The 1922 U.S. Open was the 26th U.S. Open, held July 14–15 at Skokie Country Club in Glencoe, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago. Gene Sarazen won the first of his seven major championships, one stroke ahead of runners-up John Black and 20-year-old amateur Bobby Jones.[2][3]

1922 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 14–15, 1922
LocationGlencoe, Illinois
Course(s)Skokie Country Club
Organized byUSGA
FormatStroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par70
Length6,548 yards (5,987 m)[1]
Field78
Cutnone
Prize fund$1,725
Winner's share$500
Champion
United States Gene Sarazen
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Walter Hagen, the winner of the British Open three weeks earlier, opened with 68 to take a three-shot lead over Black on Friday morning. In the second round that afternoon, Black shot a 71 to take a two-stroke lead over Bill Mehlhorn, with Hagen and Sarazen another stroke back.[1][4]

Jones had an even-par 70 in the third round to take a share of the 54-hole lead with Mehlhorn, while Black's 75 left him one behind. The leaders could not contend with Sarazen's brilliant play in the final round, recording a two-putt birdie on the finishing hole for a 68 and 288 total. Black needed to par the final two holes to force a playoff, but his tee shot on 17 went out of bounds and led to a double bogey. Needing an eagle on the par-5 18th to tie, Black's second shot landed ten feet (3 m) from the pin, but in a greenside bunker. When he failed to hole out from the sand, Sarazen clinched the title.[2][3]

Sarazen, age 20, became the fourth American-born champion of the U.S. Open, joining John McDermott, Francis Ouimet, and Hagen. He won a second U.S. Open ten years later in 1932.

Course layout

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Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 430 198 440 350 590 390 215 435 185 3,228 440 430 345 185 315 340 365 430 470 3,320 6,548
Par 4 3 4 4 5 4 3 4 3 34 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 5 36 70

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Round summaries

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First round

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Friday, July 14, 1922 (morning)

Place Player Score To par
1   Walter Hagen 68 −2
2   John Black 71 1
T3   Laurie Ayton, Snr 72 2
  Chick Evans (a)
  Gene Sarazen
T6   Mike Brady 73 3
  Johnny Farrell
  Bob MacDonald
  Bill Mehlhorn
  Al Watrous

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Second round

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Friday, July 14, 1922 (afternoon)

Place Player Score To par
1   John Black 71-71=142 2
2   Bill Mehlhorn 73-71=144 4
T3   Walter Hagen 68-77=145 5
  Gene Sarazen 72-73=145
5   Bobby Jones (a) 74-72=146 6
6   Lloyd Gullickson (a) 77-70=147 7
T7   Laurie Ayton, Snr 72-76=148 8
  Mike Brady 73-75=148
  Chick Evans (a) 72-76=148
T10   Jim Barnes 74-75=149 9
  George Duncan 76-73=149
  Johnny Farrell 73-76=149
  Bob MacDonald 73-76=149

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Third round

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Saturday, July 15, 1922 (morning)

Place Player Score To par
T1   Bobby Jones (a) 74-72-70=216 6
  Bill Mehlhorn 73-71-72=216
T3   John Black 71-71-75=217 7
4   Walter Hagen 68-77-74=219 9
5   Gene Sarazen 72-73-75=220 10
T6   Chick Evans (a) 72-76-74=222 12
  Mike Brady 73-75-74=222
8   Jock Hutchison 78-74-71=223 13
9   George Duncan 76-73-75=224 14
T10   Jim Barnes 74-75-77=226 16
  Leo Diegel 77-76-73=226

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Final round

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Saturday, July 15, 1922 (afternoon)

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Gene Sarazen 72-73-75-68=288 8 500
T2   John Black 71-71-75-72=289 9 300
  Bobby Jones (a) 74-72-70-73=289 0
4   Bill Mehlhorn 73-71-72-74=290 10 200
5   Walter Hagen 68-77-74-72=291 11 150
6   George Duncan 76-73-75-72=296 16 100
7   Leo Diegel 77-76-73-71=297 17 90
T8   Mike Brady 73-75-74-76=298 18 73
  Johnny Golden 73-77-77-71=298
  Jock Hutchison 78-74-71-75=298

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(a) denotes amateur

Scorecard

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Final round

Hole 1 2 3   4   5 6   7   8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 3 4 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5
  Sarazen 10 11 10 9 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 8
  Black 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 10 9
  Jones 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9
  Mehlhorn 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 10 10 10
  Hagen 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 11

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Fullerton, Hugh (July 15, 1922). "Black leads, Mehlhorn 2d, in title golf". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  2. ^ a b c d e Fullerton, Hugh (July 16, 1922). "Sarazen wins thrilling golf finish". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1.
  3. ^ a b "Sarazen, lad of 21, wins golf tourney". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). Associated Press. July 16, 1922. p. 7.
  4. ^ "John Black leads first half at Skokie course". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). July 15, 1922. p. 14.
  5. ^ "Leading cards at Skokie". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 15, 1922.
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