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1922 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 14–15, 1922
Location Glencoe, Illinois
Course(s) Skokie Country Club
Organized by USGA
Format Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par70
Length6,548 yards (5,987 m) [1]
Field78
Cutnone
Prize fund $1,725
Winner's share$500
Champion
United States Gene Sarazen
288 (+8)
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Skokie CC is located in Illinois
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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

See also: Skokie Country Club
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 United States Walter Hagen 68 −2
2 Scotland John Black 71 +1
T3 Scotland Laurie Ayton, Snr 72 +2
United States Chick Evans (a)
United States Gene Sarazen
T6 United States Mike Brady 73 +3
United States Johnny Farrell
United States Bob MacDonald
United States Bill Mehlhorn
United States Al Watrous

Source: [1]

Second round

Friday, July 14, 1922 (afternoon)

Place Player Score To par
1 Scotland John Black 71-71=142 +2
2 United States Bill Mehlhorn 73-71=144 +4
T3 United States Walter Hagen 68-77=145 +5
United States Gene Sarazen 72-73=145
5 United States Bobby Jones (a) 74-72=146 +6
6 United States Lloyd Gullickson (a) 77-70=147 +7
T7 Scotland Laurie Ayton, Snr 72-76=148 +8
United States Mike Brady 73-75=148
United States Chick Evans (a) 72-76=148
T10 England Jim Barnes 74-75=149 +9
Scotland George Duncan 76-73=149
United States Johnny Farrell 73-76=149
United States Bob MacDonald 73-76=149

Source: [1]

Third round

Saturday, July 15, 1922 (morning)

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Bobby Jones (a) 74-72-70=216 +6
United States Bill Mehlhorn 73-71-72=216
T3 Scotland John Black 71-71-75=217 +7
4 United States Walter Hagen 68-77-74=219 +9
5 United States Gene Sarazen 72-73-75=220 +10
T6 United States Chick Evans (a) 72-76-74=222 +12
United States Mike Brady 73-75-74=222
8 United States Jock Hutchison 78-74-71=223 +13
9 Scotland George Duncan 76-73-75=224 +14
T10 England Jim Barnes 74-75-77=226 +16
United States Leo Diegel 77-76-73=226

Source: [2]

Final round

Saturday, July 15, 1922 (afternoon)

Place Player Score To par Money ( $)
1 United States Gene Sarazen 72-73-75-68=288 +8 500
T2 Scotland John Black 71-71-75-72=289 +9 300
United States Bobby Jones (a) 74-72-70-73=289 0
4 United States Bill Mehlhorn 73-71-72-74=290 +10 200
5 United States Walter Hagen 68-77-74-72=291 +11 150
6 Scotland George Duncan 76-73-75-72=296 +16 100
7 United States Leo Diegel 77-76-73-71=297 +17 90
T8 United States Mike Brady 73-75-74-76=298 +18 73
United States Johnny Golden 73-77-77-71=298
United States 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
United States Sarazen +10 +11 +10 +9 +10 +10 +9 +9 +9 +10 +10 +9 +9 +9 +9 +9 +9 +8
Scotland Black +7 +7 +7 +7 +7 +6 +6 +5 +6 +7 +7 +7 +7 +8 +8 +8 +10 +9
United States Jones +6 +6 +7 +7 +8 +8 +8 +8 +8 +9 +9 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +9
United States Mehlhorn +7 +7 +7 +7 +8 +9 +9 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +11 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10
United States 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. ^ a b c d Fullerton, Hugh (July 15, 1922). "Black leads, Mehlhorn 2d, in title golf". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  2. ^ a b c d e Fullerton, Hugh (July 16, 1922). "Sarazen wins thrilling golf finish". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1.
  3. ^ a b "Sarazen, lad of 21, wins golf tourney". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). Associated Press. July 16, 1922. p. 7.
  4. ^ "John Black leads first half at Skokie course". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). July 15, 1922. p. 14.
  5. ^ "Leading cards at Skokie". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 15, 1922.

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