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1946 U.S. Open (golf)

Field	Value
name	1946 U.S. Open
dates	June 12–16, 1946
location	Beachwood, Ohio
course	Canterbury Golf Club
org	USGA
tour	PGA Tour
par	72
yardage	6921 yd
field	168 players, 62 after cut
cut	151 (+7)
purse	$8,000
winners_share	$1,833
champion	USA Lloyd Mangrum
score	284 (−4), playoff
previous	[1941](1941-u-s-open-golf)
next	[1947](1947-u-s-open-golf)

|USA Golf Club |USA Ohio Golf Club The 1946 U.S. Open was the 46th U.S. Open, held June 12–16 at Canterbury Golf Club in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb east of Cleveland. In the first U.S. Open since 1941, Lloyd Mangrum, a World War II veteran and recipient of two Purple Hearts, defeated Byron Nelson and Vic Ghezzi in 36 playoff holes to win his only major title.

Nelson's caddie possibly cost Nelson the championship in the third round when he accidentally kicked Nelson's ball; Nelson was assessed a one stroke penalty. Two months after the championship, Nelson announced his retirement from the tour at age 34, though he continued to play at the Masters through 1966. He also played twice again at the U.S. Open (1949 and 1955), and once at the British Open in 1955.

The purse was $8,000 with a winner's share of $1,500.

This was the last playoff at the U.S. Open that ended in a tie without sudden-death. The next dozen 18-hole full round playoffs determined a winner without the need for extra holes. The first time sudden-death was used for the 91st hole was in 1990, Hale Irwin's third title. It was needed again in 1994 and 2008.

This was the second U.S. Open at Canterbury in six years; the 1940 edition was won by Lawson Little. It later hosted the PGA Championship in 1973, won by Jack Nicklaus.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 13, 1946

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

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Second round

Friday, June 14, 1946

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

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Third round

Saturday, June 15, 1946 (morning)

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

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Final round

Saturday, June 15, 1946 (afternoon)

Nelson began the final round with a one-stroke lead over Mangrum and Ghezzi. Ghezzi was the first to finish and carded a 72 and a 284 total. Nelson and Mangrum were playing together, and Nelson had a two-stroke advantage with three holes remaining. But after bogeys at his final two holes, combined with two pars by Mangrum, Nelson fell back into a tie and forced a three-way playoff.

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

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Playoff

Sunday, June 16, 1946

All three players shot even-par 72 during the first 18 holes on Sunday morning, which forced another 18-hole playoff in the afternoon, as there was no sudden-death playoff at the time. At the 9th, Mangrum nearly shot himself out of contention with an out of bounds tee shot, but a 70 ft putt for bogey allowed him to minimize the damage. Nelson and Ghezzi were tied at the turn, with Mangrum two back. But Mangrum then collected two birdies, while Nelson bogeyed 13 and Ghezzi recorded bogeys at 14 and 15. Mangrum took a two-stroke lead with a birdie at 16, and despite a bogey-bogey finish, his 72 was good enough to hold off Nelson and Ghezzi by a stroke.

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

Prize money includes $333 playoff bonus for each.

Scorecards

Morning round

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
USA Mangrum	E	E	−1	E	−1	−1	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−3	−2	−1	−1	−1	E	E
USA Nelson	E	−1	−1	−1	−1	E	E	E	E	+1	+1	+1	E	E	E	E	E	E
USA Ghezzi	E	E	−1	−1	−2	−2	−1	−1	−2	−2	−2	−1	−2	−2	−1	E	E	E

Afternoon round

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
USA Mangrum	−1	E	E	E	−1	−1	−1	−1	E	E	E	+1	E	E	−1	−2	−1	E
USA Nelson	E	E	E	E	E	−1	−2	−2	−2	−2	−1	−1	E	E	E	E	+1	+1
USA Ghezzi	E	E	E	E	E	−1	−1	−1	−2	−2	−1	−2	−2	−1	E	E	E	+1

Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par :{|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |Eagle-- |Birdie |Bogey |Double bogey |Triple bogey+ -- |} Source:

References

Sixty, Billy. (June 17, 1946). "Mangrum wins 'Open' title in play-off in heavy storm". Milwaukee Journal.
"U.S. Open history: 1946". USGA.
Bartlett, Charles. (June 17, 1946). "Mangrum, war veteran, wins U.S. Open". Chicago Daily Tribune.
Fraley, Oscar. (June 16, 1946). "Nelson, Mangrum, Ghezzi tie for National Open title". Eugene Register-Guard.
Cavagnaro, Bob. (June 17, 1946). "Lloyd Mangrum captures national open; beats Nelson, Ghezzi in 36-hole playoff". Youngstown Vindicator.
Bartlett, Charles. (June 14, 1946). "Snead, Penna lead Open golf with 69s". Chicago Daily Tribune.
(June 15, 1946). "National Open golf scores". Chicago Daily Tribune.
Bartlett, Charles. (June 16, 1946). "Nelson plays off today for Open title". Chicago Sunday Tribune.
Sixty, Billy. (June 16, 1946). "Nelson, Mangrum and Ghezzi tie in U.S. Open". Milwaukee Journal.

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