1922 U.S. Open (golf)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 14–15, 1922 |
| Location | Glencoe, Illinois |
| Course(s) | Skokie Country Club |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Format | Stroke play − 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,563 yards (6,001 m) |
| Field | 78 |
| Prize fund | $1,725 |
| Winner's share | $500 |
| Champion | |
 Gene Sarazen |
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| 288 (+8) | |
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The 1922 U.S. Open was the 26th U.S. Open, held July 14–15 at Skokie Country Club in Glencoe, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago. Gene Sarazen won the first of his seven major championships, one stroke ahead of runners-up John Black and amateur Bobby Jones.
Walter Hagen, the winner of the British Open three weeks earlier, shot a 68 to take a first-round lead over Black. In the second round, Black shot a 71 to take a two-stroke lead over Bill Mehlhorn, with Hagen and Sarazen three off the lead. Jones shot a 70 in the third round to take a share of the 54-hole lead with Mehlhorn, while Black shot 75 and was a shot back. The leaders, however, could not contend with Sarazen's brilliant play in the final round, recording a two-putt birdie on the finishing hole for a 68 and 288 total. Black needed to par the final two holes to force a playoff, but hit his tee shot on 17 out of bounds, leading to a double bogey. Needing an eagle on the par-5 18th to tie, Black's second shot landed ten feet (3 m) from the pin, but in a greenside bunker. When he failed to chip in, Sarazen clinched the title.
Sarazen, age 20, became the fourth American-born champion of the U.S. Open, joining John McDermott, Francis Ouimet, and Hagen. He won a second U.S. Open in 1932.
Final leaderboard
Saturday, July 15, 1922
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gene Sarazen | United States |
72-73-75-68=288 | +8 | 500 |
| T2 | John Black |  Scotland |
71-71-75-72=289 | +9 | 300 |
| Bobby Jones (a) | United States |
74-72-70-73=289 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Bill Mehlhorn | United States |
73-71-72-74=290 | +10 | 200 |
| 5 | Walter Hagen | United States |
68-77-74-72=291 | +11 | 150 |
| 6 | George Duncan | Scotland |
76-73-75-72=296 | +16 | 100 |
| 7 | Leo Diegel | United States |
77-76-73-71=297 | +17 | 90 |
| T8 | Mike Brady | United States |
73-75-74-76=298 | +18 | 73 |
| Johnny Golden | United States |
73-77-77-71=298 | |||
| Jock Hutchison | United States |
78-74-71-75=298 |
- (a) denotes amateur
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