1926 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 8–10, 1926
LocationColumbus, Ohio
Course(s)Scioto Country Club
Organized byUSGA
FormatStroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par72[1]
Length6,736 yards (6,159 m)[2]
Field148 players,[3] 63 after cut
Cut159 (+15)
Prize fund$2,000
Winner's share$500
Awarded to runner-up
Champion
United States Bobby Jones (a)
293 (+5)
Columbus is located in the United States
Columbus
Columbus
Location in the United States
Scioto CC is located in Ohio
Scioto CC
Scioto CC
Location in Ohio

The 1926 U.S. Open was the 30th U.S. Open, held July 8–10 at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio. Noted amateur Bobby Jones, winner of the British Open two weeks earlier, won the second of his four U.S. Opens, one stroke ahead of runner-up Joe Turnesa.[4][5]

After rounds of 70-79-71, Jones was three strokes behind third round leader Turnesa, who unraveled on the last nine on Saturday afternoon, with five bogeys in six holes. He managed to birdie the final hole for a 77 and 294 total for solo second (and the winner's share of the purse). Jones got off to a slow start, with bogeys at three of his first five holes, then birdied the 7th and ran off a streak of nine consecutive fours. Needing a par on the par-5 18th to tie (and force a playoff round), Jones hit a 310-yard (283 m) tee shot, then followed with an approach to the green, leaving 15 feet (4.5 m) for eagle. Two-putting for birdie, Jones carded a one-over 73 to best Turnesa by a stroke.[5] Bill Mehlhorn opened with 68 on Thursday,[6][7] and led after both of the first two rounds,[8][9] but was ten over par on Saturday and was four strokes back, in a four-way tie for third.[4]

Jones became the first player to win the U.S. Open and British Open in the same year, and he won both again four years later in 1930, during his grand slam year. Later double Open winners were Gene Sarazen (1932), Ben Hogan (1953), Lee Trevino (1971), Tom Watson (1982), and Tiger Woods (2000). While Turnesa never won a major, he did finish second twice and his brother Jim won the PGA Championship in 1952. Another brother, Willie, won the U.S. Amateur twice and the British Amateur once. In total, eight Turnesa brothers played on the PGA Tour.

This was also the first year since 1919 that the tournament was extended to three days, because of the number of entries and the size of the gallery. The first two rounds were now played over two days, Thursday and Friday, with a 36-hole cut. The final two rounds continued to be played on one day, Saturday. This format continued through 1964, except for the following year in 1927, when it was held Tuesday through Thursday (with a Friday playoff). The final round in 1959 was on Sunday due to weather delays.

Scioto was only ten years old at the time, and its club pro was George Sargent, the 1909 champion,[10] who did not compete. It later hosted the Ryder Cup in 1931 and the PGA Championship in 1950. Scioto is also noteworthy as the club where Jack Nicklaus learned to play as a youth in the 1950s, under the tutelage of Jack Grout.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 8, 1926

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Bill Mehlhorn68−4
T2United States Bobby Jones (a)70−2
United States John Junor
T4United States Al Espinosa71−1
United States Joe Turnesa
T6United States J.G. Collins72E
United States Pat Doyle
United States Leo Diegel
Scotland Willie Macfarlane
United States Dan Williams

Source:[6][7]

Second round

Friday, July 9, 1926

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Bill Mehlhorn68-75=143−1
2United States Joe Turnesa71-74=145+1
3United States Dan Williams72-74=146+2
T4United States Leo Diegel72-76=148+4
United States George McLean74-74=148
T6United States Jack Forrester76-73=149+5
United States Bobby Jones (a)70-79=149
T8United States Al Espinosa71-79=150+6
United States Chick Evans (a)75-75=150
United States Walter Hagen73-77=150
United States John Junor70-80=150
United States Willie Klein76-74=150

Source:[8][9]

Third round

Saturday, July 10, 1926 (morning)

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Joe Turnesa71-74-72=217+1
2United States Bill Mehlhorn68-75-76=219+3
3United States Bobby Jones (a)70-79-71=220+4
4United States Willie Hunter75-77-69=221+5
5United States Leo Diegel72-76-75=223+7
T6United States Johnny Farrell76-79-69=224+8
United States Walter Hagen73-77-74=224
8United States Willie Klein76-74-75=225+9
T9United States Tommy Armour76-76-74=226+10
United States Macdonald Smith82-76-68=226
United States Dan Williams72-74-80=226

Source:[1][3]

Final round

Saturday, July 10, 1926 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1United States Bobby Jones (a)70-79-71-73=293+50
2United States Joe Turnesa71-74-72-77=294+6500
T3United States Leo Diegel72-76-75-74=297+9188
United States Johnny Farrell76-79-69-73=297
United States Bill Mehlhorn68-75-76-78=297
United States Gene Sarazen78-77-72-70=297
7United States Walter Hagen73-77-74-74=298+1090
8United States Willie Hunter75-77-69-79=300+1280
T9United States Tommy Armour76-76-74-75=301+1368
United States Willie Klein76-74-75-76=301
United States Macdonald Smith82-76-68-75=301
United States Dan Williams72-74-80-75=301

Source:[1][3]

Amateurs: Jones (+5), Evans (+14), Johnston (+21), MacDonald (+22), Shute (+28), Westland (+28).

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par444345453445434435
United States Jones+5+5+6+6+7+7+6+6+6+6+6+5+5+6+6+6+6+5
United States Turnesa+2+2+3+3+4+4+3+3+2+2+2+3+4+5+5+6+7+6
United States Melhorn+3+3+4+5+6+6+6+6+6+6+7+9+8+8+8+9+9+9

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+

Source:[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bobby Jones wins National Open golf title". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). July 10, 1926. p. 1C.
  2. ↑ "National golf championships open in Columbus". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). Associated Press. July 8, 1926. p. 8, section 1.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Krum, Morrow (July 8, 1926). "148 tee off for Open golf title today". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 17.
  4. 1 2 Pegler, Westbrook (July 11, 1926). "Jones' victory comes after 18 hole duel". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
  5. 1 2 Sixty, Billy (July 11, 1926). "Jones wins National Open title by one stroke". Milwaukee Journal. p. 1-sports.
  6. 1 2 Krum, Morrow (July 9, 1926). "Melhorn's record 168 tops golf Open". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 23.
  7. 1 2 "Mehlhorn leads for Open title; Junor and Jones tied for second". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 9, 1926. p. 15.
  8. 1 2 Krum, Morrow (July 10, 1926). "Mehlhorn holds golf lead with 143". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 13.
  9. 1 2 "Bill Mehlhorn retains his lead in National Open golf tourney". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 10, 1926. p. 16.
  10. ↑ "Scioto Golf Course". Eugene Guard. (Oregon). (course drawing). July 7, 1926. p. 8.

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