1937 U.S. Open (golf)

August 2023 March 2026 1937 U.S. Open June 10–12, 1937 Birmingham, Michigan Oakland Hills Country Club,South Course PGA Tour USGA Stroke play − 72 holes 72Long course awaits National Open field https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oqVQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JSIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4982%2C3028868 Milwaukee Journal United Press June 7, 1937 3, part 2 7037 ydhttp://archives.chicagotribune.com/1937/06/10/page/23/article/167-golfers-start-shooting-for-national-open-title-today Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles 167 golfers start shooting for National Open title today June 10, 1937 23http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1937/06/13/page/25/article/shot-by-shot-story-of-how-guldahl-played-last-18-holes Chicago Sunday Tribune Shot by shot story of how Guldahl played last 18 June 13, 1937 3, sec. 2 166 players, 65 after cut 152 (+8) $5,000 $1,000 USA 1912 Ralph Guldahl 281 (−7) 1936 1938 USA 1 Oakland Hills Country Club 42.544 -83.277 Location in the United States 5 230 USA Michigan 1 OaklandHills CC 42.544 -83.277 Location in Michigan 5 130 The 1937 U.S. Open was the 41st U.S. Open, held June 10–12 at the South Course of Oakland Hills Country Club in Birmingham, Michigan, a suburb northwest of Detroit. Ralph Guldahl won the first of his two consecutive U.S. Opens,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xt5RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uYMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2643%2C2032765 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Gould Alan Associated Press Guldahl's 281 wins National Open June 13, 1937 D1 http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1937/06/13/page/23/article/every-strokes-a-problem-with-championship-at-stake Chicago Sunday Tribune Every strokes a problem with championship at stake June 13, 1937 1, sec. 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MicbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GEwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6127%2C5033456 Pittsburgh Press United Press McLemore Henry Guldahl's record 281 eins U.S. Open title June 13, 1937 1, sports two strokes ahead of runner-up Sam Snead, making his U.S. Open debut.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HlgyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mbYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1357%2C3358055 Palm Beach Post Florida Associated Press Snead and Shute shoot subpar 69's to take lead in Open June 11, 1937 8 Snead opened with a 69 to share the lead with Denny Shute.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1937/06/11/page/29/article/snead-and-shute-lead-open-golf-with-record-69 Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Snead and Shute lead open golf with record 69 June 11, 1937 29 Through 54 holes, Snead and Guldahl trailed Ed Dudley by a stroke. During the final round on Saturday afternoon, Dudley shot a 76 and fell out of contention, while Snead birdied the last to finish with a 71 and a 283 total. Guldahl, playing well behind Snead, holed a 65 ft on putt for eagle at 8, then a birdie from 25 ft 0 at 9. After bogeys at 10 and 11, he rallied with birdies on the next two holes. He then went even on his last five holes to finish with a 69 and a 281 total, two better than Snead and a stroke better than the previous tournament record, set the previous year by Tony Manero.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qKVQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JSIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6354%2C4498787 Milwaukee Journal Sixty Billy Ralph Guldahl wins Open title with record 281 June 13, 1937 1, sports Two years earlier, Guldahl had become so frustrated with the game that he quit to become a carpenter. After deciding to return to the game, he went through a period of dominance throughout the late-1930s. He won the Western Open, then considered on-par with the major championships, three years in a row; was runner-up in the Masters Tournament in 1937 and 1938 before winning in 1939; and successfully defended this U.S. Open title in 1938. For Snead, age 25, this tournament was just the beginning of a hard-luck career in the U.S. Open; he finished runner-up four times at the only major he never won. Guldahl won the title with 19 clubs in his bag.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qKVQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JSIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5248%2C4498790 Milwaukee Journal Uses 19 clubs June 13, 1937 1, sports The USGA rule (4-4) regarding a maximum of 14 clubs went into effect the following January.