1946 U.S. Open Results
The 1946 U.S. Open was the 46th time the tournament was played; it ended with a 36-hole playoff.
Winner: Lloyd Mangrum, 284
Where it was played: Canterbury Golf Club in Beachwood, Ohio
Tournament dates: June 12-16, 1946
Leader after first round: Toney Penna and Sam Snead, 69
Leader after second round: Vic Ghezzi and Ben Hogan, 140
Leader after third round: Byron Nelson, 211
Notable Notes: Byron Nelson led Lloyd Mangrum and Vic Ghezzi by one stroke heading into the final round, but the three golfers wound up tied at 284. So they entered in an 18-hole playoff. All three shot 72s in the playoff, so they continued with another 18 holes. And at the end of those 36 playoff holes, the winning margin was still only one stroke. The winner was Lloyd Mangrum at 144; Nelson and Ghezzi finished at 145.
Final Scores
| Lloyd Mangrum | 74-70-68-72—284 |
| Vic Ghezzi | 71-69-72-72—284 |
| Byron Nelson | 71-71-69-73—284 |
| Herman Barron | 72-72-72-69—285 |
| Ben Hogan | 72-68-73-72—285 |
| Jimmy Demaret | 71-74-73-68—286 |
| Ed Oliver | 71-71-74-70—286 |
| Chick Harbert | 72-78-67-70—287 |
| Dick Metz | 76-70-72-69—287 |
| Dutch Harrison | 75-71-72-70—288 |
| Lawson Little | 72-69-76-71—288 |
| Ed Furgol | 77-69-74-69—289 |
| Clayton Heafner | 75-72-71-71—289 |
| Henry Picard | 71-73-71-74—289 |
| Claude Harmon | 72-77-70-72—291 |
| Chandler Harper | 76-74-67-74—291 |
| Steve Kovach | 71-72-73-75—291 |
| Toney Penna | 69-77-74-71—291 |
| Gene Kunes | 74-73-73-72—292 |
| Sam Snead | 69-75-74-74—292 |
| Paul Runyan | 75-72-76-70—293 |
| Johnny Bulla | 72-74-73-75—294 |
| Henry Ransom | 71-73-73-77—294 |
| Harry Todd | 75-73-70-76—294 |
| Lew Worsham | 73-74-76-71—294 |
| Leland Gibson | 74-71-78-72—295 |
| Smiley Quick | 75-76-72-72—295 |
| Mike Turnesa | 70-76-74-75—295 |
| Ellsworth Vines | 73-72-75-75—295 |
| a-Bud Ward | 74-77-72-72—295 |
| Toby Lyons | 74-73-72-77—296 |
| Jug McSpaden | 76-73-74-73—296 |
| Otey Crisman | 77-72-74-74—297 |
| Raymond Gafford | 75-73-75-74—297 |
| Johnny Palmer | 77-74-74-73—298 |
| Charles Penna | 75-74-75-74—298 |
| Jimmy Hines | 77-73-75-74—299 |
| Pat Circelli | 77-73-75-75—300 |
| Pete Cooper | 72-75-74-79—300 |
| Bobby Cruickshank | 72-75-78-75—300 |
| George Fazio | 77-74-76-73—300 |
| Herman Keiser | 76-75-72-77—300 |
| Fred Haas | 74-75-77-75—301 |
| Al Watrous | 76-75-74-76—301 |
| Billy Burke | 76-75-76-75—302 |
| a-Gene Dahlbender | 73-76-80-73—302 |
| a-Frank Stranahan | 74-76-77-75—302 |
| Skip Alexander | 71-79-76-77—303 |
| Bill Jelliffe | 73-74-80-76—303 |
| Rod Munday | 77-72-78-77—304 |
| a-Bob Servis | 76-75-77-76—304 |
| Joseph Zarhardt | 74-76-79-75—304 |
| Al Brosch | 72-78-77-78—305 |
| Henry Castillo | 74-77-80-74—305 |
| a-A.F. Kammer | 75-76-74-80—305 |
| Dick Shoemaker | 78-72-76-79—305 |
| Joe Kirkwood Sr. | 78-73-75-81—307 |
| Joe Mozel | 73-77-77-80—307 |
| Frank Commisso | 74-76-77-81—308 |
| Willie Goggin | 76-73-78-81—308 |
| a-Otto Greiner | 75-75-81-77—308 |
| a-Ted Adams | 73-78-75-85—311 |
