1923 U.S. Open (golf)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 13–15, 1923 |
| Location | Inwood, New York |
| Course(s) | Inwood Country Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Field | 77 |
| Winner's share | ($500) |
| Champion | |
 Bobby Jones (a) | |
| 296 (+8) | |
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The 1923 U.S. Open was the 27th U.S. Open, held July 13–15 at Inwood Country Club in Inwood, New York. Bobby Jones captured his first career major championship by defeating Bobby Cruickshank in an 18-hole playoff.
Qualifying directly preceded the tournament proper, which was held on Friday and Saturday, 36 holes per day.
Jones held a three-stroke lead through 54 holes, but struggled throughout the final round on Saturday afternoon. He bogeyed the first, hit his tee shot out of bounds at seven for another bogey, hit his second shot on 16 into the parking lot, and then added another bogey at 17. Still with the lead heading to the 18th, Jones made a double-bogey 6 for a round of 76 (+4) and 296 (+8) total. Cruickshank, playing behind Jones, had to birdie the last to tie Jones and hit his approach shot to 5 feet (1.5 m) to set up a birdie, which he made.[1]
During the 18-hole Sunday playoff, Jones and Cruickshank only halved three of the first 17 holes, but they were all square heading to the 18th. After both players drove into the rough, Cruickshank elected to lay up short of the green, but Jones went for it and hit a 2-iron to 8 feet (2.4 m). After Cruickshank failed to get up-and-down, Jones two-putted for the championship.[2]
This was the first of Jones' four U.S. Open titles, equaling the tournament record. It was also the first of four playoffs he was involved in, winning twice.
Final leaderboard
Saturday, July 14, 1923
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Jones (a) | United States | 71-73-76-76=296 | +8 | 0 |
| 2 | Bobby Cruickshank |  Scotland | 73-72-78-73=296 | 500 | |
| 3 | Jock Hutchison | 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 |
- (a) denotes amateur
Playoff
Sunday, July 15, 1923
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Jones (a) | United States | 37-39=76 | +4 | 0 |
| 2 | Bobby Cruickshank | Scotland | 37-41=78 | +6 | 500 |
Source:[2]
References
- ↑ "Cruickshank ties Jones at Inwood". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. July 15, 1923. p. 4-part 2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Robert Jones won title in play-off". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. July 16, 1923. p. 13.