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ne0xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HeIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5806%2C121552 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania United Press Golfers limited to 14 clubs in competition January 1, 1937 14 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p-w-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=Dk0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2679%2C34971 Tuscaloosa News Alabama Associated Press Tournament golfers limited to 14 clubs January 1, 1937 7 Set at 7037 yd, Oakland Hills was the first U.S. Open venue to surpass 7000 yd -1; its average elevation is approximately 800 ft 5 above sea level. The South Course previously hosted the U.S. Open in 1924, also at par 72, and it returned at par 70 in 1951, 1961, 1985, and 1996. It also later hosted the PGA Championship in 1972, 1979, and 2008. The second par-5 holes on each nine (#8, #18) were played at par-4. Course layout Oakland Hills Country Club South Course Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal Yards4435122004474493514164912153,5144484135551424504053801985373,5237,037Par453444453364453444353672 Source: Length of the course for previous major: 6880 yd 0, par 72 - 1924 U.S. Open Round summaries First round Thursday, June 10, 1937 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA 1912 Denny Shute 69 −3 USA 1912 Sam Snead T3 USA 1912 Ed Dudley 70 −2 USA 1912 Johnny Goodman (a) USA 1912 Bill Holt (a) USA 1912 Frank Strafaci (a) USA 1912 Frank Walsh T8 USA 1912 Ralph Guldahl 71 −1 USA 1912 Fred Morrison USA 1912 Henry Picard USA 1912 Mike Turnesa Source: Second round Friday, June 11, 1937 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA 1912 Ed Dudley 70-70=140 −4 USA 1912 Ralph Guldahl 71-69=140 USA 1912 Frank Walsh 70-70=140 SCO Jimmy Thomson 74-66=140 T5 USA 1912 Harry Cooper 72-70=142 −2 USA 1912 Pat Sawyer 72-70=142 USA 1912 Frank Strafaci (a) 70-72=142 USA 1912 Sam Snead 69-73=142 T9 USA 1912 Vic Ghezzi 72-71=143 −1 USA 1912 Johnny Goodman (a) 70-73=143 Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1937/06/12/page/21/article/national-open-golf-scores Chicago Daily Tribune National Open golf scores June 12, 1937 21https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-fxVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vuMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4756%2C3535370 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Second day's U.S. Open scores June 12, 1937 13 Third round Saturday, June 12, 1937 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Ed Dudley 70-70-71=211 −5 T2 USA 1912 Ralph Guldahl 71-69-72=212 −4 USA 1912 Sam Snead 69-73-70=212 4 SCO Bobby Cruickshank 73-73-67=213 −3 T5 USA 1912 Harry Cooper 72-70-73=215 −1 USA 1912 Al Brosch 74-73-68=215 USA 1912 Johnny Goodman (a) 70-73-72=215 8 USA 1912 Pat Sawyer 72-70-75=217 +1 T9 USA 1912 Henry Picard 71-75-72=218 +2 USA 1912 Gene Sarazen 78-69-71=218 USA 1912 Frank Walsh 70-70-78=218 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=351aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W04DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6024%2C1409449 St. Petersburg Times Florida Associated Press How they scored in National Open June 13, 1937 18 Final round Saturday, June 12, 1937 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA 1912 Ralph Guldahl 71-69-72-69=281 −7 1,0002 USA 1912 Sam Snead 69-73-70-71=283 −5 8003 SCO Bobby Cruickshank 73-73-67-72=285 −3 7004 USA 1912 Harry Cooper 72-70-73-71=286 −2 6005 USA 1912 Ed Dudley 70-70-71-76=287 −1 4506 USA 1912 Al Brosch 74-73-68-73=288 E 3757 USA 1912 Clarence Clark 72-75-73-69=289 +1 2758 USA 1912 Johnny Goodman (a) 70-73-72-75=290 +2 09 USA 1912 Frank Strafaci (a) 70-72-77-72=291 +3T10 USA 1912 Charles Kocsis (a) 72-73-76-71=292 +4 USA 1912 Henry Picard 71-75-72-74=292 175 USA 1912 Gene Sarazen 78-69-71-74=292 USA 1912 Denny Shute 69-76-75-72=292 Source: (a) = amateur Scorecard Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par453444453 445344454USA 1912 Guldahl−4−4−4−4−5−4−4−6−7−6−5−6−7−7−7−7−7−7USA 1912 Snead−3−4−4−4−3−3−3−4−4−4−5−5−4−4−5−5−4−5SCO Cruickshank−3−4−4−4−3−3−3−4−4−4−3−4−3−3−3−3−3−3ENGUSA 1912 Cooper−1−1−1−1−1EEEE−1E−1−1−1EE−1−2USA 1912 Dudley−4−4−5−4−4−5−6−5−5−3−2−2−3−2−1E−1−1USA 1912 BroschEEEEEEEEEEEEE+1+1+1+1EUSA 1912 Clark+3+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+3+3+3+3+2+2+2+2+2+1USA 1912 GoodmanEEEEEEE−1−1E−1−1−1EE+2+2+2 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par EagleBirdieBogeyDouble bogeyTriple bogey+ Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MicbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GEwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6474%2C5054939 Pittsburgh Press United Press National Open cards June 13, 1937 3, sports References 2 External links USGA Championship Database USOpen.com - 1937 1937 42.544 -83.277 type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Michigan Category:Bloomfield Hills, Michigan U.S. Open U.S. Open U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf)