1946 U.S. Open (golf)

February 2019 March 2026 1946 U.S. Open June 12–16, 1946 Beachwood, Ohio Canterbury Golf Club USGA PGA Tour 72 6921 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yiwaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8SQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2636%2C1183649 Milwaukee Journal Mangrum wins 'Open' title in play-off in heavy storm Sixty Billy June 17, 1946 4-L 168 players, 62 after cut 151 (+7) $8,000http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1946.html USGA U.S. Open history: 1946 June 25, 2012 http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20120706150555/http%3A//www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1946.html 2012-07-06 dead mdy-all $1,833 USA 1912 Lloyd Mangrum 284 (−4), playoff 1941 1947 USA 1 CanterburyGolf Club 41.469 -81.521 Location in United States 5 230 USA Ohio 1 CanterburyGolf Club bottom 41.469 -81.521 Location in Ohio 5 120 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.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1946/06/17/page/25/article/mangrum-war-veteran-wins-u-s-open Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Mangrum, war veteran, wins U.S. Open June 17, 1946 25 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OoIRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MOkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6627%2C4896057 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon United Press Fraley Oscar Nelson, Mangrum, Ghezzi tie for National Open title June 16, 1946 10 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. The three participants received a playoff bonus of $333 each.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B4hIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZYMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6028%2C684295 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Associated Press Cavagnaro Bob Lloyd Mangrum captures national open; beats Nelson, Ghezzi in 36-hole playoff June 17, 1946 10 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 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA 1912 Toney Penna 69 −3 USA 1912 Sam SneadT3 USA 1912 Bob Hamilton 70 −2 USA 1912 Mike Turnesa T5 USA 1912 Skip Alexander 71 −1 USA 1912 Jimmy Demaret USA 1912 Vic Ghezzi USA 1912 Scudday Horner USA 1912 Steve Kovach USA 1912 Byron Nelson USA 1912 Ed Oliver USA 1912 Henry Picard USA 1912 Henry Ransom Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1946/06/14/page/29/article/snead-penn-lead-open-golf-with-69s Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Snead, Penna lead Open golf with 69s June 14, 1946 29 Second round Friday, June 14, 1946 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA 1912 Vic Ghezzi 71-69=140 −4 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 72-68=1403 USA 1912 Lawson Little 72-69=141 −3 T4 USA 1912 Ed Oliver 71-71=142 −2 USA 1912 Byron Nelson 71-71=142 6 USA 1912 Steve Kovach 71-72=143 −1T7 USA 1912 Herman Barron 72-72=144 E USA 1912 Lloyd Mangrum 74-70=144 USA 1912 Henry Picard 71-73=144 USA 1912 Henry Ransom 71-73=144 USA 1912 Sam Snead 69-75=144 Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1946/06/15/page/18/ Chicago Daily Tribune National Open golf scores June 15, 1946 18 Third round Saturday, June 15, 1946 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Byron Nelson 71-71-69=211 −5 T2 USA 1912 Vic Ghezzi 71-69-72=212 −4 USA 1912 Lloyd Mangrum 74-70-68=212 4 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 72-68-73=213 −3 5 USA 1912 Henry Picard 71-73-71=215 −1 T6 USA 1912 Herman Barron 72-72-72=216 E USA 1912 Steve Kovach 71-72-73=216 USA 1912 Ed Oliver 71-71-74=216T9 USA 1912 Chick Harbert 72-78-67=217 +1 USA 1912 Chandler Harper 76-74-67=217 USA 1912 Henry Ransom 71-73-73=217 Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1946/06/16/page/31/article/nelson-plays-off-today-for-open-title Chicago Sunday Tribune Bartlett Charles Nelson plays off today for Open title June 16, 1946 1, part 2 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ySwaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8SQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4144%2C228716 Milwaukee Journal Nelson, Mangrum and Ghezzi tie in U.S. Open Sixty Billy June 16, 1946 1-sec. III PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T1 USA 1912 Lloyd Mangrum 74-70-68-72=284 −4 Playoff USA 1912 Vic Ghezzi 71-69-72-72=284 USA 1912 Byron Nelson 71-71-69-73=284T4 USA 1912 Herman Barron 72-72-72-69=285 −3 550 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 72-68-73-72=285T6 USA 1912 Jimmy Demaret 71-74-73-68=286 −2 350 USA 1912 Ed Oliver 71-71-74-70=286T8 USA 1912 Chick Harbert 72-78-67-70=287 −1 225 USA 1912 Dick Metz 76-70-72-69=287T10 USA 1912 Dutch Harrison 75-71-72-70=288 E 175 USA 1912 Lawson Little 72-69-76-71=288 Source: 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 -1 on 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. PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA 1912 Lloyd Mangrum 72-72=144 E1,833 T2 USA 1912 Byron Nelson 72-73=145 +11,208 USA 1912 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 101112131415161718Par443445345 434544534USA 1912 Mangrum EE−1E−1−1−2−2−2−2−2−3−2−1−1−1EEUSA 1912 NelsonE−1−1−1−1EEEE+1+1+1EEEEEEUSA 1912 Ghezzi EE−1−1−2−2−1−1−2−2−2−1−2−2−1EEE Afternoon round Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par443445345 434544534USA 1912 Mangrum −1EEE−1−1−1−1EEE+1EE−1−2−1EUSA 1912 NelsonEEEEE−1−2−2−2−2−1−1EEEE+1+1USA 1912 Ghezzi EEEEE−1−1−1−2−2−1−2−2−1EEE+1 Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par {|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |style="background: Pink;" width=10| |Birdie |style="background: PaleGreen;" width=10| |Bogey |} Source: References External links USGA Championship Database 1946 41.469 -81.521 type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Ohio Category:Beachwood, Ohio U.S. Open U.S. Open U.S. Open U.S. Open