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1923 U.S. Open (golf)

December 31, 2022

The 1923 U.S. Open was the 27th U.S. Open, held July 13–15 at Inwood Country Club in Inwood, New York, a suburb east of New York City on Long Island. Amateur golf legend Bobby Jones, age 21, captured his first career major championship, defeating Bobby Cruickshank by two strokes in an 18-hole Sunday playoff.

1923 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 13–15, 1923
LocationInwood, New York
Course(s)Inwood Country Club
Organized byUSGA
FormatStroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,632 yards (6,064 m)[1]
Field77[1]
Cutnone
Winner's share($500)
Champion
Bobby Jones (a)
296 (+8), playoff
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Inwood CC
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Location in the United States
Inwood CC
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Location in New York

Qualifying directly preceded the tournament proper,[2] which was held on Friday and Saturday, 36 holes per day, with no cut.

Jones held a three-stroke lead through 54 holes, but struggled throughout the final round on Saturday afternoon. He bogeyed the first, hit his tee shot out of bounds at the par-3 seventh for a double bogey, hit his second shot on 16 into the parking lot, and then added another bogey at 17. Still with the lead heading to the 18th, Jones made a double-bogey for a round of 76 (+4) and 296 (+8) total. Cruickshank, playing behind Jones, made double bogey at 16 and had to birdie the last to tie Jones; he hit his approach shot to five feet (1.5 m) and made the putt.[3][4]

During the 18-hole playoff on Sunday, Jones and Cruickshank only halved three of the first 17 holes, but they were all square heading to the 18th. After both players drove into the rough, Cruickshank elected to lay up short of the green, but Jones went for it and hit a 2-iron to 8 feet (2.4 m). After Cruickshank put his third shot into a bunker and fourth to 15 feet (4.6 m), Jones two-putted for the championship.[5][6]

This was the first of Jones' four U.S. Open titles, a record shared with three others: Willie Anderson, Ben Hogan, and Jack Nicklaus. It was also the first of four playoffs Jones was involved in, winning twice.

Course layout

Main article: Inwood Country Club
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 343 371 522 530 519 177 223 418 360 3,463 295 421 103 420 497 173 425 405 425 3,169 6,632
Par 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 4 4 37 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 35 72

Source:[1][4]

Past champions in the field

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Jim Barnes   England 1921 78 81 74 75 308 +20 T12
Chick Evans (a)   United States 1916 79 80 76 74 309 +21 T14
Gene Sarazen   United States 1922 79 78 73 80 310 +22 T16
Walter Hagen   United States 1914, 1919 77 75 73 80 311 +23 T18
Francis Ouimet (a)   United States 1913 82 75 78 82 317 +29 T29
George Sargent   England 1909 77 77 81 82 317 +29 T29

Source:[4]

Round summaries

First round

Friday, July 13, 1923 (morning)

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Jock Hutchison   Scotland
  United States		 70 −2
2 Bobby Jones (a)   United States 71 −1
3 Fred Canausa   United States 72 E
T4 Bill Creavy   United States 73 +1
Bobby Cruickshank   Scotland
Bill Mehlhorn   United States
T7 Mike Brady   United States 74 +2
Jack Burke Sr.   United States
Cyril Hughes   England
Willie Ogg   Scotland
  United States
Al Watrous   United States

Source:[1][7]

Second round

Friday, July 13, 1923 (afternoon)

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Jock Hutchison   Scotland
  United States		 70-72=142 −2
2 Bobby Jones (a)   United States 71-73=144 E
3 Bobby Cruickshank   Scotland 73-72=145 +1
T4 Jack Forrester   Scotland 75-73=148 +4
Francis Gallett   Scotland 76-72=148
6 Al Watrous   United States 74-75=149 +5
T7 Cyril Hughes   England 74-76=150 +6
Willie Ogg   Scotland
  United States		 74-76=150
T9 Jack Burke Sr.   United States 74-78=152 +8
Walter Hagen   United States 77-75=152
Bill Mehlhorn   United States 73-79=152

Source:[1][7]

Third round

Saturday, July 14, 1923 (morning)

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Bobby Jones (a)   United States 71-73-76=220 +4
2 Bobby Cruickshank   Scotland 73-72-78=223 +7
3 Jock Hutchison   Scotland
  United States		 70-72-82=224 +8
T4 Jack Forrester   Scotland 75-73-77=225 +9
Francis Gallett   Scotland 76-72-77=225
Walter Hagen   United States 77-75-73=225
Al Watrous   United States 74-75-76=225
8 Bill Mehlhorn   United States 73-79-75=227 +11
T9 Johnny Farrell   United States 76-77-75=228 +12
C.L. Mothersole   United States 77-80-71=228

Source:[4]

Final round

Saturday, July 14, 1923 (afternoon)

