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Herman Keiser

United States · born , Springfield, Missouri, USA · died

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 1946 The Masters
  • Ryder Cup 1 Cups · 0-1-0 · 0 points (0.0%)

Wins

  1. 1946 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 282 (-6) · by 1 stroke from Ben Hogan

Ryder Cup

1 Cups, 1 matches: 0 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 0 points. Foursomes 0-0-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 0-1-0.

  1. 1947 Portland Golf Club USA · USA won 11–1 · 0-1-0, 0 points

Rivals

Ryder Cup opponents

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Moments

  1. 1946 Masters It was the first Masters in four years, after the 1943-45 tournaments were cancelled because of World War II.
  2. 1946 Masters Keiser three-putted the 18th to finish at 282, and Hogan then three-putted the same green to lose by one.
  3. 1947 Ryder Cup Sam King beat Herman Keiser 4 & 3 in the last singles for GB's only point of the 11-1 defeat.

Records and firsts

  1. 1946 Masters Wire-to-wire Masters winner: with ties · listed only by TGNN; Golf Monthly does not include 1946

Results by championship

    Best day

    1946 Masters

    Augusta National Golf Club · 282 (-6) · by 1 stroke from Ben Hogan

    It was the first Masters in four years, after the 1943-45 tournaments were cancelled because of World War II.

    Keiser three-putted the 18th to finish at 282, and Hogan then three-putted the same green to lose by one.

    Record: with ties · listed only by TGNN; Golf Monthly does not include 1946

    Chosen by rule: the major win our record tables single out. Year page: 1946.

    Career line, 1946–1947

    Masters
    1946 Masters: won
    Ryder Cup
    1947 Ryder Cup (USA): 0-1-0
    194619471948

    2 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Ryder Cup, USA

    Herman Keiser was born on October 7, 1914, in Springfield, Missouri, USA. Keiser won one major championship: the 1946 Masters. Keiser played in 1 Ryder Cup for USA (1947), winning 0, losing 1 and halving 0 of 1 match for 0 points.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 1946 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 282 (-6) · by 1 stroke from Ben Hogan

    Ryder Cup

    Keiser played 1 Ryder Cups for USA: 1 matches, 0 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 0 points (0.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 0-0-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 0-1-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1947 Portland Golf Club USA · USA won 11–1 · 0-1-0, 0 points

    PGA Championship match play

    Every recorded match in our bracket file, 1916–1957: 1 won, 9 lost.

    1. 1940 Round of 64 beat Harry Cooper 5 & 3
    2. 1940 Round of 32 lost to Harold McSpaden 2 & 1
    3. 1941 Round of 64 lost to George Schneiter 4 & 2
    4. 1946 Round of 64 lost to Fay Coleman won on 20th hole
    5. 1947 Round of 64 lost to Vic Ghezzi 6 & 5
    6. 1948 Round of 64 lost to Errie Ball 4 & 3
    7. 1949 Round of 64 lost to Horton Smith 6 & 4
    8. 1951 Round of 64 lost to Ed Oliver 5 & 4
    9. 1954 Round of 64 lost to Henry Ransom 2 & 1
    10. 1957 Round of 32 lost to Henry Ransom 5 & 3

    Records and firsts

    Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

    1. 1946 Masters Wire-to-wire Masters winner: with ties · listed only by TGNN; Golf Monthly does not include 1946

    Sources

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

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