1929 U.S. Open (golf)

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1929 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 27–30, 1929
LocationMamaroneck, New York
Course(s)Winged Foot Golf Club,
West Course
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,786 yards (6,205 m)[1]
Field142 players, 67 after cut
Cut159 (+15)
Prize fund$5,000
Winner's share$1,000
Awarded to runner-up
Champion
United States Bobby Jones (a)
294 (+6), playoff
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Location in the United States
Winged Foot Golf Club is located in New York
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The 1929 U.S. Open was the 33rd U.S. Open, held June 27–30 at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York, a suburb northeast of New York City. Bobby Jones won his third U.S. Open title in a 36-hole playoff, besting Al Espinosa by 23 strokes on the West Course.[2]

Jones opened with a 69 in the first round to grab the lead,[3] then followed with a 75.[1][4]

After a third round 71, he had a three-stroke lead over Gene Sarazen and was four clear of Espinosa after 54 holes. Sarazen fell out of contention in the final round with a 78 and fell to a tie for third place. Espinosa shot a 75 and a 294 total, but it appeared like it would not be enough to overtake Jones. Beginning with the 15th, Jones needed only three bogeys and a par to win the championship. However, he triple-bogeyed the 15th and then made another bogey on 16 and his lead was gone. He made par at the 17th, but his approach on the 18th found a greenside bunker. Needing to get up-and-down to save par and force a playoff, Jones rolled in a 12-foot (3.7 m) putt for the tie.[5][6]

Jones dominated the 36-hole playoff on Sunday, with a 72 in the morning round to grab a 12-shot lead. Espinosa struggled again on the second 18, shooting an 80 to Jones' 69, and Jones won the playoff by 23 shots.[2][7] He won his fourth U.S. Open in 1930 and the grand slam. The 23-stroke win is the largest margin of victory in a major golf tournament playoff.

Originally scheduled to be played over the East Course at Winged Foot, storm damaged caused the championship to be relocated to the West Course.[8] It was the first of six U.S. Opens to be held on Winged Foot's West Course; it later hosted in 1959, 1974, 1984, 2006, and 2020; it also hosted the PGA Championship in 1997.

Course layout[]

Main article: Winged Foot Golf Club

West Course

Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 Genesis 445 4 10 Pulpit 190 3
2 Elm 376 4 11 Billows 378 4
3 Pinnacle 217 3 12 Cape 497 5
4 Sound View 406 4 13 White Mule 213 3
5 Long Lane 517 5 14 Shamrock 376 4
6 El 323 4 15 Pyramid 397 4
7 Babe-in-the-Woods 170 3 16 Hells Bells 456 5
8 Arena 439 4 17 Well-Well 450 4
9 Meadow 517 5 18 Revelations 419 4
Out 3,410 36 In 3,376 36
Source:[3] Total 6,786 72

Past champions in the field[]

Made the cut[]

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Bobby Jones  United States 1923, 1926 69 75 71 79 294 +6 1
Gene Sarazen  United States 1922 71 71 76 78 296 +8 T3
Tommy Armour  Scotland
 United States		 1927 74 71 76 76 297 +9 T5
Walter Hagen  United States 1914, 1919 76 81 74 78 309 +21 T19
Jim Barnes  England 1921 78 78 81 73 310 +22 T21
Willie Macfarlane  Scotland 1925 79 78 76 79 312 +24 T27

Source:[5][6][4]

Missed the cut[]

Player Country Year won R1 R2 Total To par
Fred McLeod  Scotland 1908 82 84 166 +22
Johnny Farrell  United States 1928 84 83 167 +23

Source:[4]

Round summaries[]

First round[]

Thursday, June 27, 1929

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Bobby Jones (a)  United States 69 −3
2 Al Espinosa  United States 70 −2
3 Gene Sarazen  United States 71 −1
T4 Chris Hilgendorf  United States 72 E
Jack White  Scotland
T6 Leonard Schnutte  United States 73 +1
Denny Shute  United States
T8 Tommy Armour  Scotland
 United States		 74 +2
Wiffy Cox  United States
Jack Cummins (a)  United States
Leo Diegel  United States
Ted Longworth  United States
Larry Nabholtz  United States

Source:[3]

Second round[]

