1920 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1920 U.S. Open was the 24th U.S. Open, held August 12–13 at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio.

1920 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesAugust 12–13, 1920
LocationToledo, Ohio
Course(s)Inverness Club
Organized byUSGA
FormatStroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par71 [1]
Length6,569 yards (6,007 m)[2][3]
Field70
Cutnone
Winner's share$500
Champion
Jersey Ted Ray
295 (+11)
Toledo is located in the United States
Toledo
Toledo
Location in the United States
Toledo is located in Ohio
Toledo
Toledo
Location in Ohio

Isle of Jersey natives Harry Vardon and Ted Ray played in their first U.S. Open since their playoff loss to Francis Ouimet in 1913. The 50-year-old Vardon, the champion twenty years earlier in 1900, held a five-stroke lead with just five holes to play. He then proceeded to three-putt three holes in a row, then double-bogeyed the 17th after finding the water. He shot 42 (+6) on the second nine, giving him a 78 (+7) for the round and 296 total (+12), and finished in a tie for second, one stroke back. Ray also struggled in the final round, with four bogeys on the back nine. But he parred the 18th, giving him 295 total and a one-stroke victory over runners-up Vardon, Jock Hutchison, Leo Diegel, and Jack Burke Sr.[1][4]

This Open marked the first appearance by Bobby Jones, Gene Sarazen, Tommy Armour, and Johnny Farrell. Between them, they won eight of the next twelve U.S. Opens. This Open returned to the two-day format, with the first two rounds played on the same day; the three-day schedule was permanently adopted for 1926 and the present four-day schedule was first used in 1965.

At the age of 43 years and 138 days, Ray became the oldest U.S. Open champion, a record he held for 66 years, until Raymond Floyd, a few months older, won in 1986. Julius Boros was also 43 when he won in 1963. Hale Irwin set the current record in 1990 at age 45.

This was the first of six major championships at Inverness, which later hosted the U.S. Open in 1931, 1957, and 1979. The PGA Championship was played at the course in 1986 and 1993.

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards3853921354304383603202084923,1603463595221504174464104303323,4096,569
Par443444435354453444443671

Source:[1][2][3]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 12, 1920 (morning)

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Jock Hutchison[5]69−2
2United States Leo Diegel72+1
T3Scotland Bob MacDonald73+2
England J. Douglas Edgar
T5G.L. Bowden74+3
United States Chick Evans (a)
United States Walter Hagen
Jersey Ted Ray
Jersey Harry Vardon
T10Scotland Laurie Ayton, Snr75+4
United States Jack Burke Sr.
United States Eddie Loos
Scotland Fred McLeod

Source:[2]

Second round

Thursday, August 12, 1920 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Jock Hutchison69-76=145+3
T2England Jim Barnes76-70=146+4
United States Leo Diegel72-74=146
T4United States Walter Hagen74-73=147+5
Jersey Ted Ray74-73=147
Jersey Harry Vardon74-73=147
7United States Eddie Loos75-74=149+7
8United States Chick Evans (a)74-76=150+8
T9Scotland Bob MacDonald73-78=151+9
Scotland Willie Macfarlane76-75=151

Source:[2]

Third round

Friday, August 13, 1920 (morning)

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Jersey Harry Vardon74-73-71=218+5
T2United States Leo Diegel72-74-73=219+6
United States Jock Hutchison69-76-74=219
4Jersey Ted Ray74-73-73=220+7
T5England Jim Barnes76-70-76=222+9
United States Bobby Jones (a)78-74-70=222
Scotland Bob MacDonald73-78-71=222
8United States Chick Evans (a)74-76-73=223+10
9United States Jack Burke Sr.75-77-72=224+11
10Scotland Willie Macfarlane76-75-74=225+12

Source:[4]

Final round

Friday, August 13, 1920 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Jersey Ted Ray74-73-73-75=295+11500
T2United States Jack Burke Sr.75-77-72-72=296+12188
United States Leo Diegel72-74-73-77=296
United States Jock Hutchison[5]69-76-74-77=296
Jersey Harry Vardon74-73-71-78=296
T6England Jim Barnes76-70-76-76=298+1490
United States Chick Evans (a)74-76-73-75=2980
T8United States Bobby Jones (a)78-74-70-77=299+150
Scotland Willie Macfarlane76-75-74-74=29980
10Scotland Bob MacDonald73-78-71-78=300+1675

Source:[4]

(a) denotes amateur

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par443444435445344444
Jersey Ray+7+7+7+6+6+7+6+7+7+7+8+9+9+9+10+10+11+11
United States Burke+11+11+10+11+11+12+14+13+13+12+12+11+11+12+12+12+12+12
United States Diegel+6+6+6+7+8+8+8+8+8+8+8+8+8+10+11+12+12+12
United States Hutchison+8+8+8+8+9+10+10+10+10+10+10+11+11+11+12+12+12+12
Jersey Vardon+5+5+5+5+5+5+5+6+6+6+5+6+7+8+9+10+12+12

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

References

  1. Vardon, Harry (August 14, 1920). "Ray wins National Open". Milwaukee Journal. p. 6.
  2. "Leading scores in golf tournament". Chicago Daily Tribune. August 12, 1920. p. 10.
  3. "Leading scores in golf tournament". Chicago Daily Tribune. August 13, 1920. p. 10.
  4. Davis, Joe (August 14, 1920). "Ray of England is golf champ in great finish". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 6.
  5. According to his naturalization certificate (available at Ancestry.com) Hutchinson became a U.S. citizen on April 1, 1920

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