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
T1 Bobby Jones (a)   United States 71-73-76-76=296 +8 0
Bobby Cruickshank   Scotland 73-72-78-73=296 500
3 Jock Hutchison   Scotland
  United States		 70-72-82-78=302 +14 300
4 Jack Forrester   Scotland 75-73-77-78=303 +15 200
T5 Johnny Farrell   United States 76-77-75-76=304 +16 125
Francis Gallett   Scotland 76-72-77-79=304
William Reekie (a)   United States 80-74-75-75=304 0
T8 Leo Diegel   United States 77-77-76-76=306 +18 82
Bill Mehlhorn   United States 73-79-75-79=306
Al Watrous   United States 74-75-76-81=306

Source:[4]

(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
Par 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4
  Jones +5 +5 +5 +5 +4 +4 +6 +6 +6 +5 +5 +5 +5 +4 +4 +5 +6 +8
  Cruickshank +8 +8 +8 +8 +8 +7 +7 +6 +6 +5 +5 +5 +6 +6 +7 +9 +9 +8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[4]

Playoff

Sunday, July 15, 1923

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Bobby Jones (a)   United States 76 +4 0
2 Bobby Cruickshank   Scotland 78 +6 500

Source:[5]

Scorecard

Hole 1  2  3 4 5 6 7 8  9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4
  Jones E E E −1 −1 E E E E +1 +2 +1 +1 +1 +3 +3 +4 +4
  Cruickshank +1 E −1 −1 −2 −2 −1 −1 E +2 +3 +3 +3 +2 +3 +4 +4 +6

Source:[6][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Jock Hutchinson's 142 sets record to top Inwood field". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. July 14, 1923. p. 8.
  2. ^ "Guilford falls, star pros waver in National Open". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 13, 1923. p. 13.
  3. ^ "Cruickshank ties Jones at Inwood". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 15, 1923. p. 4-part 2.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Fullerton, Hugh (July 15, 1923). "Cruickshank and Jones tie for golf title". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1.
  5. ^ a b "Robert Jones won title in play-off". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. July 16, 1923. p. 13.
  6. ^ a b Fullerton, Hugh (July 16, 1923). "Bobby Jones wins golf title on last hole". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  7. ^ a b "Chicago Scot leads golfers". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). Associated Press. July 14, 1923. p. 8.
  8. ^ "Details of the play". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 16, 1923. p. 13.

