1929 U.S. Open (golf)

September 2020 March 2026 1929 U.S. Open June 27–30, 1929 Mamaroneck, New York Winged Foot Golf Club,West Course PGA Tour USGA Stroke play − 72 holes 72 6786 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mrEWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wiEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6641%2C990956 Milwaukee Journal Associated Press Sarazen and Espinosa tie with 142 in golf meet June 28, 1929 8 142 players, 67 after cut 159 (+15) $5,000 $1,000 Awarded to runner-up USA 1912 Bobby Jones (a) 294 (+6), playoff 1928 1930 USA 1 Winged Foot Golf Club 40.958 -73.754 Location in the United States 5 230 USA New York 1 Winged Foot Golf Club 40.958 -73.754 Location in New York 5 180 The 1929 U.S. Open was the 33rd U.S. Open, held June 27–30 at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York, a suburb northeast of New York City. Bobby Jones won his third U.S. Open title in a 36-hole playoff, besting Al Espinosa by 23 strokes on the West Course.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pq1RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wiEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4470%2C1929976 Milwaukee Journal Trumball Walter Jones wins U.S. Open title; overwhelms Espinosa July 1, 1929 6 Jones opened with a 69 in the first round to grab the lead,http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1929/06/28/page/21/article/jones-69-leads-u-s-open-golf-al-espinosa-2d Chicago Daily Tribune Jones' 69 leads U.S. Open; Al Espinosa 2d June 28, 1929 21 then followed with a 75.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1929/06/29/page/17/article/sarazen-and-espinosa-tie-for-open-golf-lead Chicago Daily Tribune Pegler Westbrook Sarazen and Espinosa tie for Open golf lead June 29, 1929 17 After a third round 71, he had a three-stroke lead over Gene Sarazen and was four clear of Espinosa after 54 holes. Sarazen fell out of contention in the final round with a 78 and fell to a tie for third place. Espinosa shot a 75 and a 294 total, but it appeared like it would not be enough to overtake Jones. Beginning with the 15th, Jones needed only three bogeys and a par to win the championship. However, he triple-bogeyed the 15th and then made another bogey on 16 and his lead was gone. He made par at the 17th, but his approach on the 18th found a greenside bunker. Needing to get up-and-down to save par and force a playoff, Jones rolled in a 12 ft on putt for the tie.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pa1RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wiEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3743%2C1388341 Milwaukee Journal Gould Alan J. Jones, Espinosa tie for Open title with 294 score June 30, 1929 1-sportshttp://archives.chicagotribune.com/1929/06/30/page/23/article/jones-espinosa-tie-title-playoff-today Chicago Sunday Tribune Pegler Westbrook Jones, Espinosa tie; title playoff today June 30, 1929 1, part 2 Jones dominated the 36-hole playoff on Sunday, with a 72 in the morning round to grab a 12-shot lead. Espinosa struggled again on the second 18, shooting an 80 to Jones' 69, and Jones won the playoff by 23 shots.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1929/07/01/page/29/article/jones141-wins-playoff-for-open-title Chicago Sunday Tribune Pegler Westbrook Jones' 141 wins playoff for Open title July 1, 1929 29 He won his fourth U.S. Open in 1930 and the grand slam. The 23-stroke win is the largest margin of victory in a major golf tournament playoff. Originally scheduled to be played over the East Course at Winged Foot, storm damaged caused the championship to be relocated to the West Course.https://www.golfdigest.com/story/gw20060609johnson https://web.archive.org/web/20151025001718/http://www.golfdigest.com/story/gw20060609johnson dead October 25, 2015 Why Winged Foot Is