1922 U.S. Open (golf)

1922 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates July 14–15, 1922
Location Glencoe, Illinois
Course(s) Skokie Country Club
Organized by USGA
Format Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par 70
Length 6,548 yards (5,987 m)[1]
Field 78
Cut none
Prize fund $1,725
Winner's share $500
Champion
United States Gene Sarazen
288 (+8)
Skokie CC 
Location in the United States
Skokie CC
Location in Illinois

The 1922 U.S. Open was the 26th U.S. Open, held July 14–15 at Skokie Country Club in Glencoe, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago. Gene Sarazen won the first of his seven major championships, one stroke ahead of runners-up John Black and 20-year-old amateur Bobby Jones.[2][3]

Walter Hagen, the winner of the British Open three weeks earlier, opened with 68 to take a three-shot lead over Black on Friday morning. In the second round that afternoon, Black shot a 71 to take a two-stroke lead over Bill Mehlhorn, with Hagen and Sarazen another stroke back.[1][4]

Jones had an even-par 70 in the third round to take a share of the 54-hole lead with Mehlhorn, while Black's 75 left him one behind. The leaders could not contend with Sarazen's brilliant play in the final round, recording a two-putt birdie on the finishing hole for a 68 and 288 total. Black needed to par the final two holes to force a playoff, but his tee shot on 17 went out of bounds and led to a double bogey. Needing an eagle on the par-5 18th to tie, Black's second shot landed ten feet (3 m) from the pin, but in a greenside bunker. When he failed to hole out from the sand, Sarazen clinched the title.[2][3]

Sarazen, age 20, became the fourth American-born champion of the U.S. Open, joining John McDermott, Francis Ouimet, and Hagen. He won a second U.S. Open ten years later in 1932.

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4301984403505903902154351853,2284404303451853153403654304703,3206,548
Par434454343344453444453670

Source:[5]

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Walter Hagen United States1914, 191968777472291+115
Chick Evans (a) United States191672767480302+2216
Jim Barnes England192174757780306+26T24

Source:[2]

Round summaries

First round

Friday, July 14, 1922 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Walter Hagen United States68−2
2John Black Scotland71+1
T3Laurie Ayton, Snr Scotland72+2
Chick Evans (a) United States
Gene Sarazen United States
T6Mike Brady United States73+3
Johnny Farrell United States
Bob MacDonald Scotland
 United States
Bill Mehlhorn United States
Al Watrous United States

Source:[1]

Second round

Friday, July 14, 1922 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1John Black Scotland71-71=142+2
2Bill Mehlhorn United States73-71=144+4
T3Walter Hagen United States68-77=145+5
Gene Sarazen United States72-73=145
5Bobby Jones (a) United States74-72=146+6
6Lloyd Gullickson (a) United States77-70=147+7
T7Laurie Ayton, Snr Scotland72-76=148+8
Mike Brady United States73-75=148
Chick Evans (a) United States72-76=148
T10Jim Barnes England74-75=149+9
George Duncan Scotland76-73=149
Johnny Farrell United States73-76=149
Bob MacDonald Scotland
 United States		73-76=149

Source:[1]

Third round

Saturday, July 15, 1922 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Bobby Jones (a) United States74-72-70=216+6
Bill Mehlhorn United States73-71-72=216
T3John Black Scotland71-71-75=217+7
4Walter Hagen United States68-77-74=219+9
5Gene Sarazen United States72-73-75=220+10
T6Chick Evans (a) United States72-76-74=222+12
Mike Brady United States73-75-74=222
8Jock Hutchison Scotland
 United States		78-74-71=223+13
9George Duncan Scotland76-73-75=224+14
T10Jim Barnes England74-75-77=226+16
Leo Diegel United States77-76-73=226

Source:[2]

Final round

Saturday, July 15, 1922 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Gene Sarazen United States72-73-75-68=288+8500
T2John Black Scotland71-71-75-72=289+9300
Bobby Jones (a) United States74-72-70-73=2890
4Bill Mehlhorn United States73-71-72-74=290+10200
5Walter Hagen United States68-77-74-72=291+11150
6George Duncan Scotland76-73-75-72=296+16100
7Leo Diegel United States77-76-73-71=297+1790
T8Mike Brady United States73-75-74-76=298+1873
Johnny Golden United States73-77-77-71=298
Jock Hutchison Scotland
 United States		78-74-71-75=298

Source:[2]

(a) denotes amateur

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123  4  56  7  89101112131415161718
Par434454343444344445
United States Sarazen+10+11+10+9+10+10+9+9+9+10+10+9+9+9+9+9+9+8
Scotland Black+7+7+7+7+7+6+6+5+6+7+7+7+7+8+8+8+10+9
United States Jones+6+6+7+7+8+8+8+8+8+9+9+10+10+10+10+10+10+9
United States Mehlhorn+7+7+7+7+8+9+9+10+10+10+10+10+11+10+10+10+10+10
United States Hagen+9+8+9+9+9+9+9+10+10+10+10+10+10+10+11+11+12+11

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Fullerton, Hugh (July 15, 1922). "Black leads, Mehlhorn 2d, in title golf". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fullerton, Hugh (July 16, 1922). "Sarazen wins thrilling golf finish". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1.
  3. 1 2 "Sarazen, lad of 21, wins golf tourney". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). Associated Press. July 16, 1922. p. 7.
  4. ↑ "John Black leads first half at Skokie course". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). July 15, 1922. p. 14.
  5. ↑ "Leading cards at Skokie". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 15, 1922.

Coordinates: 42°07′41″N 87°45′43″W / 42.128°N 87.762°W / 42.128; -87.762

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