External links

  • USGA Championship Database
  • USOpen.com - 1923

Coordinates: 40°37′19″N 73°45′22″W / 40.622°N 73.756°W / 40.622; -73.756

December 31, 2022
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The 1923 U S Open was the 27th U S Open held July 13 15 at Inwood Country Club in Inwood New York a suburb east of New York City on Long Island Amateur golf legend Bobby Jones age 21 captured his first career major championship defeating Bobby Cruickshank by two strokes in an 18 hole Sunday playoff 1923 U S OpenTournament informationDatesJuly 13 15 1923LocationInwood New YorkCourse s Inwood Country ClubOrganized byUSGAFormatStroke play 72 holesStatisticsPar72Length6 632 yards 6 064 m 1 Field77 1 CutnoneWinner s share 500 ChampionBobby Jones a 296 8 playoff 19221924 Inwood CCclass notpageimage Location in the United States Inwood CCclass notpageimage Location in New York Qualifying directly preceded the tournament proper 2 which was held on Friday and Saturday 36 holes per day with no cut Jones held a three stroke lead through 54 holes but struggled throughout the final round on Saturday afternoon He bogeyed the first hit his tee shot out of bounds at the par 3 seventh for a double bogey hit his second shot on 16 into the parking lot and then added another bogey at 17 Still with the lead heading to the 18th Jones made a double bogey for a round of 76 4 and 296 8 total Cruickshank playing behind Jones made double bogey at 16 and had to birdie the last to tie Jones he hit his approach shot to five feet 1 5 m and made the putt 3 4 During the 18 hole playoff on Sunday Jones and Cruickshank only halved three of the first 17 holes but they were all square heading to the 18th After both players drove into the rough Cruickshank elected to lay up short of the green but Jones went for it and hit a 2 iron to 8 feet 2 4 m After Cruickshank put his third shot into a bunker and fourth to 15 feet 4 6 m Jones two putted for the championship 5 6 This was the first of Jones four U S Open titles a record shared with three others Willie Anderson Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus It was also the first of four playoffs Jones was involved in winning twice Contents 1 Course layout 2 Past champions in the field 3 Round summaries 3 1 First round 3 2 Second round 3 3 Third round 3 4 Final round 3 5 Scorecard 4 Playoff 4 1 Scorecard 5 References 6 External linksCourse layout EditMain article Inwood Country Club Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In TotalYards 343 371 522 530 519 177 223 418 360 3 463 295 421 103 420 497 173 425 405 425 3 169 6 632Par 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 4 4 37 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 35 72Source 1 4 Past champions in the field EditPlayer Country Year s won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par FinishJim Barnes England 1921 78 81 74 75 308 20 T12Chick Evans a United States 1916 79 80 76 74 309 21 T14Gene Sarazen United States 1922 79 78 73 80 310 22 T16Walter Hagen United States 1914 1919 77 75 73 80 311 23 T18Francis Ouimet a United States 1913 82 75 78 82 317 29 T29George Sargent England 1909 77 77 81 82 317 29 T29Source 4 Round summaries EditFirst round Edit Friday July 13 1923 morning Place Player Country Score To par1 Jock Hutchison Scotland United States 70 22 Bobby Jones a United States 71 13 Fred Canausa United States 72 ET4 Bill Creavy United States 73 1Bobby Cruickshank ScotlandBill Mehlhorn United StatesT7 Mike Brady United States 74 2Jack Burke Sr United StatesCyril Hughes EnglandWillie Ogg Scotland United StatesAl Watrous United StatesSource 1 7 Second round Edit Friday July 13 1923 afternoon Place Player Country Score To par1 Jock Hutchison Scotland United States 70 72 142 22 Bobby Jones a United States 71 73 144 E3 Bobby Cruickshank Scotland 73 72 145 1T4 Jack Forrester Scotland 75 73 148 4Francis Gallett Scotland 76 72 1486 Al Watrous United States 74 75 149 5T7 Cyril Hughes England 74 76 150 6Willie Ogg Scotland United States 74 76 150T9 Jack Burke Sr United States 74 78 152 8Walter Hagen United States 77 75 152Bill Mehlhorn United States 73 79 152Source 1 7 Third round Edit Saturday July 14 1923 morning Place Player Country Score To par1 Bobby Jones a United States 71 73 76 220 42 Bobby Cruickshank Scotland 73 72 78 223 73 Jock Hutchison Scotland United States 70 72 82 224 8T4 Jack Forrester Scotland 75 73 77 225 9Francis Gallett Scotland 76 72 77 225Walter Hagen United States 77 75 73 225Al Watrous United States 74 75 76 2258 Bill Mehlhorn United States 73 79 75 227 11T9 Johnny Farrell United States 76 77 75 228 12C L Mothersole United States 77 80 71 228Source 4 Final round Edit Saturday July 14 1923 afternoon Place Player Country Score To par Money T1 Bobby Jones a United States 71 73 76 76 296 8 0Bobby Cruickshank Scotland 73 72 78 73 296 5003 Jock Hutchison Scotland United States 70 72 82 78 302 14 3004 Jack Forrester Scotland 75 73 77 78 303 15 200T5 Johnny Farrell United States 76 77 75 76 304 16 125Francis Gallett Scotland 76 72 77 79 304William Reekie a United States 80 74 75 75 304 0T8 Leo Diegel United States 77 77 76 76 306 18 82Bill Mehlhorn United States 73 79 75 79 306Al Watrous United States 74 75 76 81 306Source 4 a denotes amateurScorecard Edit Final round Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18Par 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 Jones 5 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 6 8 Cruickshank 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 7 9 9 8Cumulative tournament scores relative to parSource 4 Playoff EditSunday July 15 1923 Place Player Country Score To par Money 1 Bobby Jones a United States 76 4 02 Bobby Cruickshank Scotland 78 6 500Source 5 Scorecard Edit Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18Par 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 Jones E E E 1 1 E E E E 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 4 4 Cruickshank 1 E 1 1 2 2 1 1 E 2 3 3 3 2 3 4 4 6Source 6 8 References Edit a b c d e Jock Hutchinson s 142 sets record to top Inwood field Chicago Daily Tribune Associated Press July 14 1923 p 8 Guilford falls star pros waver in National Open Chicago Daily Tribune July 13 1923 p 13 Cruickshank ties Jones at Inwood Spokesman Review Spokane Washington Associated Press July 15 1923 p 4 part 2 a b c d e f Fullerton Hugh July 15 1923 Cruickshank and Jones tie for golf title Chicago Sunday Tribune p 1 a b Robert Jones won title in play off Montreal Gazette Associated Press July 16 1923 p 13 a b Fullerton Hugh July 16 1923 Bobby Jones wins golf title on last hole Chicago Daily Tribune p 1 a b Chicago Scot leads golfers St Petersburg Times Florida Associated Press July 14 1923 p 8 Details of the play Chicago Daily Tribune July 16 1923 p 13 External links EditUSGA Championship Database USOpen com 1923 Coordinates 40 37 19 N 73 45 22 W 40 622 N 73 756 W 40 622 73 756 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1923 U S Open golf amp oldid 1080105321, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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