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1946 U.S. Open Golf

1946 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates June 12–16, 1946
Location Beachwood, Ohio
Course(s) Canterbury Golf Club
Organized by USGA
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 72
Length 6,921 yards (6,329 m)
Field 168 players, 62 after cut
Cut 151 (+7)
Prize fund $8,000
Winner's share $1,833
Champion
Lloyd Mangrum
284 (−4), playoff
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Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player Country Year won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Byron Nelson United States 1939 71 71 69 73 284 −4 T2
Lawson Little United States 1940 72 69 76 71 288 E T10
Billy Burke United States 1931 76 75 76 75 302 +14 T45

Missed the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Gene Sarazen United States 1922, 1932 79 73 152 +8
Tommy Armour Scotland
United States		 1927 78 75 153 +9
Johnny Farrell United States 1928 78 75 153 +9
Tony Manero United States 1936 76 77 153 +9
Sam Parks, Jr. United States 1935 79 74 153 +9
Craig Wood United States 1941 78 75 153 +9
Ralph Guldahl United States 1937, 1938 78 79 157 +13
Johnny Goodman (a) United States 1933 83 79 162 +18
Willie Macfarlane Scotland 1925 76 WD    

Round summaries

First round

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Toney Penna Italy
United States		 69 −3
Sam Snead United States
T3 Bob Hamilton United States 70 −2
Mike Turnesa United States
T5 Skip Alexander United States 71 −1
Jimmy Demaret United States
Vic Ghezzi United States
Scudday Horner United States
Steve Kovach United States
Byron Nelson United States
Ed Oliver United States
Henry Picard United States
Henry Ransom United States

Second round

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Vic Ghezzi United States 71-69=140 −4
Ben Hogan United States 72-68=140
3 Lawson Little United States 72-69=141 −3
T4 Ed Oliver United States 71-71=142 −2
Byron Nelson United States 71-71=142
6 Steve Kovach United States 71-72=143 −1
T7 Herman Barron United States 72-72=144 E
Lloyd Mangrum United States 74-70=144
Henry Picard United States 71-73=144
Henry Ransom United States 71-73=144
Sam Snead United States 69-75=144

Third round

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Byron Nelson United States 71-71-69=211 −5
T2 Vic Ghezzi United States 71-69-72=212 −4
Lloyd Mangrum United States 74-70-68=212
4 Ben Hogan United States 72-68-73=213 −3
5 Henry Picard United States 71-73-71=215 −1
T6 Herman Barron United States 72-72-72=216 E
Steve Kovach United States 71-72-73=216
Ed Oliver United States 71-71-74=216
T9 Chick Harbert United States 72-78-67=217 +1
Chandler Harper United States 76-74-67=217
Henry Ransom United States 71-73-73=217

Final round

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
T1 Lloyd Mangrum United States 74-70-68-72=284 −4 Playoff
Vic Ghezzi United States 71-69-72-72=284
Byron Nelson United States 71-71-69-73=284
T4 Herman Barron United States 72-72-72-69=285 −3 550
Ben Hogan United States 72-68-73-72=285
T6 Jimmy Demaret United States 71-74-73-68=286 −2 350
Ed Oliver United States 71-71-74-70=286
T8 Chick Harbert United States 72-78-67-70=287 −1 225
Dick Metz United States 76-70-72-69=287
T10 Dutch Harrison United States 75-71-72-70=288 E 175
Lawson Little United States 72-69-76-71=288

Playoff

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Lloyd Mangrum United States 72-72=144 E 1,833
T2 Byron Nelson United States 72-73=145 +1 1,208
Vic Ghezzi United States 72-73=145

Scorecards

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 5 4 3 4 5 4 4 5 3 4
Mangrum E E −1 E −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −3 −2 −1 −1 −1 E E
Nelson E −1 −1 −1 −1 E E E E +1 +1 +1 E E E E E E
Ghezzi E E −1 −1 −2 −2 −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −1 −2 −2 −1 E E E
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 5 4 3 4 5 4 4 5 3 4
Mangrum −1 E E E −1 −1 −1 −1 E E E +1 E E −1 −2 −1 E
Nelson E E E E E −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −1 −1 E E E E +1 +1
Ghezzi E E E E E −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 −1 −2 −2 −1 E E E +1
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