| 1946 Masters | |
The Masters wasn't played in 1943, 1944 or 1945 because of World War II. Which made the 1946 Masters the first one in four years.
Hogan, still looking for his first win in a major, reached the 72nd green still tied. But then he, too, 3-putted, giving Keiser the 1-stroke victory. Hogan could have forced a playoff by making a 2-foot par putt, but he missed.
The victory was the only major for Keiser, who won five times on the PGA Tour. Keiser played in relatively few majors and his victory at the 1946 Masters is one of only two Top 10s in majors that he achieved.
1946 Masters Scores
Results from the 1946 Masters golf tournament played at the par-72 Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. (a-amateur):
| Herman Keiser | 69-68-71-74--282 | $2,500 |
| Ben Hogan | 74-70-69-70--283 | $1,500 |
| Bob Hamilton | 75-69-71-72--287 | $1,000 |
| Jimmy Demaret | 75-70-71-73--289 | $683 |
| Jim Ferrier | 74-72-68-75--289 | $683 |
| Ky Laffoon | 74-73-70-72--289 | $683 |
| Chick Harbert | 69-75-76-70--290 | $356 |
| Clayton Heafner | 74-69-71-76--290 | $356 |
| Byron Nelson | 72-73-71-74--290 | $356 |
| Sam Snead | 74-75-70-71--290 | $356 |
| Jim Foulis | 75-70-72-74--291 | $250 |
| Vic Ghezzi | 71-79-67-76--293 | $212 |
| a-Cary Middlecoff | 72-76-71-74--293 | |
| George Schneiter | 73-73-72-75--293 | $212 |
| Fred Haas Jr. | 71-75-68-80--294 | $175 |
| Johnny Bulla | 72-76-73-74--295 | $137 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | 76-75-72-72--295 | $137 |
| Claude Harmon | 76-75-74-71--296 | $100 |
| Chandler Harper | 74-76-73-74--297 | $100 |
| a-Frank Stranahan | 76-74-73-75--298 | |
| Lawson Little | 74-74-78-73--299 | $50 |
| Toney Penna | 71-73-80-75--299 | $50 |
| Felix Serafin | 76-75-79-69--299 | $50 |
| Horton Smith | 78-77-75-69--299 | $50 |
| Herman Barron | 74-73-74-79--300 | |
| Henry Picard | 79-73-71-77--300 | |
| Denny Shute | 79-77-71-73--300 | |
| Jimmy Thomson | 72-70-79-79--300 | |
| Gene Kunes | 76-72-77-76--301 | |
| Harold "Jug" McSpaden | 75-74-75-77--301 | |
| Al Zimmerman | 76-76-74-75--301 | |
| Ed Dudley | 76-76-76-74--302 | |
| Bobby Jones | 75-72-77-78--302 | |
| Dick Metz | 77-75-71-79--302 | |
| Johnny Palmer | 76-75-77-74--302 | |
| Al Watrous | 80-76-72-74--302 | |
| Dutch Harrison | 75-77-75-76--303 | |
| Ed Oliver | 79-73-71-80--303 | |
| Jim Turnesa | 73-78-71-81--303 | |
| Sam Byrd | 75-79-71-79--304 | |
| a-Dick Chapman | 77-77-73-79--306 | |
| Ralph Hutchison | 79-78-75-74--306 | |
| Leland Gibson | 78-80-75-75--308 | |
| Rod Munday | 78-77-76-78--309 | |
| Buck White | 77-82-76-75--310 | |
| Billy Burke | 80-80-77-75--312 | |
| a-Bob Cochran | 81-76-76-80--313 | |
| Ralph Guldahl | 85-76-78-76--315 | |
| Jimmy Hines | 79-80-77-80--316 | |
| a-Charlie Yates | 78-79-78-86--321 |
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