1939 U.S. Open (golf)

February 2019 March 2026 1939 U.S. Open June 8–12, 1939 Gladwyne, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Country ClubSpring Mill Coursehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MHcyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YbYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1986%2C3348280 Palm Beach Post Associated Press Nelson, Shute and Wood to decide Open title today June 11, 1939 11 USGA PGA Tour 69 6786 yd 161 players, 65 after cut 152 (+14) $5,000https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yTFlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MIkNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2132%2C1776122 Vancouver Sun Nelson captures playoff June 12, 1939 20 $1,000 USA 1912 Byron Nelson 284 (+8), playoff 1938 1940 USA 1 Philadelphia Country Club 40.062 -75.292 Location in the United States 240 The 1939 U.S. Open was the 43rd U.S. Open, held June 8–12 at Philadelphia Country Club in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia. Byron Nelson won after two playoff rounds to prevail against Craig Wood and Denny Shute to claim his only U.S. Open title,http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1939.html USGA U.S. Open history: 1939 June 26, 2012 http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20120706135527/http%3A//www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1939.html 2012-07-06 dead mdy-all and the second of his five major championships. It was the first playoff at the U.S. Open in eight years and the first three-way playoff since 1913. Sam Snead led after each of the first two rounds but his triple-bogey on the 72nd hole dropped him to fifth place, two strokes back. Two years earlier, he was runner-up in his first U.S. Open in 1937. Following World War II, Snead finished second three more times, but never won the title to complete a career grand slam. In his fourth U.S. Open, Ben Hogan made his first 36-hole cut at the championship and finished in a tie for 62nd. He finished in a tie for fifth the following year; after the war he won four U.S. Opens and contended in numerous others. He made every subsequent cut he played in at the U.S. Open, the last in 1967 at age 54. Round summaries First round Thursday, June 8, 1939 PlacePlayerScoreTo Par1 USA 1912 Sam Snead 68 −1T2 USA 1912 Lawson Little 69 E USA 1912 Bud Ward (a) USA 1912 Matt Kowal T5 USA 1912 Craig Wood 70 +1 USA 1912 Tommy Armour USA 1912 Denny Shute USA 1912 Olin Dutra USA 1912 Lloyd Mangrum USA 1912 Harold "Jug" McSpaden Second round Friday, June 9, 1939 PlacePlayerScoreTo Par1 USA 1912 Sam Snead 68-71=139 +1 2 USA 1912 Horton Smith 72-68=140 +23 USA 1912 Craig Wood 70-71=141 +3T4 USA 1912 Denny Shute 70-72=142 +4 USA 1912 Bud Ward (a) 69-73=142 T6 USA 1912 Frank Moore 73-70=143 +5 USA 1912 Johnny Bulla 72-71=143 USA 1912 Harry Cooper 71-72=143 USA 1912 Harold "Jug" McSpaden 70-73=143 USA 1912 Lawson Little 69-74=143 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qpljAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fWkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5396%2C5039671 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press National Open golf scores (second round) June 10, 1939 14https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pnotAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7JgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5480%2C1846521 Montreal Gazette Scores in U.S. Open golf June 10, 1939 12 Third round Saturday, June 10, 1939 - (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo Par1 USA 1912 Johnny Bulla 72-71-68=211 +4 T2 USA 1912 Sam Snead 68-71-73=212 +5 USA 1912 Craig Wood 70-71-71=212 USA 1912 Denny Shute 70-72-70=2125 USA 1912 Bud Ward (a) 69-73-71=213 +6T6 USA 1912 Tommy Armour 70-75-69=214 +7 USA 1912 John E. Rogers 75-70-69=214 USA 1912 Olin Dutra 70-74-70=2149 USA 1912 Horton Smith 72-68-75=215 +8T10 USA 1912 Byron Nelson 72-73-71=216 +9 USA 1912 Ralph Guldahl 71-73-72=216 USA 1912 Henry Picard 72-72-72=216 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PKpQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GSIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6242%2C5254648 Milwaukee Journal Open scores June 10, 1939 6 Final round Saturday, June 10, 1939 - (afternoon) Nelson began the final round on Saturday afternoon five strokes back of leader Johnny Bulla and shot 68 to gain the clubhouse lead at 284. Wood birdied the 18th to also get to 284, while Shute also finished on that number after a bogey at 17. It appeared, however, that that number would not be enough. Snead stood on the par-5 18th needing only a par to win the championship. Snead believed he needed a birdie to win and played the hole aggressively. After finding two bunkers, he made a triple-bogey 8 and missed the playoff by two strokes. PlacePlayerScoreTo ParMoney ($)T1 USA 1912 Byron Nelson 72-73-71-68=284 +8 Playoff USA 1912 Craig Wood 70-71-71-72=284 USA 1912 Denny Shute 70-72-70-72=2844 USA 1912 Bud Ward (a) 69-73-71-72=285 +9 05 USA 1912 Sam Snead 68-71-73-74=286 +10 6006 USA 1912 Johnny Bulla 72-71-68-76=287 +11 450T7 USA 1912 Ralph Guldahl 71-73-72-72=288 +12 325 USA 1912 Dick Metz 76-72-71-69=288T9 USA 1912 Ky Laffoon 76-70-73-70=289 +13 175 USA 1912 Harold McSpaden 70-73-71-75=289 USA 1912 Paul Runyan 76-70-71-72=289 (a) denotes amateur Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PqpQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GSIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6893%2C6061375 Milwaukee Journal Prize winners June 12, 1939 3-Lhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p3otAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7JgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5553%2C2187882 Montreal Gazette Associated Press Boni Bill Nelson and Wood deadlocked after 18-hole playoff in U.S. Open golf June 12, 1939 19 Playoff Sunday, June 11, 1939 Monday, June 12, 1939 In the three-way 18-hole playoff on Sunday afternoon, Nelson and Wood each carded 68 (−1), while Shute shot a 76 (+7) and was eliminated. In the second 18-hole playoff on Monday morning, Nelson took control at the third hole with a birdie while Wood double-bogeyed. At the next hole, Nelson holed out for an eagle to take a five-stroke lead. With a three-shot lead at the turn, Nelson matched Wood on the back nine and finished with a 70 to Wood's 73. PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA 1912 Byron Nelson 68-70=138 E1,0002 USA 1912 Craig Wood 68-73=141 +38003 USA 1912 Denny Shute 76-x +7700 Scorecards Sunday, June 11, 1939 Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par434444344 434344445USA 1912 NelsonEEEE+1+1EE−1−1E−1EEE−1E−1USA 1912 Wood EEEEE−1−1−1−1EEEEEEE−1−1USA 1912 Shute E+1+1+1+1+2+2+2+3+3+3+3+4+4+4+4+5+7 Source: Monday, June 12, 1939 Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par434444344 434344445USA 1912 NelsonEE−1−3−2−1−1−1−1EE+1+1+1+1+1+1+1USA 1912 Wood+1E+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+3+4+5+5+6+5+5+4+4 Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par {|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |style="background: Red;" width=10| |Eagle |style="background: Pink;" width=10| |Birdie |style="background: PaleGreen;" width=10| |Bogey |style="background: Green;" width=10| |Double bogey |} Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Su5XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NvUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6950%2C2783250 Spokane Daily Chronicle Associated Press Byron Nelson takes national open golf championship June 12, 1939 11 References External links USOpen.com - 1939 1939 40.062 -75.292 type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Pennsylvania U.S. Open U.S. Open U.S. Open U.S. Open