1949 U.S. Open (golf)

Golf tournament August 2023 March 2026 1949 U.S. Open June 9–11, 1949 Medinah, Illinois Medinah Country ClubCourse No. 3 USGA PGA Tour 71 6981 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wWxXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y_ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6808%2C3845893 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Middlecoff captures 49th National Open shootout June 12, 1949 14A 159 players, 51 after cut 150 (+8) $10,000 $2,000 USA 1912 Cary Middlecoff 286 (+2) 1948 1950 USA 1 Medinah CC bottom 41.966 -88.048 Location in the United States 5 240 USA Illinois 1 Medinah CC 41.966 -88.048 Location in Illinois 5 160 The 1949 U.S. Open was the 49th U.S. Open, held June 9–11 at Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. Cary Middlecoff won the first of his two U.S. Open titles, one stroke ahead of runners-up Clayton Heafner and Sam Snead. For Snead, it was the third of four second-place finishes at the only major championship he never won. Middlecoff, a dentist, won his second U.S. Open in 1956. Middlecoff began the championship with a 75, but rebounded with scores of 67-69 in the next two rounds to take a one-shot lead over Buck White after 54 holes. In the final round, Middlecoff was paired with Heafner, and the two exchanged the lead several times during the round. Heafner went ahead by one after the 11th, then double-bogeyed 12 to give Middlecoff the lead. After a Heafner birdie at 13, the two were tied again. Heafner then bogeyed 14 to fall one behind, a deficit he would not be able to overcome after missing a 6-footer for birdie at 18 that would have forced a Sunday playoff. Snead also had a chance to force a playoff with a birdie at the last, but his approach shot missed the green and he could only save par. Byron Nelson, the 1939 champion, came out of retirement but missed the cut. He played the U.S. Open six years later in 1955, then retired for good. Two-time champion Ralph Guldahl played in his final U.S. Open. Defending champion Ben Hogan missed the tournament after being severely injured in an automobile accident in February. He returned the following year and won three of the next four U.S. Opens. This was the first U.S. Open at Medinah, which returned in 1975 and 1990, both ending in 18-hole playoffs. It later hosted the PGA Championship in 1999 and 2006, both won by Tiger Woods, and the Ryder Cup in 2012. Round summaries First round Friday, June 9, 1949 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Les Kennedy 69 −2 T2 USA 1912 Herman Barron 70 −1 USA 1912 Al Brosch USA 1912 Charles Farlow USA 1912 Chick Harbert T6 USA 1912 Pete Cooper 71 E SCO Bobby Cruickshank USA 1912 Ralph Guldahl USA 1912 Claude Harmon USA 1912 Johnny Palmer USA 1912 Bus Peele USA 1912 Lew Worsham Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A-MMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UWoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3803%2C3220183 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette National Open golf scores Associated Press June 10, 1949 19 Second round Saturday, June 10, 1949 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Al Brosch 70-71=141 −1 T2 USA 1912 Cary Middlecoff 75-67=142 E USA 1912 Buck White 74-68=142 T4 USA 1912 Claude Harmon 71-72=143 +1 USA 1912 Clayton Heafner 72-71=143 USA 1912 Les Kennedy 69-74=1437 USA 1912 Pete Cooper 71-73=144 +2 T8 USA 1912 Bob Harris 76-69=145 +3 ZAF 1928 Bobby Locke 74-71=145 USA 1912 Ellsworth Vines 73-72=145 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BOMMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UWoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2013%2C3413572 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette National Open qualifiers Associated Press June 11, 1949 11 Third round Saturday, June 11, 1949 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Cary Middlecoff 75-67-69=211 −2 2 USA 1912 Buck White 74-68-70=212 −1T3 USA 1912 Al Brosch 70-71-73=214 +1 USA 1912 Clayton Heafner 72-71-71=214 5 USA 1912 Ellsworth Vines 73-72-71=216 +3T6 USA 1912 Dave Douglas 74-73-70=217 +4 USA 1912 Claude Harmon 71-72-74=217 USA 1912 Eric Monti 75-72-70=217 USA 1912 Sam Snead 73-73-71=217 USA 1912 Jim Turnesa 78-69-70=217 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TpJRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UWoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6626%2C3747503 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press PGA scores, money winners June 12, 1949 27 Final round Saturday, June 11, 1949 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA 1912 Cary Middlecoff 75-67-69-75=286 +2 2,000T2 USA 1912 Clayton Heafner 72-71-71-73=287 +3 1,250 USA 1912 Sam Snead 73-73-71-70=287T4 ZAF 1928 Bobby Locke 74-71-73-71=289 +5 700 USA 1912 Jim Turnesa 78-69-70-72=289T6 USA 1912 Dave Douglas 74-73-70-73=290 +6 450 USA 1912 Buck White 74-68-70-78=290T8 USA 1912 Pete Cooper 71-73-74-73=291 +7 300 USA 1912 Claude Harmon 71-72-74-74=291 USA 1912 Johnny Palmer 71-75-72-73=291 Source: References External links 1949 41.966 -88.048 type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Illinois Category:Medinah, Illinois U.S. Open U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf)