1946 NCAA golf championship explained

1946 NCAA Golf Championship
Location:Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
Course:Springdale Golf Club
Field:18 teams
Champion:Team: Stanford (4th title)
Individual: George Hamer (Georgia)
Score:Team: 619
Previous:1945
Next:1947
Map:USA#USA New Jersey
Map Relief:yes
Map Label:Springdale
Coordinates:40.3421°N -74.6589°W

The 1946 NCAA Golf Championship was the eighth annual NCAA-sanctioned golf tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate golf in the United States.[1]

This year's tournament was held at the Springdale Golf Club in Princeton, New Jersey.

Stanford won the team title, five strokes ahead of second-place Michigan. Coached by Eddie Twiggs, this was the Stanford's fourth NCAA golf title.

The individual championship was won by George Hamer of Georgia.

With the culmination of World War II, the field expanded from five to 18 teams.

Team results

dat-sort-type=numberRank !Team Score
Stanford 619
624
Ohio State (DC) 625
628
629
631
634
639
640
644

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship Results . NCAA . May 27, 2019.