1940 U.S. Open (golf)

August 2023 March 2026 1940 U.S. Open June 6–9, 1940 Beachwood, Ohio Canterbury Golf Club USGA PGA Tour 72 6894 yd 161 players, 66 after cut 153 (+9) $1,000 USA 1912 Lawson Little 287 (−1), playoff 1939 1941 USA 1 Canterbury Golf Club  41.469 -81.521 Location in the United States 5 230 USA Ohio 1 CanterburyGolf Club bottom 41.469 -81.521 Location in Ohio 5 120 The 1940 U.S. Open was the 44th U.S. Open, June 6–9 at Canterbury Golf Club in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb east of Cleveland. Lawson Little defeated Gene Sarazen in an 18-hole playoff to win his only professional major.http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1940.html USGA U.S. Open history: 1940 June 26, 2012 http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20120511094717/http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1940.html 2012-05-11 deadhttp://archives.chicagotribune.com/1940/06/10/page/21/article/little-defeats-sarazen-for-open-crown Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Little defeats Sarazen for Open crown June 9, 1940 21 Little started the final round a stroke behind leader Frank Walsh and carded a 73 to finish at 287. Sarazen made two birdies on the back nine and did not make a bogey to also post 287 and force a playoff on Sunday.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1940/06/09/page/37/article/sarazens-287-ties-little-for-open-crown Chicago Sunday Tribune Bartlett Charles Sarazen's 287 ties Little for Open crown June 9, 1940 1, sec. 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nDBKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EoYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4206%2C2833761 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio United Press McLemore Henry Little and Sarazen tie for National Open golf title June 9, 1940 D1 After five holes in the playoff, Little had a four-stroke advantage and was ahead by three at the turn. Sarazen made birdie at 11 and 14 to close the gap to one stroke with four holes to play, but could draw no closer. Little birdied the next two holes and they halved the final two holes. Little won by three, 70 to 73, and became the fifth player to win both the U.S. Open and the U.S. Amateur. Six players were disqualified after the final round for starting their round too early to avoid a coming storm. One of those players, Ed Oliver, actually tied Little and Sarazen, but his disqualification prevented his participation in the playoff. Walter Hagen, in his final U.S. Open, was also disqualified for showing up late for his third round. Under current rules, Hagen would be penalised two strokes if he arrived within a grace period. Also under current rules, officials, with access to weather radar, reserve the right to accelerate the start of the final round and change its procedure (groups of three starting at the first and tenth tees, or a shotgun start). The top eight finishers in the tournament were all past or future major champions, and are members of the World Golf Hall of Fame. This was the first of three majors at Canterbury. The U.S. Open returned six years later in 1946, won by Lloyd Mangrum in two playoff rounds. It was the first U.S. Open in five years, due to World War II. The PGA Championship was played at the course in 1973, won by Jack Nicklaus. Course layout Canterbury Golf Club Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal Yards4303691764404104772004125533,4673671703744834033715882304413,4276,894Par443445345364345445343672 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nTBKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EoYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4420%2C3068430 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio United Press Ferguson Harry Lawson Little beats Gene Sarazen by three strokes in national open playoff June 10, 1940 10 Round summaries First round Thursday, June 6, 1940 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Sam Snead 67 −5T2 USA 1912 Ed Oliver 69 −3 USA 1912 Sam Parks, Jr. USA 1912 Horton Smith T5 USA 1912 Al Huske 70 −2 USA 1912 Vic Ghezzi USA 1912 Ben Hogan T8 USA 1912 Bob Babbish (a) 71 −1 SCO Andy Gibson USA 1912 Duke Gibson USA 1912 Henry Kaiser USA 1912 Gene Sarazen Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1940/06/07/page/29/article/sneads-record-67-leads-national-open Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Snead's record 67 leads National Open June 7, 1940 29 Second round Friday, June 7, 1940 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA 1912 Lawson Little 72-69=141 −3 USA 1912 Horton Smith 69-72=141 USA 1912 Sam Snead 67-74=141 4 USA 1912 Frank Walsh 73-69=142 −2 T5 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 70-73=143−1 USA 1912 Sam Parks, Jr. 69-74=213T7 USA 1912 Leonard Dodson 72-72=144 E USA 1912 Vic Ghezzi 70-74=144 USA 1912 Ralph Guldahl 73-71=144 USA 1912 Dutch Harrison 74-70=144 Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1940/06/08/page/19/article/little-smith-tie-snead-in-open-with-141 Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Little, Smith tie Snead in Open with 141 June 8, 1940 19https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mzBKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EoYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4157%2C2325350 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio National Open tourney scores (second round) June 8, 1940 6 Third round Saturday, June 8, 1940 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Frank Walsh 73-69-71=213 −3 T2 USA 1912 Lawson Little 72-69-73=214 −2 USA 1912 Sam Snead 67-74-73=214 4 USA 1912 Gene Sarazen 71-74-70=215 −1 T5 USA 1912 Lloyd Mangrum 75-70-71=216 E USA 1912 Jug McSpaden 74-72-70=216 USA 1912 Byron Nelson 72-74-70=216T8 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 70-73-74=217+1 USA 1912 Henry Picard 73-73-71=217 USA 1912 Craig Wood 72-73-72=217 Source: Final round Saturday, June 8, 1940 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T1 USA 1912 Lawson Little 72-69-73-73=287 −1 Playoff USA 1912 Gene Sarazen 71-74-70-72=287 3 USA 1912 Horton Smith 69-72-78-69=288 E 7004 USA 1912 Craig Wood 72-73-72-72=289 +1 600T5 USA 1912 Ralph Guldahl 73-71-76-70=290 +2 325 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 70-73-74-73=290 USA 1912 Lloyd Mangrum 75-70-71-74=290 USA 1912 Byron Nelson 72-74-70-74=2909 USA 1912 Dick Metz 75-72-72-72=291 +3 175T10 USA 1912 Ed Dudley 73-75-71-73=292 +4 137 USA 1912 Frank Walsh 73-69-71-79=292 Source: Playoff Sunday, June 9, 1940 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA 1912 Lawson Little 70−21,000 2 USA 1912 Gene Sarazen 73+1800 Scorecard Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par443445345 434544534USA 1912 LittleE−1−1−1−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−1−1−1−2−3−2−2USA 1912 Sarazen+1+1+1+1+2E+1+1+1+1EE+1EEE+1+1 Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par {|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |style="background: Red;" width=10| |Eagle |style="background: Pink;" width=10| |Birdie |style="background: PaleGreen;" width=10| |Bogey |} Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2tMjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cGkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5996%2C2222478 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Little wins Open golf playoff, 70-73 June 10, 1940 15 References External links USGA Championship Database 1940 41.469 -81.521 type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Ohio Category:Organized events in Cuyahoga County, Ohio Category:Beachwood, Ohio U.S. Open U.S. Open U.S. Open U.S. Open