The purse was $10,000, double that of the previous Masters in 1942, with a winner's share of $2,500.

Herman Keiser won his only major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Ben Hogan, the tour's money leader.

[4][5] Hogan won the PGA Championship four months later in August for his first major title at age 34.

He later won the Masters in 1951 and 1953 and finished his career with nine wins in majors.

Jimmy Demaret (7), Ralph Guldahl (2,7), Byron Nelson (2,6,7,8), Henry Picard (6,7), Horton Smith (7), Craig Wood (2,7) Billy Burke (7), Bobby Jones (3,4,5,7), Lawson Little (3,5,7) Dick Chapman (a) Denny Shute (6,8) Charlie Yates (7,a) Vic Ghezzi (8), Bob Hamilton, Sam Snead (7) Sammy Byrd (8), Jim Ferrier, Jim Foulis, Chick Harbert, Chandler Harper, Dutch Harrison, Ben Hogan, Herman Keiser, Gene Kunes, Jug McSpaden, Johnny Palmer, Toney Penna, Felix Serafin, Jimmy Thomson Claude Harmon, Ralph Hutchison, Ky Laffoon Bob Cochran (a), Fred Haas, Cary Middlecoff (a), Frank Stranahan (a) Herman Barron, Johnny Bulla, Ed Dudley, Jimmy Hines, Lloyd Mangrum, Dick Metz, Ed Oliver, Jim Turnesa Al Watrous Leland Gibson, George Schneiter Clayton Heafner, Rod Munday, Buck White, Al Zimmerman Thursday, April 4, 1946 Source:[6] Friday, April 5, 1946 Source:[7] Saturday, April 6, 1946 Source:[8] Sunday, April 7, 1946 Sources:[9][10] Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par