1928 U.S. Open (golf)

1928 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates June 21–24, 1928
Location Olympia Fields, Illinois
Course(s) Olympia Fields Country Club
Course No. 4[1][2]
Organized by USGA
Format Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par 71[3]
Length 6,726 yards (6,150 m)[3]
Field 144 players,[4] 65 after cut
Cut 158 (+16)
Prize fund $2,000[4]
Winner's share $500
Champion
United States Johnny Farrell
294 (+10), playoff
Olympia 
Fields 
Location in the United States
Olympia 
Fields 
Location in Illinois

The 1928 U.S. Open was the 32nd U.S. Open, held June 21–24 at Course No. 4 of Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Illinois, a suburb south of Chicago. Johnny Farrell defeated noted amateur Bobby Jones in a 36-hole playoff to win his only major title.[5] For Jones, a two-time champion in 1923 and 1926, it was his second playoff loss at the U.S. Open in four years and his fourth finish as a runner-up. He won the next two in 1929 and 1930.

Jones jumped out to the 36-hole lead with rounds of 73-71, two shots ahead of George Von Elm and Bill Leach.[6] After a 73 in the third round, Jones took a two-stroke lead over Leach and Henry Ciuci into the final round. Five strokes behind Jones was Farrell, who had recorded rounds of 77-74-71. Farrell teed off well before Jones and shot 72 and a 294 total. With Jones still on the course with the lead, Farrell did not believe he had a chance of winning. In his final round, Jones was uncharacteristically erratic on holes six through ten, at seven-over-par for those five holes. He regrouped on the last eight holes and carded a 77 (+6) for 294 (+10).[7][8] Gene Sarazen informed Farrell in the clubhouse that he and Jones were tied. Roland Hancock, age 21, would have won the championship by two strokes had he parred the final two holes, but he double-bogeyed 17 and bogeyed 18 to fall a shot out of the playoff.

This was the first year that the USGA implemented a 36-hole playoff. On the first 18, Farrell shot a 70 to Jones' 73. Beginning the second 18, however, Jones quickly got back to all square after two holes. Jones double-bogeyed the 4th to give Farrell a two-stroke lead once again, but three consecutive bogeys beginning at the 10th knocked Farrell out of the lead. Now trailing by one with six holes to play, Farrell nearly aced the par-3 13th, recording a birdie to tie up the match. At the 16th, Jones missed a short putt to give Farrell the lead. At 17, Farrell hit a superb approach to 3 feet (0.9 m), while Jones was 20 feet (6 m) away. Jones made his birdie putt to put pressure on Farrell, who responded by holing out. At the par-5 18th, both Jones and Farrell recorded birdies, clinching a one-stroke victory for Farrell in the rain.[9]

The next playoff at the U.S. Open was the following year, won by Jones by 23 strokes. The playoff in 1931 was tied after 36 holes, resulting in a second 36-hole playoff, which caused the USGA to return to the 18-hole format. The next playoff in 1939 was reduced back to 18 holes, but the top two competitors were tied and it went another 18 holes. Sudden-death following the round was not introduced until the 1950s, and not needed until 1990; it was used again in 1994 and 2008.

The four 18-hole courses at Olympia Fields were reduced to two in the late 1940s when the club sold half of its property. Course No. 4 became the North course, and the South course is a composite of holes from the other three.[10]

Course layout

Course No. 4

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards5304554203683531634152204583,3824333873801304335551533834903,3446,726
Par544443434354443453453671

Source:[2][3][4]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Bobby Jones (a) United States1923, 192673717377294+102
Walter Hagen United States1914, 191975727376296+12T4
Gene Sarazen United States192278767372299+15T6
Willie Macfarlane Scotland192573747380300+16T14
Tommy Armour Scotland
 United States		192776757773301+1716
Jim Barnes England192173807879310+26T36
Fred McLeod Scotland190873768478311+27T41

Source:[7][11][12]

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Chick Evans (a) United States19167780157+15

Source:[11]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 21, 1928

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Frank Ball England70–1
Henry Ciuci United States
3Leonard Schmutte United States71E
T4Leo Diegel United States72+1
Johnny Golden United States
Bill Leach United States
Horton Smith United States
T8Jim Barnes England73+2
Bobby Jones (a) United States
Johnny Jones United States
Willie Hunter Scotland
 United States
Willie Macfarlane Scotland
Fred McLeod Scotland
Fred Morrison United States

