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The USGA cancels all events for the remainder of World War II. The PGA continues to play a reduced schedule.
The manufacture of golf equipment is halted by the U.S. government as part of wartime rationing of metals and materials.
Sam Snead receives a delay of his induction into the Navy so he can play the PGA Championship. He wins the tournament.
Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan square off in an 18-hole playoff for The Masters title. Nelson wins, shooting 69 to Hogan's 70.
Born This Year:
• Isao Aoki, Japan Tour, Senior Tour
• Raymond Floyd, 4-time major champion
• Tom Weiskopf, 1973 British Open champ
• Bob Murphy, PGA Tour and Senior PGA Tour
Died This Year:
A.W. Tillinghast, golf course architect
Money Leaders:
PGA: Ben Hogan, $13,143
Men's Major Championship Winners:
The Masters: Byron Nelson
U.S. Open: Not played
British Open: Not played
PGA Championship: Sam Snead
Women's Major Championship Winners:
Titleholders: Dorothy Kirby
Western Open: Betty Jameson
Amateur Champions:
U.S.: Not played
British: Not played
U.S. Women's: Not played
British Women's: Not played
