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 20 ft, and a half-hour later Hogan from 15 ft. 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. Jimmy Demaret (7), Ralph Guldahl (2,7), Byron Nelson (2,6,7,8), Henry Picard (6,7), Horton Smith (7), Craig Wood (2,7) Billy Burke (7), Bobby Jones (3,4,5,7), Lawson Little (3,5,7) Dick Chapman (a) Denny Shute (6,8) Charlie Yates (7,a) Vic Ghezzi (8), Bob Hamilton, Sam Snead (7) Sammy 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 Claude Harmon, Ralph Hutchison, Ky Laffoon Bob Cochran (a), Fred Haas, Cary Middlecoff (a), Frank Stranahan (a) Herman Barron, Johnny Bulla, Ed Dudley, Jimmy Hines, Lloyd Mangrum, Dick Metz, Ed Oliver, Jim Turnesa Al Watrous Leland Gibson, George Schneiter Clayton Heafner, Rod Munday, Buck White, Al Zimmerman

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 4, 1946 Source:

Second round

Friday, April 5, 1946 Source:

Third round

Saturday, April 6, 1946 Source:

Final round

Sunday, April 7, 1946

Final leaderboard

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Scorecard

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par