1946 Masters Tournament
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The 1946 Masters Tournament was contested from April 4 to April 7 at Augusta National Golf Club
. It was the 10th Masters Tournament and the first since 1942 because of World War II
. The purse was $10,000, double that of the previous ten years.
Herman Keiser
went on to win the first post-war Masters Tournament. Keiser and Ben Hogan
both three-putted the 18th hole on Sunday to allow Keiser to win by one stroke.
Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta National Golf Club, located in Augusta, Georgia, is a famous men's golf club. Founded by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts and designed by Alister MacKenzie on the site of a former indigo plantation, the club opened for play in January 1933. Since 1934, it has played host to the annual...
. It was the 10th Masters Tournament and the first since 1942 because of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The purse was $10,000, double that of the previous ten years.
Herman Keiser
Herman Keiser
Herman W. Keiser was an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour, best known for winning the 1946 Masters Tournament....
went on to win the first post-war Masters Tournament. Keiser and Ben Hogan
Ben Hogan
William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game...
both three-putted the 18th hole on Sunday to allow Keiser to win by one stroke.
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herman Keiser Herman Keiser Herman W. Keiser was an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour, best known for winning the 1946 Masters Tournament.... |
 United States |
69-68-71-74=282 | -6 | 2,500 |
| 2 | Ben Hogan Ben Hogan William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game... |
United States |
74-70-69-70=283 | -5 | 1,500 |
| 3 | Bob Hamilton Bob Hamilton Robert T. "Bob" Hamilton was an American professional golfer. He was born and died in Evansville, Indiana.... |
United States |
75-69-71-72=287 | -1 | 1,000 |
| T4 | Jimmy Demaret Jimmy Demaret James Newton Demaret was an American professional golfer. He won 31 PGA Tour events in a long career between 1935 and 1957, and was the first three-time winner of the Masters.... |
United States |
75-70-71-73=289 | +1 | 683 |
| Jim Ferrier Jim Ferrier James B. Ferrier was an Australian professional golfer from Manly, New South Wales. He became an American citizen in 1944.-Early years:... |
74-72-68-75=289 | ||||
| Ky Laffoon Ky Laffoon Ky Laffoon was an American golfer. He won 10 times on the PGA Tour, with four of the victories coming in 1934. He played on the 1935 Ryder Cup team. In 1939 his wife Irene Laffoon threatened to leave him if he could not control his temper on golf course... |
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 Byron Nelson John Byron Nelson, Jr. was an American PGA Tour golfer between 1935 and 1946.Nelson and two other well known golfers of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within seven months of each other in 1912... |
United States |
72-73-71-74=290 | |||
| Sam Snead Sam Snead Samuel Jackson Snead was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of four decades. Snead won a record 82 PGA Tour events including seven majors. He failed to win a U.S... |
United States |
74-75-70-71=290 |