Source:[13]

Second round

Friday, June 22, 1928

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bobby Jones (a) United States73-71=144+2
T2Bill Leach United States72-74=146+4
George Von Elm (a) United States74-72=146
T4Henry Ciuci United States70-77=147+5
Walter Hagen United States75-72=147
Willie Macfarlane Scotland73-74=147
T7Waldo Crowder United States74-74=148+6
Al Espinosa United States74-74=148
Denny Shute United States75-73=148
Frank Walsh United States74-74=148

Source:[11]

Third round

Saturday, June 23, 1928 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bobby Jones (a) United States73-71-73=217+4
T2Henry Ciuci United States70-77-72=219+6
Bill Leach United States72-74-73=219
T4Walter Hagen United States75-72-73=220+7
Willie Macfarlane Scotland73-74-73=220
T6Johnny Farrell United States77-74-71=222+9
George Von Elm (a) United States74-72-76=222
8Roland Hancock United States74-77-72=223+10
T9Waldo Crowder United States74-74-76=224+11
Ed Dudley United States77-79-68=224

Source:[7][12]

Final round

Saturday, June 23, 1928 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1Johnny Farrell United States77-74-71-72=294+10Playoff
Bobby Jones (a) United States73-71-73-77=294
3Roland Hancock United States74-77-72-72=295+11300
T4Walter Hagen United States75-72-73-76=296+12200
George Von Elm (a) United States74-72-76-74=2960
T6Henry Ciuci United States70-77-72-80=299+1574
Waldo Crowder United States74-74-76-75=299
Ed Dudley United States77-79-68-75=299
Bill Leach United States72-74-73-80=299
Gene Sarazen United States78-76-73-72=299
Denny Shute United States75-73-79-72=299
Macdonald Smith Scotland
 United States		75-77-75-72=299
Joe Turnesa United States74-77-74-74=299

Source:[7][12]

(a) denotes amateur

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par544443434444345345
United States Farrell +9  +9  +9  +9 +10+10+10+10+10+11+10+10+10+10+11+11+11+10
United States Jones+4+4+4+4+3+5+7+8+9+9+10+10+10+10+9+10+10+10

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[7]

Playoff

Sunday, June 24, 1928   (36 holes)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Johnny Farrell United States70-73=143+1500
2Bobby Jones (a) United States73-71=144+20

Scorecards

Morning round

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par544443434444345345
United States FarrellE+1+1+1+1E+1+2+2+1+2+2+2+3+2+1E–1
United States Jones–1E+2+2+2+2+2+2+3+3+3+3+3+3+2+2+2+2

Afternoon round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par544443434444345345
United States FarrellE+1+1EEE+1+1+1+2+3+4+3+3+3+3+2+1
United States Jones+1+1+3+2+1+1+1+1+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+4+3+2

Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+

Source:[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Bobby Jones turns in 70 card at Olympia Fields". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. June 20, 1928. p. 4-sec 2.
  2. 1 2 "National Open tourney starts today at Olympia". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. June 21, 1928. p. 14.
  3. 1 2 3 "Favorites lag behind two 'dark horses'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. June 22, 1928. p. 14.
  4. 1 2 3 Rohm, Harold (June 21, 1928). "144 start play today for U.S. Open golf title". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 19.
  5. 1 2 Sixty, Billy (June 25, 1928). "Farrell wins playoff from Jones by one stroke". Milwaukee Journal. p. 4-part 2.
  6. ↑ Rohm, Harland (June 23, 1928). "Jones' 144 leads Open by 2 strokes". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 17.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Maxwell, Don (June 24, 1928). "Bobby Jones shows 5,000 how to do the impossible". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
  8. ↑ "Jones and Farrell in tie at finish of National Open golf championship". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. June 24, 1928. p. 15.
  9. ↑ "Farrell wins over Jones in golf playoff". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. June 25, 1928. p. 1.
  10. ↑ Chase, Al (June 23, 1946). "Olympia Fields acres expected to be homesites". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. B, part 3.
  11. 1 2 3 "What they shot". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 23, 1928. p. 17.
  12. 1 2 3 "Final scores in National Open meet". Chicago Sunday Tribune. June 24, 1928. p. 2, sec. 2.
  13. ↑ Rohm, Harland (June 22, 1928). "Ball and Ciuci, with 70, tie for lead in Open golf". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 17.

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