Английская Википедия:1940 U.S. Open (golf)
Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox individual golf tournament Шаблон:Location map Шаблон:Location map The 1940 U.S. Open was the 44th U.S. Open, June 6–9 at Canterbury Golf Club in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb east of Cleveland. Lawson Little defeated Gene Sarazen in an 18-hole playoff to win his only professional major.[1][2]
Little started the final round a stroke behind leader Frank Walsh and carded a 73 to finish at 287. Sarazen made two birdies on the back nine and did not make a bogey to also post 287 and force a playoff on Sunday.[3][4]
After five holes in the playoff, Little had a four-stroke advantage and was ahead by three at the turn. Sarazen made birdie at 11 and 14 to close the gap to one stroke with four holes to play, but could draw no closer. Little birdied the next two holes and they halved the final two holes. Little won by three, 70 to 73, and became the fifth player to win both the U.S. Open and the U.S. Amateur.[2]
Six players were disqualified after the final round for starting their round too early to avoid a coming storm.[3] One of those players, Ed Oliver, actually tied Little and Sarazen, but his disqualification prevented his participation in the playoff.[4] Walter Hagen, in his final U.S. Open, was also disqualified for showing up late for his third round. Under current rules, Hagen would be penalised two strokes if he arrived within a grace period. Also under current rules, officials, with access to weather radar, reserve the right to accelerate the start of the final round and change its procedure (groups of three starting at the first and tenth tees, or a shotgun start).
The top eight finishers in the tournament were all past or future major champions, and are members of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
This was the first of three majors at Canterbury. The U.S. Open returned six years later in 1946, won by Lloyd Mangrum in two playoff rounds. It was the first U.S. Open in five years, due to World War II. The PGA Championship was played at the course in 1973, won by Jack Nicklaus.
Course layout
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 430 | 369 | 176 | 440 | 410 | 477 | 200 | 412 | 553 | 3,467 | 367 | 170 | 374 | 483 | 403 | 371 | 588 | 230 | 441 | 3,427 | 6,894 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Source:[5]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, June 6, 1940
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Sam Snead | 67 | −5 |
| T2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ed Oliver | 69 | −3 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Sam Parks, Jr. | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Horton Smith | |||
| T5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Al Huske | 70 | −2 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Vic Ghezzi | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Ben Hogan | |||
| T8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Babbish (a) | 71 | −1 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Andy Gibson | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Duke Gibson | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Henry Kaiser | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Gene Sarazen |
Source:[6]
Second round
Friday, June 7, 1940
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Lawson Little | 72-69=141 | −3 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Horton Smith | 69-72=141 | ||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Sam Snead | 67-74=141 | ||
| 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Frank Walsh | 73-69=142 | −2 |
| T5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ben Hogan | 70-73=143 | −1 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Sam Parks, Jr. | 69-74=213 | ||
| T7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Leonard Dodson | 72-72=144 | E |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Vic Ghezzi | 70-74=144 | ||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Ralph Guldahl | 73-71=144 | ||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Dutch Harrison | 74-70=144 |
Third round
Saturday, June 8, 1940 (morning)
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Frank Walsh | 73-69-71=213 | −3 |
| T2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Lawson Little | 72-69-73=214 | −2 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Sam Snead | 67-74-73=214 | ||
| 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gene Sarazen | 71-74-70=215 | −1 |
| T5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Lloyd Mangrum | 75-70-71=216 | E |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Jug McSpaden | 74-72-70=216 | ||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Byron Nelson | 72-74-70=216 | ||
| T8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ben Hogan | 70-73-74=217 | +1 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Henry Picard | 73-73-71=217 | ||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Craig Wood | 72-73-72=217 |
Source:[4]
Final round
Saturday, June 8, 1940 (afternoon)
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Lawson Little | 72-69-73-73=287 | −1 | Playoff |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Gene Sarazen | 71-74-70-72=287 | |||
| 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Horton Smith | 69-72-78-69=288 | E | 700 |
| 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Craig Wood | 72-73-72-72=289 | +1 | 600 |
| T5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ralph Guldahl | 73-71-76-70=290 | +2 | 325 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Ben Hogan | 70-73-74-73=290 | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Lloyd Mangrum | 75-70-71-74=290 | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Byron Nelson | 72-74-70-74=290 | |||
| 9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Dick Metz | 75-72-72-72=291 | +3 | 175 |
| T10 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ed Dudley | 73-75-71-73=292 | +4 | 137 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Frank Walsh | 73-69-71-79=292 |
Playoff
Sunday, June 9, 1940
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Lawson Little | 70 | −2 | 1,000 |
| 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gene Sarazen | 73 | +1 | 800 |
Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Little | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −3 | −2 | −2 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Sarazen | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | E | +1 | E | E | E | +1 | +1 |
Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par
Eagle Birdie Bogey
References
External links
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