Special Golf Digest E. Michael Johnson July 15, 2008 September 12, 2020 It was the first of six U.S. Opens to be held on Winged Foot's West Course; it later hosted in 1959, 1974, 1984, 2006, and 2020; it also hosted the PGA Championship in 1997. Course layout Winged Foot Golf ClubWest Course HoleNameYardsPar HoleNameYardsPar1Genesis4454 10Pulpit19032Elm376411Billows37843Pinnacle217312Cape49754Sound View406413White Mule21335Long Lane517514Shamrock37646El323415Pyramid39747Babe-in-the-Woods170316Hells Bells45658Arena439417Well-Well45049Meadow517518Revelations4194Out3,41036In3,37636Source:Total 6,78672 Round summaries First round Thursday, June 27, 1929 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Bobby Jones (a) 69 −32 USA 1912 Al Espinosa 70 −23 USA 1912 Gene Sarazen 71 −1T4 USA 1912 Chris Hilgendorf 72 E SCO Jack White T6 USA 1912 Leonard Schnutte 73 +1 USA 1912 Denny ShuteT8 USA 1912 Tommy Armour 74 +2 USA 1912 Wiffy Cox USA 1912 Jack Cummins (a) USA 1912 Leo Diegel USA 1912 Ted Longworth USA 1912 Larry Nabholtz Source: Second round Friday, June 28, 1929 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA 1912 Gene Sarazen 71-71=142 −2 USA 1912 Al Espinosa 70-72=142 T3 USA 1912 Bobby Jones (a) 69-75=144 E USA 1912 Denny Shute 73-71=144 5 USA 1912 Tommy Armour 74-71=145 +1T6 USA 1912 Leo Diegel 74-74=148 +4 USA 1912 Leonard Schnutte 73-75=148T8 USA 1912 George Von Elm (a) 79-70=149 +5T9 USA 1912 Wiffy Cox 74-76=150 +6 USA 1912 Peter O'Hara 74-76=150 USA 1912 Craig Wood 79-71=150 Source: Third round Saturday, June 29, 1929 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Bobby Jones (a) 69-75-71=215 −1 2 USA 1912 Gene Sarazen 71-71-76=218 +2 3 USA 1912 Al Espinosa 70-72-77=219 +3 4 USA 1912 Denny Shute 73-71-76=220 +4 5 USA 1912 Tommy Armour 74-71-76=221 +5T6 USA 1912 George Von Elm (a) 79-70-74=223 +7 USA 1912 Peter O'Hara 74-76-73=223T8 USA 1912 Henry Ciuci 78-74-72=224 +8 USA 1912 Leo Diegel 74-74-76=22410 USA 1912 Horton Smith 76-77-74=227 +11 Source: Final round Saturday, June 29, 1929 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T1 USA 1912 Bobby Jones (a) 69-75-71-79=294 +6 Playoff USA 1912 Al Espinosa 70-72-77-75=294 T3 USA 1912 Gene Sarazen 71-71-76-78=296 +8 700 USA 1912 Denny Shute 73-71-76-76=296T5 USA 1912 Tommy Armour 74-71-76-76=297 +9 550 USA 1912 George Von Elm (a) 79-70-74-74=297 07 USA 1912 Henry Ciuci 78-74-72-75=299 +11 450T8 USA 1912 Leo Diegel 74-74-76-77=301 +13 300 USA 1912 Peter O'Hara 74-76-73-78=30110 USA 1912 Horton Smith 76-77-74-75=302 +14 150 Source: (a) denotes amateur Scorecard Final round Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Par443454345 345344544USA 1912 Jones −1E−1−1−1−1−1+2+1+2+2+2+3+3+6+6+6+6USA 1912 Espinosa+4+4+3+4+3+3+4+4+3+4+5+8+8+8+8+7+6+6USA 1912 Sarazen+3+3+3+3+4+5+5+7+7+7+7+7+7+7+8+7+8+8USA 1912 Shute+6+7+7+7+8+7+7+7+6+7+6+6+6+6+7+7+7+8 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Source: Playoff Sunday, June 30, 1929 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA 1912 Bobby Jones (a) 72-69=141 −302 USA 1912 Al Espinosa 84-80=164 +201,000 Source: Scorecards Morning round Hole123456789101112131415161718Par443454345 345344544USA 1912 Jones +2+2+3+3+2+1+1+1+1+1E−1E−1+1EEEUSA 1912 EspinosaE+1+1+1+1+1+2+3+3+5+5+8+8+8+8+9+11+12 Afternoon round Hole123456789101112131415161718Par443454345 345344544USA 1912 Jones E+1+1+1+1+1EEEEE−1−1−1−2−3−3−3USA 1912 Espinosa+13+13+14+14+16+17+17+17+16+18+18+18+18+18+18+17+18+20 Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par {|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 |style="background: Olive;" width=10| |Triple bogey+ |} Source: References External links USGA Championship Database USOpen.com – 1929 1929 40.958 -73.754 type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in New York (state) Category:Mamaroneck, New York U.S. Open U.S. Open U.S. Open U.S. Open