1935 U.S. Open (golf)

August 2023 March 2026 1935 U.S. Open June 6–8, 1935 Oakmont, Pennsylvania Oakmont Country Club PGA Tour USGA Stroke play − 72 holes 72https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aFAtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c9UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4119%2C6217721 Miami News Tricky Oakmont links baffles golfers in Open Bell Jack June 7, 1935 12 6981 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s8JRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IWkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2907%2C4891343 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oakmont course par and yardage June 6, 1935 18 159 players,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s8JRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IWkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4572%2C5049878 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Open field set to tee off at Oakmont today Taggart Bert P. June 6, 1935 166 after cut 161 (+17) $5,000http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1935/06/09/page/27/article/heres-how-prize-money-was-dealt-in-national-open Chicago Sunday Tribune Here's how prize money was dealt in National Open June 9, 1935 7, part 2 $1,000 USA 1912 Sam Parks Jr. 299 (+11) 1934 1936 USA#USA Pennsylvania yes Oakmont Location in the United States##Location in Pennsylvania 40.526 -79.827 type:event_region:US-PA inline,title The 1935 U.S. Open was the 39th U.S. Open, held June 6–8 at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, a suburb northeast of Pittsburgh. Sam Parks Jr., a 25-year-old club pro at nearby South Hills Country Club with no prior tournament wins, prevailed by two strokes in difficult scoring conditions for his only major title.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1935/06/09/page/21/article/parks-takes-u-s-open-golf-title-with-299 Chicago Sunday Tribune Bartlett Charles Parks takes U.S. Open golf title with 299 June 9, 1935 1, sec. 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=alAtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c9UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6627%2C6540244 Miami News Rice Grantland Unknown Sam Parks wins National Open tourney June 9, 1935 10 The purse was $5,000 and the winner's share was $1,000.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tcJRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IWkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3869%2C4096737 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette $5,000 in prizes to Open winners June 10, 1935 17 Jimmy Thomson owned the 36-hole lead after consecutive rounds of 73, despite severe weather that caused scores to soar.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1935/06/08/page/21/article/thomsons-146-tops-nationl-open-golf Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Thomson's 146 tops National Open golf June 8, 1935 21 Sam Parks trailed by four, but in the third round he recorded a 60 ft 0 on chip-in for eagle to tie Thomson, who shot a 77. The weather only got worse during the final round, and Thomson could do no better than a 78. Parks, however, shot a 76 for a two-stroke victory. Walter Hagen briefly led during the final round, but four consecutive bogeys knocked him back to third; it was the last time that he contended in a major championship. Scoring conditions were so difficult that no player in contention broke 75 and 73 was the lowest score of the round.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pHgtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5JgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6604%2C1155411 Montreal Gazette Associated Press Parks, 26-year-old Pittsburgher, new U.S. Open champion June 10, 1935 15 Parks was certainly helped by his preparation for the tournament. Every day for a month, he stopped at Oakmont to play a practice round before returning to his own club. This practice paid off particularly on Oakmont's notoriously difficult greens, where he three-putted just twice in 72 holes. His winning score of 299 was the highest since 1927, also at Oakmont, and he was the only player to break 300. Born in nearby Bellevue, Parks was an alumnus of the University of Pittsburgh, where he had been captain of the golf team.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6lYbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V0sEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4237%2C2957357 Pittsburgh Press Huhn Joe Sam Parks, Ted Luther lead at Oakmont June 6, 1932 26 The field of 159 included six entrants from Japan and one from South Africa; the rest from 31 states and the District of Columbia. For the first time, a Japanese player made the cut at the Open. Kanekichi Nakamura was part of a tour of the U.S. by Japanese golfers and finished in 58th at 325. Chris Brinke captured low-amateur honors in 32nd place at 315, a stroke ahead of 1933 champion Johnny Goodman.