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1920 U.S. Open (golf)

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

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Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 385 392 135 430 438 360 320 208 492 3,160 346 359 522 150 417 446 410 430 332 3,409 6,569
Par 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 5 35 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 36 71

Source:[1][2][3]

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, August 12, 1920 (morning)

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Jock Hutchison[5] 69 −2
2 United States Leo Diegel 72 +1
T3 Scotland Bob MacDonald 73 +2
England J. Douglas Edgar
T5 G.L. Bowden 74 +3
United States Chick Evans (a)
United States Walter Hagen
Jersey Ted Ray
Jersey Harry Vardon
T10 Scotland Laurie Ayton, Snr 75 +4
United States Jack Burke Sr.
United States Eddie Loos
Scotland Fred McLeod

Source:[2]

Second round

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Thursday, August 12, 1920 (afternoon)

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Jock Hutchison 69-76=145 +3
T2 England Jim Barnes 76-70=146 +4
United States Leo Diegel 72-74=146
T4 United States Walter Hagen 74-73=147 +5
Jersey Ted Ray 74-73=147
Jersey Harry Vardon 74-73=147
7 United States Eddie Loos 75-74=149 +7
8 United States Chick Evans (a) 74-76=150 +8
T9 Scotland Bob MacDonald 73-78=151 +9
Scotland Willie Macfarlane 76-75=151

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Third round

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Friday, August 13, 1920 (morning)

Place Player Score To par
1 Jersey Harry Vardon 74-73-71=218 +5
T2 United States Leo Diegel 72-74-73=219 +6
United States Jock Hutchison 69-76-74=219
4 Jersey Ted Ray 74-73-73=220 +7
T5 England Jim Barnes 76-70-76=222 +9
United States Bobby Jones (a) 78-74-70=222
Scotland Bob MacDonald 73-78-71=222
8 United States Chick Evans (a) 74-76-73=223 +10
9 United States Jack Burke Sr. 75-77-72=224 +11
10 Scotland Willie Macfarlane 76-75-74=225 +12

Source:[4]

Final round

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Friday, August 13, 1920 (afternoon)

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 Jersey Ted Ray 74-73-73-75=295 +11 500
T2 United States Jack Burke Sr. 75-77-72-72=296 +12 188
United States Leo Diegel 72-74-73-77=296
United States Jock Hutchison[5] 69-76-74-77=296
Jersey Harry Vardon 74-73-71-78=296
T6 England Jim Barnes 76-70-76-76=298 +14 90
United States Chick Evans (a) 74-76-73-75=298 0
T8 United States Bobby Jones (a) 78-74-70-77=299 +15 0
Scotland Willie Macfarlane 76-75-74-74=299 80
10 Scotland Bob MacDonald 73-78-71-78=300 +16 75

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 3 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 4
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

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