Friday, June 28, 1929

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Gene Sarazen  United States 71-71=142 −2
Al Espinosa  United States 70-72=142
T3 Bobby Jones (a)  United States 69-75=144 E
Denny Shute  United States 73-71=144
5 Tommy Armour  Scotland
 United States		 74-71=145 +1
T6 Leo Diegel  United States 74-74=148 +4
Leonard Schnutte  United States 73-75=148
T8 George Von Elm (a)  United States 79-70=149 +5
T9 Wiffy Cox  United States 74-76=150 +6
Peter O'Hara  United States 74-76=150
Craig Wood  United States 79-71=150

Source:[4]

Third round[]

Saturday, June 29, 1929 (morning)

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Bobby Jones (a)  United States 69-75-71=215 −1
2 Gene Sarazen  United States 71-71-76=218 +2
3 Al Espinosa  United States 70-72-77=219 +3
4 Denny Shute  United States 73-71-76=220 +4
5 Tommy Armour  Scotland
 United States		 74-71-76=221 +5
T6 George Von Elm (a)  United States 79-70-74=223 +7
Peter O'Hara  United States 74-76-73=223
T8 Henry Ciuci  United States 78-74-72=224 +8
Leo Diegel  United States 74-74-76=224
10 Horton Smith  United States 76-77-74=227 +11

Source:[5][6]

Final round[]

Saturday, June 29, 1929 (afternoon)

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
T1 Bobby Jones (a)  United States 69-75-71-79=294 +6 Playoff
Al Espinosa  United States 70-72-77-75=294
T3 Gene Sarazen  United States 71-71-76-78=296 +8 700
Denny Shute  United States 73-71-76-76=296
T5 Tommy Armour  Scotland
 United States		 74-71-76-76=297 +9 550
George Von Elm (a)  United States 79-70-74-74=297 0
7 Henry Ciuci  United States 78-74-72-75=299 +11 450
T8 Leo Diegel  United States 74-74-76-77=301 +13 300
Peter O'Hara  United States 74-76-73-78=301
10 Horton Smith  United States 76-77-74-75=302 +14 150

Source:[5][6][4]

(a) denotes amateur

Scorecard[]

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 5 4 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 4 5 4 4
United States Jones −1 E −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 +2 +1 +2 +2 +2 +3 +3 +6 +6 +6 +6
United States Espinosa +4 +4 +3 +4 +3 +3 +4 +4 +3 +4 +5 +8 +8 +8 +8 +7 +6 +6
United States Sarazen +3 +3 +3 +3 +4 +5 +5 +7 +7 +7 +7 +7 +7 +7 +8 +7 +8 +8
United States Shute +6 +7 +7 +7 +8 +7 +7 +7 +6 +7 +6 +6 +6 +6 +7 +7 +7 +8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[6]

Playoff[]

Sunday, June 30, 1929

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Bobby Jones (a)  United States 72-69=141 −3 0
2 Al Espinosa  United States 84-80=164 +20 1,000

Source:[2]

Scorecards[]

Morning 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 5 4 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 4 5 4 4
United States Jones +2 +2 +3 +3 +2 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 E −1 E −1 +1 E E E
United States Espinosa E +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +3 +3 +5 +5 +8 +8 +8 +8 +9 +11 +12

Afternoon 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 5 4 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 4 5 4 4
United States Jones E +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 E E E E E −1 −1 −1 −2 −3 −3 −3
United States Espinosa +13 +13 +14 +14 +16 +17 +17 +17 +16 +18 +18 +18 +18 +18 +18 +17 +18 +20

Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+

Source:[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Sarazen and Espinosa tie with 142 in golf meet". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. June 28, 1929. p. 8.
  2. ^ a b c d Trumball, Walter (July 1, 1929). "Jones wins U.S. Open title; overwhelms Espinosa". Milwaukee Journal. p. 6.
  3. ^ a b c "Jones' 69 leads U.S. Open; Al Espinosa 2d". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 28, 1929. p. 21.
  4. ^ a b c d e Pegler, Westbrook (June 29, 1929). "Sarazen and Espinosa tie for Open golf lead". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 17.
  5. ^ a b c d Gould, Alan J. (June 30, 1929). "Jones, Espinosa tie for Open title with 294 score". Milwaukee Journal. p. 1-sports.
  6. ^ a b c d e Pegler, Westbrook (June 30, 1929). "Jones, Espinosa tie; title playoff today". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
  7. ^ Pegler, Westbrook (July 1, 1929). "Jones' 141 wins playoff for Open title". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 29.
  8. ^ Johnson, E. Michael (July 15, 2008). "Why Winged Foot Is Special". Golf Digest. Retrieved September 12, 2020.[permanent dead link]

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