1922 U.S. Open (golf) explained

1922 U.S. Open
Dates:	July 14–15, 1922
Location:	Glencoe, Illinois
Course:	Skokie Country Club
Org:	USGA
Format:	Stroke play − 72 holes
Par:	70
Yardage:	^[1]
Field:	78
Cut:	none
Purse:	$1,725
Winners Share:	$500
Champion:	Gene Sarazen
Score:	288 (+8)
Previous:	1921
Next:	1923

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.^[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 10feet 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

Round summaries

First round

Friday, July 14, 1922 (morning)

Place	Score	To par
1	68	−2
2	71	+1
T3	72	+2
Chick Evans (a)

T6	73	+3

Source:

Second round

Friday, July 14, 1922 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Score	To par
1		71-71=142	+2
2		73-71=144	+4
T3		68-77=145	+5
	72-73=145
5	Bobby Jones (a)	74-72=146	+6
6	Lloyd Gullickson (a)	77-70=147	+7
T7		72-76=148	+8
	73-75=148
Chick Evans (a)	72-76=148
T10		74-75=149	+9
	76-73=149
	73-76=149
	73-76=149

Source:

Third round

Saturday, July 15, 1922 (morning)

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Bobby Jones (a)	74-72-70=216	+6
	73-71-72=216
T3		71-71-75=217	+7
4		68-77-74=219	+9
5		72-73-75=220	+10
T6	Chick Evans (a)	72-76-74=222	+12
	73-75-74=222
8			78-74-71=223	+13
9		76-73-75=224	+14
T10		74-75-77=226	+16
	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		71-71-75-72=289	+9	300
Bobby Jones (a)	74-72-70-73=289	0
4		73-71-72-74=290	+10	200
5		68-77-74-72=291	+11	150
6		76-73-75-72=296	+16	100
7		77-76-73-71=297	+17	90
T8		73-75-74-76=298	+18	73
	73-77-77-71=298
	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]

External links

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Notes and References

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

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