1946 U.S. Amateur: Ted Bishop wins at Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course)
Ted Bishop won the 1946 U.S. Amateur at Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course) in Springfield, New Jersey, beating Smiley Quick won on 37th hole in the final.
Updated October 22, 2026
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- Edition
- 46th
- Dates
- September 9, 1946 to September 14, 1946
- Course
- Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course), Springfield, New Jersey
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying (36 holes) + match play
- Champion
- Ted Bishop · age 33 · United States
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Amateur
- Runner-up
- Smiley Quick · age 37
- Final
- won on 37th hole
- Losing semifinalists
- Fred Kammer Jr. and Robert Willits
- Stroke-play medalist
- Skee Riegel (136)
- Defending champion
- Bud Ward · lost in round of 16
- Entries
- 899
What happened at the 1946 U.S. Amateur
Bishop won on the 37th hole when Quick's 3-foot putt lipped out after Bishop holed a 4-footer for birdie 4.
Unheralded Denver collegian Charles 'Babe' Lind, 3 down at the turn, beat defending champion Bud Ward 1 up with a 4-foot putt on the 18th.
Final, Ted Bishop v. Smiley Quick, won on 37th hole. Bishop was 2 down after the morning round, caught Quick on the 24th hole and both shot 146 for the 36 holes; Quick missed a 10-foot birdie putt to win on the 36th, then on the 37th (Baltusrol's 478-yard first) Bishop holed a 4-footer for birdie 4 and Quick's 3-foot putt to halve lipped out.
Round of 16, Charles Lind v. Bud Ward, 1 up. Little-known Denver University senior Lind, 3 down at the ninth, caught Ward on the 14th as Ward's putting failed, and won with a 4-foot putt on the 18th green.
Round of 32, Smiley Quick v. Skee Riegel, 1 up. Quick beat the medalist, who had set a qualifying record of 69-67—136, on the final hole.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the round of 16; earlier rounds are partial (round of 32 (1 of 16 matches with players and result; 1 rows); round of 64 (11 of 32 matches with players and result; 12 rows)).
The final, 1946 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Bishop | def. | Smiley Quick | won on 37th hole |
Semifinals, 1946 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smiley Quick | def. | Fred Kammer Jr. | 3 & 1 |
| Ted Bishop | def. | Robert Willits | 10 & 9 |
Quarterfinals, 1946 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smiley Quick | def. | Maurice McCarthy Jr. | 1 up |
| Fred Kammer Jr. | def. | Cary Middlecoff | 5 & 4 |
| Ted Bishop | def. | Charles Lind | 4 & 3 |
| Robert Willits | def. | Robert Sweeny Jr. | 3 & 2 |
Round of 16, 1946 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smiley Quick | def. | Alpheus Winter Jr. | won on 19th hole |
| Maurice McCarthy Jr. | def. | Art Wall Jr. | won on 19th hole |
| Fred Kammer Jr. | def. | Felice Torza | 2 & 1 |
| Cary Middlecoff | def. | Howard Everitt | 3 & 2 |
| Charles Lind | def. | Bud Ward | 1 up |
| Ted Bishop | def. | Dick Chapman | 2 & 1 |
| Robert Sweeny Jr. | def. | James Frisina | 1 up |
| Robert Willits | def. | Gordon Park | 4 & 3 |
Round of 32, 1946 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smiley Quick | def. | Skee Riegel | 1 up |
Round of 64, 1946 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skee Riegel | def. | Robert Babbish | 1 up |
| Smiley Quick | def. | Henry Martell | 2 up |
| Gordon Haskell | def. | Otto Greiner | 2 & 1 |
| Maurice McCarthy Jr. | def. | Richard A. Mayer | 1 up |
| James Ukauka | def. | Kenneth Rogers | 1 up |
| Alpheus Winter Jr. | def. | Randall R. Ahern | 2 & 1 |
| Fred Kammer Jr. | def. | Walter Emery | 8 & 7 |
| Art Wall Jr. | def. | Neil White | 4 & 3 |
| George E. Victor | def. | Dan Carmichael Jr. | 2 & 1 |
| Howard Everitt | def. | Willie Turnesa | unknown |
| Ed Meister | def. | Bobby Brownell | 2 & 1 |
| Mark Stuart | def. | Eddie Ault | 3 & 1 |
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Amateur data set (research collected through October 20, 2026). "unknown" means no source confirmed it; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the USGA's own record is used.
Data: us-amateur.json.