1946 Masters Tournament
Tournament information | |
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Dates | April 4–7, 1946 |
Location | Augusta, Georgia |
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 | |
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282 (−6) | |
«1942 1947» |


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]
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.
Past champions in the field
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jimmy Demaret | ![]() | 1940 | 75 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 289 | +1 | T4 |
Byron Nelson | ![]() | 1937, 1942 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 74 | 290 | +2 | T7 |
Horton Smith | ![]() | 1934, 1936 | 78 | 75 | 77 | 69 | 299 | +11 | T21 |
Henry Picard | ![]() | 1938 | 79 | 73 | 71 | 77 | 300 | +12 | T25 |
Ralph Guldahl | ![]() | 1939 | 85 | 76 | 78 | 76 | 315 | +27 | 48 |
Craig Wood | ![]() | 1941 | 83 | WD |
- The Masters did not have a 36-hole cut until 1957
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, April 4, 1946
Place | Player | Country | 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:[5]
Second round
Friday, April 5, 1946
Place | Player | Country | 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:[6]
Third round
Saturday, April 6, 1946
Place | Player | Country | 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:[7]
Final round
Sunday, April 7, 1946
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 72-73-71-74=290 | |||
Sam Snead | ![]() | 74-75-70-71=290 |
Source:[8]
Scorecard
Final round
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
![]() | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −8 | −7 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 |
![]() | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −6 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −5 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
References
- ↑ "Keiser shaky, retains lead". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. April 7, 1946. p. 1, sports.
- ↑ "Hogan far ahead in winter earnings". Miami News. United Press. April 8, 1946. p. 4B.
- ↑ "Keiser wins Masters tourney as Hogan misses short putt". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. April 8, 1946. p. 4-part 2.
- ↑ Keeler, O.B. (April 8, 1946). "Hogan 3-putts final hole giving Keiser Masters' title". Miami News. p. 2B.
- ↑ Bartlett, Charles (April 5, 1946). "War vets lead first round of Masters golf". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 27.
- ↑ Bartlett, Charles (April 6, 1946). "Keiser leads Master golf thru 2d round". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 19.
- ↑ Bartlett, Charles (April 7, 1946). "Keiser holds 5-shot Masters golf lead". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
- ↑ Bartlett, Charles (April 8, 1946). "Keiser wins Masters golf meet with 282". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 25.
External links
- Masters.com – past winners and results
- About.com – 1946 Masters
- Augusta.com – 1946 Masters leaderboard and scorecards
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