1950 U.S. Open (golf)

February 2019 March 2026 1950 U.S. Open June 8–11, 1950 Ardmore, Pennsylvania Merion Golf Club,East Course USGA PGA Tour 70 6694 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vQsNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N2oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4154%2C1504958 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Hogan shoots 69, one under, to win Open golf June 12, 1950 19 150 players, 52 after cut 149 (+9) $15,000http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1950.html USGA U.S. Open history: 1950 June 23, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130618145347/http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1950.html 2013-06-18 dead mdy-all $4,000 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 287 (+7), playoff 1949 1951 USA 1 Merion GC 40.001 -75.312 Location in the United States 5 240 USA Pennsylvania 1 Merion GC  40.001 -75.312 Location in Pennsylvania 5 160 The 1950 U.S. Open was the 50th U.S. Open, held June 8–11 at the East Course of Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia. In what became known as the "Miracle at Merion," 1948 champion Ben Hogan won the second of his four U.S. Open titles in an 18-hole playoff over 1946 champion Lloyd Mangrum and George Fazio, just 16 months after being severely injured in an automobile accident.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1950/06/12/page/57/article/hogan-wins-open-title-on-69-in-playoff Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Hogan wins Open title on 69 in playoff June 12, 1950 1, part 6http://www.usga.org/news/2013/May/Looking-Back--1950-U-S--Open-At-Merion/ USGA Trostel Michael Looking Back...1950 U.S. Open at Merion May 28, 2013 May 29, 2013 https://archive.today/20130615103021/http://www.usga.org/news/2013/May/Looking-Back--1950-U-S--Open-At-Merion/ 2013-06-15 dead It was the fourth of Hogan's nine major titles.http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/us-open/2013-06/us-open-hy-peskin-fields Defining Moment June 2013 Golf Digest June 11, 2013 Lee Mackey established a new tournament record by shooting a 64 in the first round,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NEw_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=skwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6169%2C5848573 Tuscaloosa News Alabama Bernstein Ralph Associated Press Harold Williams has good chance to win Open June 9, 1950 11 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sG1gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1nENAAAAIBAJ&pg=5818%2C2755596 Wilmington Morning Star North Carolina Associated Press Lee Mackey, Jr., shoots 64 to lead National Open June 9, 1950 12 http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1950/06/09/page/51/article/record-64-by-golf-unknown-leads-open Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Record 64 by golf unknown leads Open June 9, 1950 1, part 4 but followed that up with an 81 and finished in 25th place.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9U9QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kg0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3573%2C6569910 Milwaukee Sentinel Top U.S. Open scorers June 11, 1950 2-B His score of 64 was not bettered in any other major championship for 23 years, until Johnny Miller closed with a 63 at the U.S. Open in 1973 to win at Oakmont. Al Brosch, who carded a 67 in the first round, shot an 84 in the second round to miss the cut by two strokes.Brenner Morgan The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of The Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860–2008 2009 McFarland & Company, Inc United States 9780786433605 272 Tommy Armour, three-time major champion and winner in 1927, played in his final major and missed the cut. This was the second U.S. Open played at Merion's East Course, which previously hosted sixteen years earlier in 1934, won by Olin Dutra. Opened in 1912, the course was the site of the U.S. Amateur in 1916, 1924, and 1930; the first was the debut of Bobby Jones at age 14 (quarterfinalist) and the latter two he won. The 1930 victory was the fourth and final leg of his grand slam. Hogan made his U.S. Open debut at Merion in 1934 at age 21. He shot 79 (+9) twicehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8hBgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mIUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2108%2C5837764 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Associated Press Cavagnaro Bob Bobby Cruickshank has three-stroke lead as 64 golfers battle for Open title June 9, 1934 6 and missed the 36-hole cut by three strokes. He made his first cut at the U.S. Open in 1939 and did not miss another; his last was in 1967 at age 54. Course Merion Golf Club East Course Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalYards3605551955954254353603671853,4773353784001334433954452304583,2176,694 Par453544443364443444343470 Source:http://trenhamgolfhistory.org/US%20Open%202013/1950CardsScoresPairings.pdf Trenham Golf History 1950 U.S. Open news, cards, pairings, scores May 8, 2013 February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Round summaries First round Thursday, June 8, 1950 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Lee Mackey 64 −6 2 USA 1912 Al Brosch 67 −3 T3 USA 1912 Skip Alexander 68 −2 USA 1912 Julius Boros T5 USA 1912 Harold Williams 69 −1 USA 1912 Henry Williams, Jr. T7 USA 1912 Pat Abbott 71 +1 USA 1912 John Barnum USA 1912 Al Besselink AUS Jim Ferrier USA 1912 Claude Harmon USA 1912 Loddie Kempa USA 1912 Joe Kirkwood, Jr. USA 1912 Jack Mallon USA 1912 Cary Middlecoff USA 1912 Henry Picard USA 1912 Denny Shute Source: Scorecard Hole 1  2  