1946 Masters Tournament


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. Keiser and Hogan both three-putted the slick 18th green on Sunday; Keiser from, and a half-hour later Hogan from.
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

First round

Thursday, April 4, 1946
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Chick Harbert69−3
T1Herman Keiser69−3
T3Vic Ghezzi71−1
T3Fred Haas71−1
T3Toney Penna
71−1
T6Johnny Bulla72E
T6Cary Middlecoff72E
T6Byron Nelson72E
T6Jimmy Thomson
72E
T10George Schneiter73+1
T10Clayton Heafner73+1

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Second round

Friday, April 5, 1946
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Herman Keiser69-68=137−7
2Jimmy Thomson
72-70=142−2
3Clayton Heafner74-69=143−1
T4Bob Hamilton75-69=144E
T4Chick Harbert69-75=144E
T4Ben Hogan74-70=144E
T4Toney Penna
71-73=144E
T8Jimmy Demaret75-70=145+1
T8Jim Foulis70-75=145+1
T8Byron Nelson72-73=145+1

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Third round

Saturday, April 6, 1946
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Herman Keiser69-68-71=208−8
2Ben Hogan74-70-69=213−3
T3Jim Ferrier74-72-68=214−2
T3Fred Haas71-75-68=214−2
T3Clayton Heafner74-69-71=214−2
6Bob Hamilton75-69-71=215−1
T7Jimmy Demaret75-70-71=216E
T7Byron Nelson72-73-71=216E
T9Jim Foulis75-70-72=217+1
T9Vic Ghezzi71-79-67=217+1
T9Ky Laffoon74-73-70=217+1

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Final round

Sunday, April 7, 1946
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Herman Keiser69-68-71-74=282−62,500
2Ben Hogan74-70-69-70=283−51,500
3Bob Hamilton75-69-71-72=287−11,000
T4Jimmy Demaret75-70-71-73=289+1683
T4Jim Ferrier74-72-68-75=289+1683
T4Ky Laffoon74-73-70-72=289+1683
T7Chick Harbert69-75-76-70=290+2356
T7Clayton Heafner74-69-71-76=290+2356
T7Byron Nelson72-73-71-74=290+2356
T7Sam Snead74-75-70-71=290+2356

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Scorecard

Final round
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