1928 U.S. Open (golf)

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1928 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates June 21–24, 1928
Location Olympia Fields, Illinois
Course(s) Olympia Fields Country Club
Course No. 4[1][2]
Organized by USGA
Format Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par 71[3]
Length 6,726 yards (6,150 m)[3]
Field 141 players, 65 after cut
Cut 158 (+16)
Prize fund $2,000
Winner's share $500
Champion
United States Johnny Farrell
294 (+10), playoff
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The 1928 U.S. Open was the 32nd U.S. Open, held June 21–24 at Course No. 4 of Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Illinois, a suburb south of Chicago. Johnny Farrell defeated amateur Bobby Jones in a 36-hole playoff to win his only major title.[4] For Jones, a two-time champion in 1923 and 1926, it was his second playoff loss at the U.S. Open in four years and his fourth finish as a runner-up. He won the next two in 1929 and 1930.

Jones jumped out to the 36-hole lead with rounds of 73-71, two shots ahead of George Von Elm and Bill Leach. After a 73 in the third round, Jones took a two-stroke lead over Leach and Henry Ciuci into the final round. Five strokes behind Jones was Farrell, who had recorded rounds of 77-74-71. Farrell teed off well before Jones and shot 72 and a 294 total. With Jones still on the course with the lead, Farrell did not believe he had a chance of winning. In his final round, Jones was uncharacteristically erratic on holes six through ten, at seven-over-par for those five holes. He regrouped on the last eight holes and carded a 77 (+6) for 294 (+10).[5] Gene Sarazen informed Farrell in the clubhouse that he and Jones were tied. Roland Hancock, age 21, would have won the championship by two strokes had he parred the final two holes, but he double-bogeyed 17 and bogeyed 18 to fall a shot out of the playoff.

This was the first year that the USGA implemented a 36-hole playoff. On the first 18, Farrell shot a 70 to Jones' 73. Beginning the second 18, however, Jones quickly got back to all square after two holes. Jones double-bogeyed the 4th to give Farrell a two-stroke lead once again, but three consecutive bogeys beginning at the 10th knocked Farrell out of the lead. Now trailing by one with six holes to play, Farrell nearly aced the par-3 13th, recording a birdie to tie up the match. At the 16th, Jones missed a short putt to give Farrell the lead. At 17, Farrell hit a superb approach to 3 feet, while Jones was 20 feet (6 m) away. Jones made his birdie putt to put pressure on Farrell, who responded by holing out. At the par-5 18th, both Jones and Farrell recorded birdies, clinching a one-stroke victory for Farrell.

The next playoff at the U.S. Open was the following year, won by Jones by 23 strokes. The playoff in 1931 was tied after 36 holes, resulting in a second 36-hole playoff. The next playoff in 1939 was reduced back to 18 holes, but the top two competitors were tied and it went another 18 holes. Sudden-death following the round was not introduced until the 1950s and not needed until 1990

The four 18-hole courses at Olympia Fields were reduced to two in the 1940s when the club sold half of its property. Formerly named numerically, the current courses are North and South.

Course layout

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Course No. 4

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 530 455 420 368 353 163 415 220 458 3,382 433 387 380 130 433 555 153 383 490 3,344 6,726
Par 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 35 4 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 5 36 71

Source:[2][3]

Final round

Saturday, June 23, 1928

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
T1 Johnny Farrell  United States 77-74-71-72=294 +10 Playoff
Bobby Jones (a)  United States 73-71-73-77=294
3 Roland Hancock  United States 74-77-72-72=295 +11 300
T4 Walter Hagen  United States 75-72-73-76=296 +12 200
George Von Elm (a)  United States 74-72-76-74=296 0
T6 Henry Ciuci  United States 70-77-72-80=299 +15 74
Waldo Crowder  United States 74-74-76-75=299
Ed Dudley  United States 77-79-68-75=299
Bill Leach  United States 72-74-73-80=299
Gene Sarazen  United States 78-76-73-72=299
Denny Shute  United States 75-73-79-72=299
Macdonald Smith  Scotland
 United States		 75-77-75-72=299
Joe Turnesa  United States 74-77-74-74=299
(a) denotes amateur

Playoff

Sunday, June 24, 1928 (36 holes)

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Johnny Farrell  United States 70-73=143 +1 500
2 Bobby Jones (a)  United States 73-71=144 +2 0

Scorecards

Morning round

Hole  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 5
United States Farrell E +1 +1 +1 +1 E +1 +2 +2 +1 +2 +2 +2 +3 +2 +1 E –1
United States Jones –1 E +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +2 +2 +2 +2

Afternoon round

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

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

References

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