37 | Dutch Harrison | 75-77-75-76=303 | +15 | ||
Ed Oliver | 79-73-71-80=303 | ||||
Jim Turnesa | 73-78-71-81=303 | ||||
40 | Sammy Byrd | 75-79-71-79=304 | +16 | ||
T41 | Dick Chapman (a) | 77-77-73-79=306 | +18 | ||
Ralph Hutchison | 79-78-75-74=306 | ||||
43 | Leland Gibson | 78-80-75-75=308 | +20 | ||
44 | Rod Munday | 78-77-76-78=309 | +21 | ||
45 | Buck White | 77-82-76-75=310 | +22 | ||
46 | Billy Burke | 80-80-77-75=312 | +24 | ||
47 | Bob Cochran (a) | 81-76-76-80=313 | +25 | ||
48 | Ralph Guldahl (c) | 85-76-78-76=315 | +27 | ||
49 | Jimmy Hines | 79-80-77-80=316 | +28 | ||
50 | Charlie Yates (a) | 78-79-78-86=321 | +33 | ||
WD | Craig Wood (c) | 83 | +11 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par