1941 - Men (All)
The winners in the category "1941 - Men (All)" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Majors
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The Masters Tournament (8th) (April 3-6). Second-placed Byron Nelson (USA) finished 3 shots behind first-time major championship winner Wood (USA). Later that year Wood also won the US Open. [Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA].
Majors
R&A
Championship not played due to WW2.
Majors
USGA
The US Open (45th) (June 5-7). Second-placed Denny Shute (USA) finished 3 shots behind Wood (USA). [Colonial CC, Ft Worth, TX].
Majors
PGA of America
The US PGA Championship (24th) (July 7-13). Ghezzi (USA) beat Byron Nelson (USA) 1-up after 38 holes in the final. [Cherry Hills CC, Englewood, nr Denver, CO].
Amateur
R&A
Championship not played due to Second World War.
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (45th) (Aug 25-30). Marvin "Bud" Ward (USA) beat B. Patrick "Pat" Abbott (USA) 4 and 3 in the 36-hole final. [Field Club of Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska].
America
George S. May
Played as the inaugural Tam O'Shanter Open (Sept 4-7). Second-placed Ben Hogan (USA) and Leonard Dodson (USA) finished 1 shot behind Byron Nelson (USA). [Tam O'Shanter CC, Niles, nr Chicago, IL; now the municipal Tam O'Shanter Golf Course].
America
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Played as the Argentine Open (Abierto de la Republica/Argentina). Second-placed Eduardo Blasi (Arg) and Enrique Bertolino (Arg) finished 4 shots behind Demaret (USA), who posted the lowest 72-hole total in the event's 37-year history. [San Isidro GC, Buenos Aires].
Played as the Asheville "Land of the Sky" Open.
America
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Played as the Greater Atlantic City Open (Sept 12-14). Second-placed Vic Ghezzi (USA) and Ben Hogan (USA) finished 6 shots behind Lloyd Mangrum (USA). [Atlantic City CC, Northfield, New Jersey].
Played as the Bellair Open.
America
WGA
Played as the Western Open (Jan 31-Feb 2; played in Phoenix, replacing the Phoenix Open on the tour schedule). Second-placed Ben Hogan (USA) and Byron Nelson (USA) finished 3 shots behind Ed "Porky" Oliver (USA). [Phoenix CC, Phoenix, AZ].
America
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Played as the Canadian Open (Aug 7-9). Second-placed Bobby Gray (Scot/Can) finished 2 shots behind defending champion and three-time Canadian Open winner Sam Snead (USA). [Lambton G&CC, Toronto, Ont.].
America
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Played as the Chicago Open (July 18-20). Second-placed Craig Wood (USA) finished 2 shots behind Ben Hogan (USA). [Elmhurst CC, Addison, nr Chicago, IL; now called Oak Meadows GC].
Played as the Florida West Coast Open.
America
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Played as the Los Angeles Open (Jan 3-6). Second-placed Craig Wood (USA) finished 2 shots behind Bulla (USA), who recorded his first and only PGA Tour win. [Riviera CC, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA].
America
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Played as the inaugural (and only) Henry Hurst Invitational (Sept 19-21). Second-placed Dick Metz (USA) finished 9 shots behind Sam Snead (USA). [Torresdale-Frankford CC, Torresdale, nr Philadelphia, PA; now known as The Union League Golf Club at Torresdale].
America
Hershey
Played as the (last) Hershey Open (Aug 28-31). Second-placed Lloyd Mangrum (USA) finished 5 shots behind Ben Hogan (USA). At the time Hogan was the resident golf professional at Hershey CC. [West Course, Hershey CC, Hershey, PA].
Played as the Inverness Four-Ball.
America
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Played as the Miami Biltmore International Four-Ball. Winning Team: Ben Hogan & Gene Sarazen, by 4 and 3 in the final. [The Biltmore, Coral Gables, Miami, FL].
Played as the Miami Biltmore International Four-Ball. Winning Team : Ben Hogan & Gene Sarazen, by 4 and 3 in the final.
America
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Played as the Miami Open (Dec 11-14). Second-placed Ben Hogan (USA) finished 5 shots behind defending champion Byron Nelson (USA). [Miami Springs G&CC, Miami, FL; at the time known as Miami Springs Municipal Course].
