1947 U.S. Open (golf)

1947 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 12–15, 1947
LocationLadue, Missouri
Course(s)St. Louis Country Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,532 yards (5,973 m)[1]
Field146 players, 75 after cut
Cut151 (+9)
Prize fund$10,000[2]
Winner's share$2,500
Champion
United States Lew Worsham
282 (−2), playoff
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The 1947 U.S. Open was the 47th U.S. Open, held June 12–15 at St. Louis Country Club in Ladue, Missouri, a suburb west of St. Louis. Lew Worsham denied Sam Snead his elusive U.S. Open title by prevailing in an 18-hole playoff. For Snead, it was his second of four career runner-up finishes at the Open.

In the third round, amateur Jim McHale Jr. tied the tournament record with a 65, and he established a new nine-hole record with a 30 on the front nine.[3] That mark was equaled fifteen times before it was broken in 1995 by Neal Lancaster, who carded a 29 on the back nine in the final round.[4]

Worsham's win marked the 17th consecutive victory in a major championship for an American-born golfer. This remains the longest stretch ever for American golfers. A significant reason this occurred is because the British Open, which is usually won by international golfers, was cancelled for most of the 1940s due to World War II.

The purse was $10,000 with a winner's share of $2,000 and $1,500 for the runner-up.[2] In addition, both playoff participants received a $500 bonus.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference yv47cserd5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Open history: 1947". USGA. Archived from the original on July 6, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  3. ^ Bartlett, Charles (June 15, 1947). "Worsham, Snead play-off open tie today". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
  4. ^ O'Connell, Jim (June 19, 1995). "Lancaster grabs record". Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, South Carolina. Associated Press. p. D4.
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