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1935/06/09/page/27/article/national-open-golf-scores Chicago Sunday Tribune National Open scores June 9, 1935 7, part 2 Oakmont had previously hosted the U.S. Open in 1927, the PGA Championship in 1922, and the U.S. Amateur in 1919 and 1925. The Stimpmeter was inspired by the fast greens of this Open. Edward Stimpson Sr. (1904–1985), the Massachusetts amateur champion and a former captain of the Harvard golf team,http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1925/11/28/e-s-stimpson-27-elected-to/ Harvard Crimson Cambridge, Massachusetts E. S. Stimpson '27 elected to lead Crimson golf team November 28, 1925 May 18, 2016 devised a simple device and method to accurately measure the speed of greens.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XbINAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GXIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6316%2C551978 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Dvorchak Robert Reading the greens June 13, 2007 E-6https://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/28/sports/edward-s-stimpson.html New York Times Edward S. Stimpson UPI March 28, 1985 May 18, 2016http://golfweek.com/2016/06/15/stimpmeter-oakmont-usga-us-open-stimpson-special-gift/ Golfweek McCabe Jim The real history of Edward Stimpson's special gift: The Stimpmeter June 15, 2016 April 20, 2017 Course layout Oakmont Country Club Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalYards4823634285363861873952534773,5074613956211643494752343024733,4746,981 Par544543435374453443443572 Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1935/06/06/page/19/article/sarazen-first-choice-as-open-begins-today Chicago Daily Tribune Sarazen first choice as Open begins today June 6, 1935 19 Lengths of the course for previous major championships: 6965 yd, par 72 - 1927 U.S. Open 6707 yd, par 74 - 1922 PGA Championship Round summaries First round Thursday, June 6, 1935 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Butch Krueger 71 −1 2 USA 1912 Roland MacKenzie 72 E T3 USA 1912 Herman Barron 73 +1 USA 1912 Cliff Spencer USA 1912 Horton Smith USA 1912 Jimmy Thomson T7 USA 1912 Tommy Armour 74 +2 USA 1912 Ed Dudley USA 1912 Jim Foulis USA 1912 Macdonald Smith Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1935/06/07/page/25/article/krueger-shoots-71-to-leas-national-open Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Krueger shoots 71 to lead National Open June 7, 1935 25 Second round Friday, June 7, 1935 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Jimmy Thomson 73-73=146 +2 2 USA 1912 Butch Krueger 71-77=148 +4 3 USA 1912 Gene Sarazen 75-74=149 +5 4 USA 1912 Sam Parks Jr. 77-73=150 +6 T5 USA 1912 Al Espinosa 75-76=151 +7 USA 1912 Denny Shute 78-73=151 USA 1912 Ted Turner 80-71=151T8 USA 1912 Herman Barron 73-79=152 +8 USA 1912 Mortie Dutra 75-77=152 USA 1912 Vincent Eldred 75-77=152 USA 1912 Ray Mangrum 76-76=152 USA 1912 Horton Smith 73-79=152 Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1935/06/08/page/23/ Chicago Daily Tribune National Open scores June 8, 1935 23 Third round Saturday, June 8, 1935 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA 1912 Sam Parks Jr. 77-73-73=223 +7 USA 1912 Jimmy Thomson 73-73-77=223 3 USA 1912 Ray Mangrum 76-76-72=224 +8 T4 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 77-76-73=226 +10 USA 1912 Butch Krueger 71-77-78=226 T6 USA 1912 Henry Picard 79-78-70=227 +11 USA 1912 Gene Sarazen 75-74-78=227 USA 1912 Denny Shute 78-73-76=227T9 USA 1912 Vincent Eldred 75-75-77=229 +13 USA 1912 Al Espinosa 75-76-78=229 USA 1912 Dick Metz 77-76-76=229 Source: Final round Saturday, June 8, 1935 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA 1912 Sam Parks Jr. 77-73-73-76=299 +11 1,0002 USA 1912 Jimmy Thomson 73-73-77-78=301 +13 7503 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 77-76-73-76=302 +14 650T4 USA 1912 Ray Mangrum 76-76-72-79=303 +15 500 USA 1912 Denny Shute 78-73-76-76=303T6 USA 1912 Butch Krueger 71-77-78-80=306 +18 218 USA 1912 Henry Picard 79-78-70-79=306 USA 1912 Gene Sarazen 75-74-78-79=306 USA 1912 Horton Smith 73-79-79-75=306T10 USA 1912 Dick Metz 77-76-76-78=307 +19 95 USA 1912 Paul Runyan 76-77-79-75=307 Source: Scorecard Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par544543435 445344344USA 1912 Parks+6+7+8+9+9+9+9+9+8+8+8+8+8+8+9+10+10+11SCOUSA 1912 Thomson +7+7+6+5+6+7+8+10+9+9+9+9+9+10+11+12+12+13USA 1912 Hagen+9+9+9+8+9+11+11+11+10+11+12+13+14+14+14+15+14+14USA 1912 Shute+11+12+13+13+14+14+14+14+13+13+13+14+14+14+13+15+15+15 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par {|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |style="background: Pink;" width=10| |Birdie |style="background: PaleGreen;" width=10| |Bogey |style="background: Green;" width=10| |Double bogey |} Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1935/06/09/page/27/article/winners-cards Chicago Sunday Tribune Winner's cards June 9, 1935 7, sec. 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tcJRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IWkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5708%2C4102507 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette How Parks won June 10, 1935 16 References 2 External links USGA Championship Database USOpen.com - 1935 1935 Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Pennsylvania U.S. Open U.S. Open U.S. Open golf U.S. Open golf