America
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Played as the New Orleans Open (Feb 14-16). Second-placed Ben Hogan (USA) finished 2 shots behind Henry Picard (USA), who won this event for the second time in three years. [Bayou Oaks at City Park, New Orleans, LA. Played on what was known as City Park's No.1 (East) course; now part of the South course).
America
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Played as the North & South Open (March 18-20). Second-placed Clayton Heafner (USA) finished 3 shots behind Sam Snead (USA). [No.2 Course, Pinehurst Resort, North Carolina].
America
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Played as the Oakland Open (Jan 9-13). Leonard Dodson (USA) beat Ben Hogan (USA) and E.J. "Dutch" Harrison (USA) in an 18-hole Monday playoff (Dodson 71, Hogan 74, Harrison 76). Dodson recorded the last of his three PGA Tour wins. [Sequoyah CC, Oakland, California].
America
Bing Crosby
Played as the Bing Crosby Pro-Am (Jan 25/26; 36-hole event). Second-placed Craig Wood (USA) finished 1 shot behind Snead (USA), who won this event for the third time in its five year history. [Rancho Sante Fe GC, nr San Diego, CA].
America
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Phoenix Open played as the Western Open in 1941; won by Ed "Porky" Oliver (USA). [Phoenix CC, Phoenix, AZ]. (In 2007 the Western Open became the BMW Championship).
America
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Played as the San Francisco Match Play Championship.
America
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Played as the St Augustine Pro-Am Championship.
Played as the St Paul Open.
Played as the St Petersburg Open.
America
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Played as the Texas Open (Feb 7-9). Second-placed Ben Hogan (USA) finished 3 shots behind Lawson Little (USA). The event saw both rain and snow, and required the application of winter rules. [Willow Springs GC, San Antonio, TX].
America
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Played as the Thomasville Open (Feb 22/23; 54-hole event). Second-placed Chandley Harper (USA), Ben Hogan (USA) and defending champion Lloyd Mangrum (USA) finished 8 shots behind Harold "Jug" McSpaden (USA). [Glen Arven CC, Thomasville, Georgia].
America
The Times-Union
Played as the inaugural Times-Union Open (Aug 15-17). Second-placed Ben Hogan (USA) finished 7 shots behind Sam Snead (USA), who won on the PGA Tour for the second straight week. [East Course, Oak Hill CC, Rochester, NY].
America
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Played as the Greater Greensboro Open (March 20-23). Second-placed Vic Ghezzi (USA) finished 2 shots behind Nelson (USA). [Sedgefield CC and Starmount Forest CC, Greensboro, NC].
Europe
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Belgian Open not played due to World War II.
Europe
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News of the World Match Play not played due to World War II.
Europe
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Dutch Open not played due to the World War II.
Europe
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Not played due to World War II.
Europe
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Not played due to World War II.
Europe
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Played as the Spanish Open. Won by Mario Provencio (Esp). This was the second of Provencio's four Spanish Open titles. [Arriba course, Real (Royal) Club de la Puerta de Hierro, Madrid].
Asia
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Played as the Philippine Open (in Feb 1941). Celestino Tugot (Phil) finished in second place behind Montes (Phil). [East course, Wack Wack G&CC, Manila, Philippines].
Japan
JGA
Played as the Japan Open (May 8-10; Japanese major ch'ship). Won by Nobuhara (Jpn). [Hodogaya CC, Asahi, Kanagawa, Japan].
Japan
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Japan PGA Championship not played in 1941.
Aus/NZ
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Australian Open not played 1940-45 due to World War II.
Aus/NZ
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Not played due to World War II.
Aus/NZ
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New Zealand Open not played due to World War II.
Aus/NZ
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New Zealand PGA Championship not played due to World War II.
Africa
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Not played due to World War II.
Awards
PGA of America
Hogan (USA) won his second straight PGA of America Vardon Trophy, based on a season-long points accumulation.
Awards
PGA of America
Hogan (USA) won his second straight PGA Tour leading money winner title, with 1941 season earnings of $18,358 on the Tour.
Awards
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Harry Vardon Trophy not presented in 1941, due to World War II.
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