1946 Masters Tournament

1946 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
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
Herman Keiser
282 (−6)
«1942 1947»

Augusta

Location in the United States

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	United States	1940	75	70	71	73	289	+1	T4
Byron Nelson	United States	1937, 1942	72	73	71	74	290	+2	T7
Horton Smith	United States	1934, 1936	78	75	77	69	299	+11	T21
Henry Picard	United States	1938	79	73	71	77	300	+12	T25
Ralph Guldahl	United States	1939	85	76	78	76	315	+27	48
Craig Wood	United States	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	United States	69	−3
T1	Herman Keiser	United States	69	−3
T3	Vic Ghezzi	United States	71	−1
	Fred Haas	United States
	Toney Penna	Italy United States
T6	Johnny Bulla	United States	72	E
	Cary Middlecoff	United States
	Byron Nelson	United States
	Jimmy Thomson	Scotland United States
T10	George Schneiter	United States	73	+1
T10	Clayton Heafner	United States	73	+1

Source:^[5]

Second round

Friday, April 5, 1946

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Herman Keiser	United States	69-68=137	−7
2	Jimmy Thomson	Scotland United States	72-70=142	−2
3	Clayton Heafner	United States	74-69=143	−1
T4	Bob Hamilton	United States	75-69=144	E
	Chick Harbert	United States	69-75=144
	Ben Hogan	United States	74-70=144
	Toney Penna	Italy United States	71-73=144
T8	Jimmy Demaret	United States	75-70=145	+1
	Jim Foulis	United States	70-75=145
	Byron Nelson	United States	72-73=145

Source:^[6]

Third round

Saturday, April 6, 1946

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Herman Keiser	United States	69-68-71=208	−8
2	Ben Hogan	United States	74-70-69=213	−3
T3	Jim Ferrier	Australia	74-72-68=214	−2
	Fred Haas	United States	71-75-68=214
	Clayton Heafner	United States	74-69-71=214
6	Bob Hamilton	United States	75-69-71=215	−1
T7	Jimmy Demaret	United States	75-70-71=216	E
T7	Byron Nelson	United States	72-73-71=216	E
T9	Jim Foulis	United States	75-70-72=217	+1
	Vic Ghezzi	United States	71-79-67=217
	Ky Laffoon	United States	74-73-70=217

Source:^[7]

Final round

Sunday, April 7, 1946

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Herman Keiser	United States	69-68-71-74=282	−6	2,500
2	Ben Hogan	United States	74-70-69-70=283	−5	1,500
3	Bob Hamilton	United States	75-69-71-72=287	−1	1,000
T4	Jimmy Demaret	United States	75-70-71-73=289	+1	683
	Jim Ferrier	Australia	74-72-68-75=289
	Ky Laffoon	United States	74-73-70-72=289
T7	Chick Harbert	United States	69-75-76-70=290	+2	356
	Clayton Heafner	United States	74-69-71-76=290
	Byron Nelson	United States	72-73-71-74=290
	Sam Snead	United States	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
Keiser	−7	−8	−8	−8	−7	−8	−7	−8	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−6
Hogan	−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

1946 Men's Major Golf Championships

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