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1923 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1923 U.S. Open was the 27th U.S. Open, held July 13–15 at Inwood Country Club in Inwood, New York, a suburb east of New York City on Long Island. Amateur golf legend Bobby Jones, age 21, captured his first career major championship, defeating Bobby Cruickshank by two strokes in an 18-hole Sunday playoff.

1923 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 13–15, 1923
LocationInwood, New York
Course(s)Inwood Country Club
Organized byUSGA
FormatStroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,632 yards (6,064 m)[1]
Field77[1]
Cutnone
Winner's share($500)
Champion
United States Bobby Jones (a)
296 (+8), playoff
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Qualifying directly preceded the tournament proper,[2] which was held on Friday and Saturday, 36 holes per day, with no cut.

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 the par-3 seventh for a double 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 for a round of 76 (+4) and 296 (+8) total. Cruickshank, playing behind Jones, made double bogey at 16 and had to birdie the last to tie Jones; he hit his approach shot to five feet (1.5 m) and made the putt.[3][4]

During the 18-hole playoff on Sunday, 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 put his third shot into a bunker and fourth to 15 feet (4.6 m), Jones two-putted for the championship.[5][6]

This was the first of Jones' four U.S. Open titles, a record shared with three others: Willie Anderson, Ben Hogan, and Jack Nicklaus. It was also the first of four playoffs Jones was involved in, winning twice.

Course layout

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Main article: Inwood Country Club
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 343 371 522 530 519 177 223 418 360 3,463 295 421 103 420 497 173 425 405 425 3,169 6,632
Par 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 4 4 37 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 35 72

Source:[1][4]

Round summaries

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First round

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Friday, July 13, 1923 (morning)

Place Player Score To par
1   Jock Hutchison 70 −2
2   Bobby Jones (a) 71 −1
3   Fred Canausa 72 E
T4   Bill Creavy 73 +1
  Bobby Cruickshank
  Bill Mehlhorn
T7   Mike Brady 74 +2
  Jack Burke Sr.
  Cyril Hughes
  Willie Ogg
  Al Watrous

Source:[1][7]

Second round

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Friday, July 13, 1923 (afternoon)

Place Player Score To par
1   Jock Hutchison 70-72=142 −2
2   Bobby Jones (a) 71-73=144 E
3   Bobby Cruickshank 73-72=145 +1
T4   Jack Forrester 75-73=148 +4
  Francis Gallett 76-72=148
6   Al Watrous 74-75=149 +5
T7   Cyril Hughes 74-76=150 +6
  Willie Ogg 74-76=150
T9   Jack Burke Sr. 74-78=152 +8
  Walter Hagen 77-75=152
  Bill Mehlhorn 73-79=152

Source:[1][7]

Third round

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Saturday, July 14, 1923 (morning)

Place Player Score To par
1   Bobby Jones (a) 71-73-76=220 +4
2   Bobby Cruickshank 73-72-78=223 +7
3   Jock Hutchison 70-72-82=224 +8
T4   Jack Forrester 75-73-77=225 +9
  Francis Gallett 76-72-77=225
  Walter Hagen 77-75-73=225
  Al Watrous 74-75-76=225
8   Bill Mehlhorn 73-79-75=227 +11
T9   Johnny Farrell 76-77-75=228 +12
  C.L. Mothersole 77-80-71=228

Source:[4]

Final round

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Saturday, July 14, 1923 (afternoon)

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
T1   Bobby Jones (a) 71-73-76-76=296 +8 0
  Bobby Cruickshank 73-72-78-73=296 500
3   Jock Hutchison 70-72-82-78=302 +14 300
4   Jack Forrester 75-73-77-78=303 +15 200
T5   Johnny Farrell 76-77-75-76=304 +16 125
  Francis Gallett 76-72-77-79=304
  William Reekie (a) 80-74-75-75=304 0
T8   Leo Diegel 77-77-76-76=306 +18 82
  Bill Mehlhorn 73-79-75-79=306
  Al Watrous 74-75-76-81=306

Source:[4]

(a) denotes amateur

Scorecard

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Final round

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

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

Playoff

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Sunday, July 15, 1923

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Bobby Jones (a) 76 +4 0
2   Bobby Cruickshank 78 +6 500

Source:[5]

Scorecard

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

Source:[6][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Jock Hutchinson's 142 sets record to top Inwood field". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. July 14, 1923. p. 8.
  2. ^ "Guilford falls, star pros waver in National Open". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 13, 1923. p. 13.
  3. ^ "Cruickshank ties Jones at Inwood". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 15, 1923. p. 4-part 2.
  4. ^ a b c d e Fullerton, Hugh (July 15, 1923). "Cruickshank and Jones tie for golf title". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1.
  5. ^ a b "Robert Jones won title in play-off". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. July 16, 1923. p. 13.
  6. ^ a b Fullerton, Hugh (July 16, 1923). "Bobby Jones wins golf title on last hole". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  7. ^ a b "Chicago Scot leads golfers". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). Associated Press. July 14, 1923. p. 8.
  8. ^ "Details of the play". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 16, 1923. p. 13.
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