1924 U.S. Open (golf)

1924 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates June 5–6, 1924
Location Birmingham, Michigan
Course(s) Oakland Hills Country Club,
South Course
Organized by USGA
Format Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par 72
Length 6,874 yards (6,286 m)[1][2]
Field 84
Cut none
Winner's share $500
Champion
England Cyril Walker
297 (+9)
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Oakland Hills Country Club
Location in the United States
Oakland Hills Country Club
Location in Michigan

The 1924 U.S. Open was the 28th U.S. Open, held June 5–6 at Oakland Hills Country Club in Birmingham, Michigan, a suburb northwest of Detroit. Cyril Walker, a relatively unknown Englishman, defeated defending champion Bobby Jones by three strokes at the South Course.[3][4]

After the first two rounds of play on Thursday, Jones shared the lead with Bill Mehlhorn, with Walker a shot back. Walker shot a third consecutive 74 in the third round to tie Jones after 54 holes, with Mehlhorn one back. Jones and Mehlhorn, playing ahead of Walker in the final round, both played poorly, each carding 78. Leading by three on the 15th, Walker made bogey but then responded with a birdie on 16. He parred the final two holes to secure the championship.

This was the high point of Walker's golf career. He never won another significant title, and it was his only top ten finish in the U.S. Open; his next best finish in a major was the semifinals of the PGA Championship in 1921. A heavy drinker, Walker wound up working as a caddy and a dishwasher; unable to afford a room, he died in a New Jersey jail cell of pneumonia in 1948 at age 56.

This was the first of nine major championships held at the South Course through 2015; six U.S. Opens and three PGA Championships.

Course layout

South Course

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4364901984184073533844502373,4034504035521424614123841914763,4716,874
Par453444443354453544353772

Source:[1]

Past champions in the field

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Bobby Jones (a)  United States 1923 74 73 75 78 300 +12 2
Walter Hagen  United States 1914, 1919 75 75 76 77 303 +15 T4
Chick Evans (a) United States 1916 77 77 76 77 307 +19 T10
Gene Sarazen  United States 1922 74 80 80 79 313 +25 T17
Fred McLeod  Scotland 1908 81 76 80 86 323 +35 T40
George Sargent  England 1909 79 84 77 84 324 +36 43

Source:[4]

Final leaderboard

Friday, June 6, 1924

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Cyril Walker  England 74-74-74-75=297 +9 500
2 Bobby Jones (a)  United States 74-73-75-78=300 +12 0
3 Bill Mehlhorn  United States 72-75-76-78=301 +13 300
T4 Bobby Cruickshank  Scotland 77-72-76-78=303 +15 150
Walter Hagen  United States 75-75-76-77=303
Macdonald Smith  United States[5] 78-72-77-76=303
T7 Abe Espinosa  United States 80-71-77-77=305 +17 85
Peter O'Hara  United States 76-79-74-76=305
9 Mike Brady  United States 75-77-77-77=306 +18 75
T10 Chick Evans (a)  United States 77-77-76-77=307 +19 0
Eddie Loos  United States 73-81-75-78=307 63
Dave Robertson  United States 73-76-77-81=307

Source:[4]

(a) denotes amateur

References

  1. 1 2 Davis, Joe (June 6, 1924). "Jones, Mehlhorn low with 147 in National Open". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 25.
  2. ↑ "Jones divides National Open lead". Miami News. Associated Press. June 6, 1924. p. 8.
  3. ↑ "Cyril Walker wrests National Open golf title from Jones". Miami News. Associated Press. June 7, 1924. p. 8.
  4. 1 2 3 Davis, Joe (June 7, 1924). "Walker wins National Open, Jones second". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 13.
  5. ↑ According to his naturalization certificate (available at Ancestry.com) Smith became a U.S. citizen in 1923

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Coordinates: 42°32′38″N 83°16′37″W / 42.544°N 83.277°W / 42.544; -83.277

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