1948 U.S. Open (golf)

August 2023 March 2026 1948 U.S. Open June 10–12, 1948 Pacific Palisades, California Riviera Country Club PGA Tour USGA 71 7020 yd 0https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CG5PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B08DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5617%2C3927761 St. Petersburg Times Florida Associated Press Riviera layout for Open championship June 11, 1948 20https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GYVIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TIMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3186%2C4874091 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio United Press Ben Hogan sets mark, wins Open June 13, 1948 1, sports 171 players,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_wsNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VmoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2494%2C2241105 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Worsham begins defense of National Open title June 10, 1948 20 57 after cut 148 (+6) $10,000 $2,000 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 276 (−8) 1947 1949 USA 1 Riviera CC 34.05 -118.501 Location in the United States 5 240 USA California 1 Riviera C.C. 34.0500 -118.5015 Location in California 5 160 The 1948 U.S. Open was the 48th U.S. Open, held June 10–12 at Riviera Country Club in the northwest Los Angeles district of Pacific Palisades, California. Ben Hogan won the first of his four U.S. Open titles at the course that became known as "Hogan's Alley," as it was his third win at Riviera in less than 18 months. He had won the Los Angeles Open at the course in early 1947 and 1948.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MtQpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YcgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1878,2566085 Daytona Beach Morning Journal Florida Associated Press Ben Hogan captures $10,000 Los Angeles Open meet January 6, 1948 6 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PvkiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Gc4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=904%2C4093736 Palm Beach Post Associated Press Ben Hogan sets record in taking U.S. Open June 13, 1948 18 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VNtXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yvUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5495%2C5710458 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Open golf win goes to Hogan June 14, 1948 13 It was the third of Hogan's nine major titles; he had won his second PGA Championship a few weeks earlier. He was only the second to win both titles in the same year, joining Gene Sarazen in 1922. Later winners of both were Jack Nicklaus in 1980 and Tiger Woods in 2000. Although Sam Snead held the lead by a stroke after 36 holes with a record 138,http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1948/06/12/page/17/article/sneads-138-sets-u-s-open-golf-record Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Snead's 138 sets U.S. Open golf record June 12, 1948 1, part 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AQwNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VmoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6075%2C2739999 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Snead takes Open golf lead with 138 Associated Press June 12, 1948 13 Hogan dominated the final two rounds, shooting 68-69 on Saturday for a total of 276 (−8), two shots ahead of runner-up Jimmy Demaret. Hogan decimated the U.S. Open scoring record (281 by Ralph Guldahl in 1937) by five strokes, and his three rounds in the 60s was a tournament first.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SwktAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lNYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2271%2C5789629 Miami News Hogan's 276 wins Open, smashes Guldahl mark United Press June 13, 1948 1-C The scoring record stood for 19 years, until bested by a stroke by Jack Nicklaus in 1967. Hogan's 8-under-par set a U.S. Open record that stood until 2000, when it was broken by Tiger Woods (12-under, broken by Rory McIlroy in 2011 at 16-under). Eight months later, Hogan and his wife were involved in a serious automobile accident, a head-on collision with a Greyhound bus in west Texas.