1946 Masters Tournament Explained

1946 Masters Tournament
Dates:April 4–7, 1946
Location:Augusta, Georgia
Course:Augusta National Golf Club
Org:Augusta National Golf Club
Tour:PGA Tour
Par:72
Yardage:6800yd [1]
Field:51 players
Cut:none
Purse:$10,000
Winners Share:$2,500
Score:282 (−6)
Previous:1942
Next:1947
Map:USA#USA Georgia
Map Relief:yes
Map Label:Augusta National
Coordinates:33.503°N -82.02°W

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 20feet, and a half-hour later Hogan from 15feet.[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.

Field

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.

1. Masters championsJimmy Demaret (7), Ralph Guldahl (2,7), Byron Nelson (2,6,7,8), Henry Picard (6,7), Horton Smith (7), Craig Wood (2,7)
2. U.S. Open championsBilly Burke (7), Bobby Jones (3,4,5,7), Lawson Little (3,5,7)
3. U.S. Amateur championsDick Chapman (a)
4. British Open championsDenny Shute (6,8)
5. British Amateur championsCharlie Yates (7,a)
6. PGA championsVic Ghezzi (8), Bob Hamilton, Sam Snead (7)
7. Top 30 players and ties from the 1942 Masters TournamentSammy 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
8. 1945 PGA Championship quarter-finalistsClaude Harmon, Ralph Hutchison, Ky Laffoon
9. Selected amateurs, not already qualifiedBob Cochran (a), Fred Haas, Cary Middlecoff (a), Frank Stranahan (a)
10. Selected professionals, not already qualifiedHerman Barron, Johnny Bulla, Ed Dudley, Jimmy Hines, Lloyd Mangrum, Dick Metz, Ed Oliver, Jim Turnesa
11. One amateur, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Amateur champions
12. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open championsAl Watrous
13. Two players, not already qualified, with the best scoring average in the winter part of the 1946 PGA TourLeland Gibson, George Schneiter
14. Additional invitationsClayton Heafner, Rod Munday, Buck White, Al Zimmerman

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 4, 1946

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 69 −3
T3 71 −1
T6 72 E
Jimmy Thomson
T10 George Schneiter 73 +1
Clayton Heafner
Source:[6]

Second round

Friday, April 5, 1946

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 69-68=137 −7
2 72-70=142 −2
3 74-69=143 −1
T4 75-69=144 E
69-75=144
74-70=144
71-73=144
T8 75-70=145 +1
70-75=145
72-73=145
Source:[7]

Third round

Saturday, April 6, 1946

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 69-68-71=208 −8
2 74-70-69=213 −3
T3 74-72-68=214 −2
71-75-68=214
74-69-71=214
6 75-69-71=215 −1
T7 75-70-71=216 E
72-73-71=216
T9 75-70-72=217 +1
71-79-67=217
74-73-70=217
Source:[8]

Final round

Sunday, April 7, 1946

Final leaderboard

Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Top 10!Place!!Player!!Score!!To par!!Money (US$)
1 69-68-71-74=282 −6 2,500
2 74-70-69-70=283 −5 1,500
3 75-69-71-72=287 −1 1,000
T4 Jimmy Demaret (c) 75-70-71-73=289 +1 683
74-72-68-75=289
74-73-70-72=289
T7 69-75-76-70=290 +2 356
74-69-71-76=290
Byron Nelson (c) 72-73-71-74=290
74-75-70-71=290

Sources:[9] [10]

Scorecard

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454343454443545344
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

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Keiser shaky, retains lead . Milwaukee Journal . Associated Press . April 7, 1946 . 1, sports.
  2. News: Hogan far ahead in winter earnings . Miami News . United Press . April 8, 1946 . 4B.
  3. News: Keiser wins Masters tourney as Hogan misses short putt . Milwaukee Journal . Associated Press . April 8, 1946 . 4-part 2 .
  4. News: Hogan 3-putts final hole giving Keiser Masters' title . Miami News . Keeler . O.B. . April 8, 1946 . 2B.
  5. News: Keiser wins Masters golf meet with 282 . Chicago Daily Tribune . Bartlett . Charles . April 8, 1946 . 25.
  6. News: War vets lead first round of Masters golf . Chicago Daily Tribune . Bartlett . Charles . April 5, 1946 . 27.
  7. News: Keiser leads Master golf thru 2d round . Chicago Daily Tribune . Bartlett . Charles . April 6, 1946 . 19.
  8. News: Keiser holds 5-shot Masters golf lead . Chicago Sunday Tribune . Bartlett . Charles . April 7, 1946 . 1, part 2.
  9. Web site: Masters – Past Winners & Results . Augusta National Inc. . April 20, 2021.
  10. Web site: Past results – Masters tournament . PGA Tour . April 20, 2021.

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