| 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 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Gene Sarazen | |
| 288 (+8) | |
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
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 430 | 198 | 440 | 350 | 590 | 390 | 215 | 435 | 185 | 3,228 | 440 | 430 | 345 | 185 | 315 | 340 | 365 | 430 | 470 | 3,320 | 6,548 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 70 |
Source:[5]
Round summaries
First round
Friday, July 14, 1922 (morning)
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Hagen | 68 | −2 |
| 2 |  John Black | 71 | +1 |
| T3 | Laurie Ayton, Snr | 72 | +2 |
| Chick Evans (a) | |||
| Gene Sarazen | |||
| T6 | Mike Brady | 73 | +3 |
| Johnny Farrell | |||
| Bob MacDonald | |||
| Bill Mehlhorn | |||
| Al Watrous |
Source:[1]
Second round
Friday, July 14, 1922 (afternoon)
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Black | 71-71=142 | +2 |
| 2 | Bill Mehlhorn | 73-71=144 | +4 |
| T3 | Walter Hagen | 68-77=145 | +5 |
| Gene Sarazen | 72-73=145 | ||
| 5 | Bobby Jones (a) | 74-72=146 | +6 |
| 6 | Lloyd Gullickson (a) | 77-70=147 | +7 |
| T7 | Laurie Ayton, Snr | 72-76=148 | +8 |
| Mike Brady | 73-75=148 | ||
| Chick Evans (a) | 72-76=148 | ||
| T10 |  Jim Barnes | 74-75=149 | +9 |
| George Duncan | 76-73=149 | ||
| Johnny Farrell | 73-76=149 | ||
| Bob MacDonald | 73-76=149 |
Source:[1]
Third round
Saturday, July 15, 1922 (morning)
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Bobby Jones (a) | 74-72-70=216 | +6 |
| Bill Mehlhorn | 73-71-72=216 | ||
| T3 | John Black | 71-71-75=217 | +7 |
| 4 | Walter Hagen | 68-77-74=219 | +9 |
| 5 | Gene Sarazen | 72-73-75=220 | +10 |
| T6 | Chick Evans (a) | 72-76-74=222 | +12 |
| Mike Brady | 73-75-74=222 | ||
| 8 | Jock Hutchison | 78-74-71=223 | +13 |
| 9 | George Duncan | 76-73-75=224 | +14 |
| T10 | Jim Barnes | 74-75-77=226 | +16 |
| Leo Diegel | 77-76-73=226 |
Source:[2]
Final round
Saturday, July 15, 1922 (afternoon)
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gene Sarazen | 72-73-75-68=288 | +8 | 500 |
| T2 | John Black | 71-71-75-72=289 | +9 | 300 |
| Bobby Jones (a) | 74-72-70-73=289 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Bill Mehlhorn | 73-71-72-74=290 | +10 | 200 |
| 5 | Walter Hagen | 68-77-74-72=291 | +11 | 150 |
| 6 | George Duncan | 76-73-75-72=296 | +16 | 100 |
| 7 | Leo Diegel | 77-76-73-71=297 | +17 | 90 |
| T8 | Mike Brady | 73-75-74-76=298 | +18 | 73 |
| Johnny Golden | 73-77-77-71=298 | |||
| Jock Hutchison | 78-74-71-75=298 |
Source:[2]
- (a) denotes amateur
Scorecard
Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Sarazen | +10 | +11 | +10 | +9 | +10 | +10 | +9 | +9 | +9 | +10 | +10 | +9 | +9 | +9 | +9 | +9 | +9 | +8 |
| Black | +7 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +6 | +6 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +8 | +8 | +8 | +10 | +9 |
| Jones | +6 | +6 | +7 | +7 | +8 | +8 | +8 | +8 | +8 | +9 | +9 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +9 |
| Mehlhorn | +7 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +8 | +9 | +9 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +11 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +10 |
 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 2 3 4 Fullerton, Hugh (July 15, 1922). "Black leads, Mehlhorn 2d, in title golf". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Fullerton, Hugh (July 16, 1922). "Sarazen wins thrilling golf finish". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1.
- 1 2 "Sarazen, lad of 21, wins golf tourney". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). Associated Press. July 16, 1922. p. 7.
- ↑ "John Black leads first half at Skokie course". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). July 15, 1922. p. 14.
- ↑ "Leading cards at Skokie". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 15, 1922.