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZVQaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IyQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3262%2C1311539 Milwaukee Journal Ben Hogan is seriously hurt as car, bus collide head on February 3, 1949 7-L The injuries he sustained prevented a defense of his title in 1949 while he recovered. Hogan returned to competition and won the U.S. Open in 1950, 1951, and 1953. (He led after 36 holes in 1952, but finished third.) Ted Rhodes became the first African-American to play in the U.S. Open since 1913. He opened with 70, made the cut, and finished in 51st place. This was the first U.S. Open played on the West Coast; the first in the western U.S. was a decade earlier, in 1938 near Denver. The first major played on the West Coast was the PGA Championship in 1929, played at Hillcrest Country Club in Los Angeles. At the time, the course at Riviera was the longest ever for a U.S. Open at 7020 yd 0. Babe Didrikson Zaharias became the first woman to attempt to qualify for the U.S. Open, but her application was rejected by the USGA. They stated that the event was intended to be open to men only.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=K01hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2nQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2239,1001149 The Babe 'Not Welcome' In National Open Play The Telegraph Herald Dubuque, Iowa Associated Press Phlegar Ben April 7, 1948 11 Course layout Riviera Country Club Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal Yards5134664152454321664023854223,4463155694454401804401455854553,5747,020 Par544343444354544343543671 Source: Round summaries First round Thursday, June 10, 1948 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 67 −4 USA 1912 Lew WorshamT3 USA 1912 Ken Rogers (a) 69 −2 USA 1912 Sam SneadT5 ZAF 1928 Bobby Locke 70 −1 USA 1912 Toney Penna USA 1912 Ted RhodesT8 USA 1912 Skip Alexander 71 −1 USA 1912 John Bass USA 1912 Charles Congdon USA 1912 John Dawson (a) USA 1912 Jimmy Demaret AUS Jim Ferrier USA 1912 Leland Gibson USA 1912 Herman Keiser USA 1912 Dave Killen USA 1912 Lloyd Mangrum USA 1912 Andrew Mills USA 1912 Jim Turnesa USA 1912 Marvin Ward (a) USA 1912 Gene Webb USA 1912 Al Zimmerman Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1948/06/11/page/33/article/hogan-worsham-tie-at-67-for-u-s-open-lead Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Hogan, Worsham tie at 67 for U.S. Open Lead June 11, 1948 Second round Friday, June 11, 1948 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Sam Snead 69-69=138 −4T2 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 67-72=139 −3 ZAF 1928 Bobby Locke 70-69=1394 USA 1912 Jim Turnesa 71-69=140 −2T5 USA 1912 Charles Congdon 71-70=141 −1 USA 1912 Jimmy Demaret 71-70=141 USA 1912 George Schneiter 73-68=141 USA 1912 Frank Stranahan (a) 72-69=141 USA 1912 Lew Worsham 67-74=141T10 USA 1912 Herman Keiser 71-71=142 E USA 1912 Joe Kirkwood, Jr. 72-70=142 USA 1912 Toney Penna 70-72=142 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AQwNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VmoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6037%2C2743614 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette National Open golf scores Associated Press June 12, 1948 13 Third round Saturday, June 12, 1948  (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 67-72-68=207 −62 USA 1912 Jimmy Demaret 71-70-68=209 −43 USA 1912 Jim Turnesa 71-69-70=210 −34 USA 1912 Sam Snead 69-69-73=211 −2T5 USA 1912 Charles Congdon 71-70-71=212 −1 ZAF 1928 Bobby Locke 70-69-73=212 USA 1912 Jug McSpaden 74-69-69=212 USA 1912 Lew Worsham 67-74-71=212 9 USA 1912 Smiley Quick 73-71-69=213 ET10 USA 1912 Herman Barron 73-70-71=214 +1 USA 1912 Joe Kirkwood, Jr. 72-70-72=214 Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1948/06/13/page/69/article/ben-hogans-record-276-wins-u-s-open Chicago Sunday Tribune Bartlett Charles Ben Hogan's record 276 wins U.S. Open June 13, 1948 1, part 2 Final round Saturday, June 12, 1948  (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 67-72-68-69=276 −8 2,0002 USA 1912 Jimmy Demaret 71-70-68-69=278 −6 1,5003 USA 1912 Jim Turnesa 71-69-70-70=280 −4 1,0004 ZAF 1928 Bobby Locke 70-69-73-70=282 −2 8005 USA 1912 Sam Snead 69-69-73-72=283 −1 6006 USA 1912 Lew Worsham 67-74-71-73=285 +1 5007 USA 1912 Herman Barron 73-70-71-72=286 +2 400T8 USA 1912 Johnny Bulla 73-72-75-67=287 +3 300 USA 1912 Toney Penna 70-72-73-72=287 USA 1912 Smiley Quick 73-71-69-74=287 Source: References 2 External links USGA Championship Database USOpen.com – 1948 1948 34.050 -118.501 type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in California Category:Golf in Los Angeles U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open golf U.S. Open (golf)