1946 U.S. Open: Lloyd Mangrum wins at Canterbury G.C.
Lloyd Mangrum won the 1946 U.S. Open at Canterbury G.C. in Cleveland, Ohio with 284 (−4), beating Vic Ghezzi and Byron Nelson in a playoff.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1946 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 12, 1946 to June 16, 1946
- Course
- Canterbury G.C., Cleveland, Ohio
- Edition
- 46th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Lloyd Mangrum · USA · born Trenton, Texas, USA
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 284 (−4)
- Runners-up
- Vic Ghezzi, Byron Nelson
- Playoff
- 36 holes
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lloyd Mangrum | 284 | −4 |
| T2 | Vic Ghezzi | ||
| T2 | Byron Nelson |
What happened at the 1946 U.S. Open
Mangrum won a 36-hole playoff with Ghezzi and Nelson.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Open data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: us-open-years.json (the U.S. Open room's data); dates from GNN's U.S. Open final-day dates table (Wikipedia infoboxes).