1920 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates
August 12–13, 1920
Location
Course(s)
Organized by
Format
Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par
71[1]
Length
Field
70
Cut
none
Winner's share
$500
Champion
295 (+11)
Toledo
Toledo
The 1920 U.S. Open was the 24th U.S. Open, held August 12–13 at the Inverness ClubinToledo, Ohio.
Isle of Jersey natives Harry Vardon and Ted Ray played in their first U.S. Open since their playoff loss to Francis Ouimetin1913. 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.
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
Thursday, August 12, 1920 (morning)
Place
Player
Score
To par
1
69
−2
2
72
+1
T3
73
+2
T5
G.L. Bowden
74
+3
Chick Evans (a)
T10
75
+4
Source:[2]
Thursday, August 12, 1920 (afternoon)
Place
Player
Score
To par
1
69-76=145
+3
T2
76-70=146
+4
72-74=146
T4
74-73=147
+5
74-73=147
74-73=147
7
75-74=149
+7
8
Chick Evans (a)
74-76=150
+8
T9
73-78=151
+9
76-75=151
Source:[2]
Friday, August 13, 1920 (morning)
Place
Player
Score
To par
1
74-73-71=218
+5
T2
72-74-73=219
+6
69-76-74=219
4
74-73-73=220
+7
T5
76-70-76=222
+9
Bobby Jones (a)
78-74-70=222
73-78-71=222
8
Chick Evans (a)
74-76-73=223
+10
9
75-77-72=224
+11
10
76-75-74=225
+12
Source:[4]
Friday, August 13, 1920 (afternoon)
Place
Player
Score
To par
Money ($)
1
74-73-73-75=295
+11
500
T2
75-77-72-72=296
+12
188
72-74-73-77=296
69-76-74-77=296
74-73-71-78=296
T6
76-70-76-76=298
+14
90
Chick Evans (a)
74-76-73-75=298
0
T8
Bobby Jones (a)
78-74-70-77=299
+15
0
76-75-74-74=299
80
10
73-78-71-78=300
+16
75
Source:[4]
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
Ray
+7
+7
+7
+6
+6
+7
+6
+7
+7
+7
+8
+9
+9
+9
+10
+10
+11
+11
Burke
+11
+11
+10
+11
+11
+12
+14
+13
+13
+12
+12
+11
+11
+12
+12
+12
+12
+12
Diegel
+6
+6
+6
+7
+8
+8
+8
+8
+8
+8
+8
+8
+8
+10
+11
+12
+12
+12
Hutchison
+8
+8
+8
+8
+9
+10
+10
+10
+10
+10
+10
+11
+11
+11
+12
+12
+12
+12
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]
41°39′07″N 83°39′04″W / 41.652°N 83.651°W / 41.652; -83.651