3 456789101112131415161718Par453544443 444344434USA 1912 Mackey EEE−1−1−1−2−3−3−3−4−4−5−5−6−6−5−6 Source: Second round Friday, June 9, 1950 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Dutch Harrison 72-67=139 −1 T2 USA 1912 Julius Boros 68-72=140 E USA Johnny Bulla 74-66=140 AUS Jim Ferrier 71-69=140 5 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 72-69=141 +1 T6 USA 1912 Skip Alexander 68-74=142 +2 USA 1912 Lloyd Mangrum 72-70=142 USA 1912 Cary Middlecoff 71-71=142 USA 1912 Henry Picard 71-71=142 USA 1912 Skee Riegel 73-69=142 USA 1912 Bob Toski 73-69=142 Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1950/06/10/page/23/article/harrison-shoots-67-leads-open-with-139 Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Harrison shoots 67; leads Open with 139 June 10, 1950 1, part 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Gy5JAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3IMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2797%2C2367077 Youngtown Vindicator Ohio National Open tourney scores Associated Press June 10, 1950 7 Third round Saturday, June 10, 1950   (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Lloyd Mangrum 72-70-69=211 +12 USA 1912 Dutch Harrison 72-67-73=212 +2 T3 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 72-69-72=213 +3 USA 1912 Cary Middlecoff 71-71-71=213 USA 1912 Johnny Palmer 73-70-70=2136 AUS Jim Ferrier 71-69-74=214 +47 USA 1912 Henry Ransom 72-71-73=216 +6T8 USA 1912 Julius Boros 68-72-77=217 +7 USA 1912 George Fazio 73-72-72=217 USA 1912 Bill Nary 73-70-74=217 Source: Final round Saturday, June 10, 1950   (afternoon) Mangrum began the final round with a one-shot lead over Dutch Harrison and a two-stroke lead over Hogan, defending champion Cary Middlecoff, and Johnny Palmer. Fazio was the first to post 287 (+7) after an even-par 70. Mangrum struggled early in his round, carding six bogeys on the first seven holes and shot 76 (+6), which also left him at 287. Hogan had a chance to win the tournament in regulation but missed a short putt for par at 15 and then bogeyed the par-3 17th. In a three-way tie for the lead going to the difficult 18th, Hogan hit one of his most famous shots, a 1-iron approach to 40 ft 0.http://golfweek.com/news/2009/sep/11/remembering-1-iron-merion/ Remembering the 1-iron at Merion Golfweek Ron Balicki September 11, 2009 December 6, 2012 He two-putted for par to join Mangrum and Fazio in the Sunday playoff.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9U9QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kg0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6945%2C6564249 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Talbot Gayle Hogan, Mangrum, Fazio tie; Ben's legs give out June 11, 1950 1-B http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1950/06/11/page/71/article/hogan-limps-into-u-s-open-tie-with-287 Chicago Sunday Tribune Bartlett Charles Hogan limps into U.S. Open tie with 287 June 11, 1950 1, part 2 Middlecoff and Palmer both shot 79 and fell to tenth place. PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T1 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 72-69-72-74=287 +7 Playoff USA 1912 Lloyd Mangrum 72-70-69-76=287 USA 1912 George Fazio 73-72-72-70=2874 USA 1912 Dutch Harrison 72-67-73-76=288 +8 800T5 AUS Jim Ferrier 71-69-74-75=289 +9 500 USA 1912 Joe Kirkwood, Jr. 71-74-74-70=289 USA 1912 Henry Ransom 72-71-73-73=2898 USA 1912 Bill Nary 73-70-74-73=290 +10 3509 USA 1912 Julius Boros 68-72-77-74=291 +11 300T10 USA 1912 Cary Middlecoff 71-71-71-79=292 +12 225 USA 1912 Johnny Palmer 73-70-70-79=292 Source: Scorecard Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112131415161718Par453544443 444344434USA 1912 Hogan +3+3+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+5+5+5+6+6+7+7USA 1912 Mangrum +2+3+2+3+4+5+6+6+6+6+6+6+6+6+7+7+7+7USA 1912 Fazio +7+6+7+7+7+7+8+8+8+8+8+8+7+8+7+7+7+7USA 1912 Harrison +3+2+4+5+5+5+5+6+7+7+7+8+8+8+8+8+8+8AUS Ferrier +7+6+7+7+7+7+8+8+8+8+9+9+9+9+10+9+9+9USA 1912 Middlecoff +3+4+4+5+7+7+7+6+6+8+8+8+8+8+9+11+12+12USA 1912 Palmer +4+4+5+5+7+8+8+8+8+8+9+10+11+11+11+11+11+12 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Source: Playoff Sunday, June 11, 1950 The three players were within one stroke of each other as late as the 13th hole, with Hogan at even par and Fazio and Mangrum at one-over. Fazio bogeyed four of the last five holes to fall out of contention, while Hogan led Mangrum by a single stroke through 15. Mangrum's tee shot at 16 went into heavy rough but his third shot stopped 15 ft from the hole. As he putted to save par, he picked up his ball to remove a bug that had landed on it, a violation of the rules (then rule 10, paragraph 2). Mangrum rolled it in, but was assessed a two-stroke penalty at the next tee; the double-bogey allowed Hogan to cruise to a four-stroke victory. Hogan had just one bogey, while Fazio had seven and Mangrum four, plus the double-bogey for the rules violation. PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 69 −14,0002 USA 1912 Lloyd Mangrum 73 +32,5003 USA 1912 George Fazio 75 +51,000 Source: This was the final three-way playoff at the U.S. Open that determined a third-place finisher; at the next in 1963, non-winners tied for second. Scorecard Hole123456789101112131415161718Par453544443 444344434USA 1912 Hogan EEEEEE−1EEEEEEEEE−1−1USA 1912 Mangrum E−1EEEEEEE+1E+1+1+2+1+3+3+3USA 1912 Fazio +1EEEE+1+2+1+1+1+1+1+1+2+3+4+4+5 {|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: References External links USGA Championship Database USOpen.com – 1950 Trenham Golf History – 1950 U.S. Open 1950 40.001 -75.312 type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Pennsylvania U.S. Open U.S. Open U.S. Open golf U.S. Open golf