1953 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 11–13, 1953
LocationOakmont, Pennsylvania
Course(s)Oakmont Country Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,916 yards (6,324 m)[1]
Field157 players, 60 after cut
Cut153 (+9)
Prize fund$20,400[2]
Winner's share$5,000
Champion
United States Ben Hogan
283 (−5)
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 Oakmont is located in Pennsylvania
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The 1953 U.S. Open was the 53rd U.S. Open, held June 11–13 at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, a suburb northeast of Pittsburgh. Ben Hogan won a record-tying fourth U.S. Open title, six strokes ahead of runner-up Sam Snead.

Overview

Although a three-time champion, Hogan was required to participate with the rest of the field in 36-hole qualifying on Tuesday and Wednesday, immediately preceding the championship. The only exemption at the time was for the defending champion, Julius Boros.[3] The field for the qualifier was 300, with one round at Oakmont and another at the Pittsburgh Field Club, host of the PGA Championship in 1937.[4]

After qualifying, Hogan shot a tournament-low 67 (−5) in the first round on Thursday and an even-par 72 on Friday to hold a two-stroke lead over Snead and George Fazio.[5] Snead's third-round 72 on Saturday morning left him just a shot back of Hogan heading into the final round in the afternoon. With nine holes to go in the final round, Snead trailed by just one shot. Hogan made three birdies on Oakmont's back nine, including a 25-foot (8 m) birdie putt at 13 on his way to a 71 and a 283 total, six shots clear of Snead, who shot a final round 76.[6][1] Hogan's first-round 67 and Snead's second-round 69 were the only sub-70 rounds by any players for the entire tournament.[7] Hogan's win at Oakmont was his fourth U.S. Open title, equaling the record of Willie Anderson and Bobby Jones (Jack Nicklaus would win his fourth U.S. Open in 1980). The four wins came in the last five U.S. Opens in which Hogan had entered; he missed the 1949 edition following his near-fatal automobile accident.

Two future champions made their U.S. Open debuts in 1953 as amateurs: Arnold Palmer, 23, of nearby Latrobe and Ken Venturi, 22, of San Francisco. Both missed the cut; Venturi (78-76=154) by one stroke, Palmer (84-78=162) by nine.[8]

Hogan in 1953

Already the Masters champion, Hogan followed up his U.S. Open win with another at the British Open at Carnoustie a few weeks later. He became the first to win three professional majors in a single season, a feat matched only by Tiger Woods in 2000. Through 2018, Hogan remains the only golfer in history to win the Masters, U.S. Open, and British Open in the same calendar year. His margins of victory in the 1953 majors were five, six, and four strokes, respectively.

In 1953, the final two majors were in conflict on the schedule. The match-play PGA Championship was a seven-day event, held July 1–7 near Detroit; the British Open in Scotland was played July 8–10, with a mandatory 36-hole qualifier on July 6–7.[9][10]

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4933554285443841833872534803,5074703725981613624582342924623,4096,916
Par544543435374453443443572

Source:[11]

Lengths of the course for previous major championships:

The first hole became a par 4 for majors in 1962.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 11, 1953

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Ben Hogan67−5
T2United States Walter Burkemo70−2
United States George Fazio
United States Frank Souchak (a)
T5United States Jimmy Demaret71−1
United States Bill Ogden
T7United States Lou Barbaro72E
United States Jerry Barber
United States Jay Hebert
United States Sam Snead

Source:[12]

Second round

Friday, June 12, 1953

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Ben Hogan67-72=139−5
T2United States George Fazio70-71=141−3
United States Sam Snead72-69=141
4United States Lloyd Mangrum73-70=143−1
5United States Jay Hebert72-72=144E
6United States Dick Metz75-70=145+1
T7United States Al Mengert75-71=146+2
United States Frank Souchak (a)70-76=146
T9United States Jerry Barber72-75=147+3
United States Julius Boros75-72=147
United States Jimmy Demaret71-76=147
United States Fred Haas74-73=147
United States Marty Furgol73-74=147
United States Ted Kroll76-71=147

Source:[8]

Third round

Saturday, June 13, 1953 (morning)

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Ben Hogan67-72-73=212−4
2United States Sam Snead72-69-72=213−3
T3United States Jimmy Demaret71-76-71=218+2
United States George Fazio70-71-77=218
United States Jay Hebert72-72-74=218
T6United States Fred Haas74-73-72=219+3
United States Dick Metz75-70-74=219
T8United States Jack Burke Jr.76-73-72=221+5
United States Ted Kroll76-71-74=221
T10United States Dutch Harrison77-75-70=222+6
South Africa Bobby Locke78-70-74=222
United States Frank Souchak (a)70-76-76=222

Final round

Saturday, June 13, 1953 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1United States Ben Hogan67-72-73-71=283−55,000
2United States Sam Snead72-69-72-76=289+13,000
3United States Lloyd Mangrum73-70-74-75=292+41,500
T4United States Pete Cooper78-75-71-70=294+6816
United States Jimmy Demaret71-76-71-76=294
United States George Fazio70-71-77-76=294
T7United States Ted Kroll76-71-74-74=295+7450
United States Dick Metz75-70-74-76=295
T9United States Marty Furgol73-74-76-73=296+8325
United States Jay Hebert72-72-74-78=296
United States Frank Souchak (a)70-76-76-74=2960
(a) denotes amateur

References

  1. 1 2 "Hogan wins 4th U.S. Open". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. June 14, 1953. p. 1-sports.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Open history: 1953". USGA. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  3. ↑ "National Open qualifying scores". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. June 11, 1953. p. 43.
  4. ↑ "'53 National Open at Oakmont will be revised sharply". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. June 13, 1952. p. 23.
  5. ↑ "Hogan slips to 72 but still leads Open by two strokes". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. June 13, 1953. p. 2-sports.
  6. ↑ Fraley, Oscar (June 14, 1953). "Steel nerved Hogan wins Open". Victoria Advocate. Texas. United Press. p. 12A.
  7. ↑ "1953 U.S. Open: Recap and Scores for the 1953 U.S. Open Golf Tournament". About.com Golf. Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  8. 1 2 "National Open Golf Scores". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. Associated Press. June 13, 1953. p. 7.
  9. ↑ "Bobby Locke has 32-33-65 in qualifying for British Open". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. July 7, 1953. p. 17.
  10. ↑ "Burkemo wins P.G.A. - Locke paces British qualifiers". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. July 8, 1953. p. 21.
  11. ↑ "Oakmont, the champ, the man to beat". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Florida. NEA. June 10, 1953. p. 9.
  12. ↑ "National Open Golf Scores". Youngstown Vindicator. ohio. Associated Press. June 12, 1953. p. 35.

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