1924 U.S. Open (golf)

1924 U.S. Open

Tournament information
Dates	June 5–6, 1924
Location	Birmingham, Michigan
Course(s)	Oakland Hills Country Club South Course
Organized by	USGA
Format	Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,874 yards (6,286 m)
Field	84
Cut	none
Winner's share	$500
Champion
Cyril Walker
297 (+9)

Oakland Hills Country Club

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Location in the United States

Oakland Hills Country Club

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Location in Michigan

The 1924 U.S. Open was the 28th U.S. Open, held June 5–6 at Oakland Hills Country Club in Birmingham, Michigan, a suburb northwest of Detroit. Cyril Walker, a relatively unknown Englishman, won his only major title at the South Course, three strokes ahead of runner-up Bobby Jones, the defending champion.

After the first two rounds of play on Thursday, Jones shared the lead with Bill Mehlhorn, with Walker a shot back. Walker shot a third consecutive 74 in the third round to tie Jones after 54 holes, with Mehlhorn one back. Jones and Mehlhorn, playing ahead of Walker in the final round, both played poorly, each carding 78. Leading by three on the 15th, Walker made bogey but then responded with a birdie on 16. He parred the final two holes to secure the championship.

This was the high point of Walker's golf career. He never won another significant title, and it was his only top ten finish in the U.S. Open; his next best finish in a major was the semifinals of the PGA Championship in 1921. A heavy drinker, Walker wound up working as a caddy and a dishwasher; unable to afford a room, he died in a New Jersey jail cell of pneumonia in 1948 at age 56.

This was the first of nine major championships held at the South Course through 2017; six U.S. Opens and three PGA Championships.

Course layout

Main article: Oakland Hills Country Club

South Course

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yards	436	490	198	418	407	353	384	450	237	3,403	450	403	552	142	461	412	384	191	476	3,471	6,874
Par	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	35	4	4	5	3	5	4	4	3	5	37	72

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Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 5, 1924 (morning)

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Bill Mehlhorn	72	E
T2	Eddie Loos	73	+1
	Dave Robertson
T4	Bobby Jones (a)	74	+2
	Gene Sarazen
	Herbert Lagerblade
	Cyril Walker
T8	Mike Brady	75	+3
	Johnny Golden
	Walter Hagen
	Willie Ogg

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Second round

Thursday, June 5, 1924 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Bobby Jones (a)	74-73=147	+3
	Bill Mehlhorn	72-75=147
3	Cyril Walker	74-74=148	+4
T4	Bobby Cruickshank	77-72=149	+5
	Dave Robertson	73-76=149
T6	Walter Hagen	75-75=150	+6
	Macdonald Smith	78-72=150
8	Abe Espinosa	80-71=151	+7
T9	Mike Brady	75-77=152	+8
	Tom Kerrigan	75-77=152

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Third round

Friday, June 6, 1924 (morning)

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Bobby Jones (a)	74-73-75=222	+6
	Cyril Walker	74-74-74=222
3	Bill Mehlhorn	72-75-76=223	+7
4	Bobby Cruickshank	77-72-76=225	+9
T5	Walter Hagen	75-75-76=226	+10
	Dave Robertson	73-76-77=226
7	Macdonald Smith	78-72-77=227	+11
T8	Abe Espinosa	80-71-77=228	+12
	Tommy Armour	77-76-75=228
T10	Peter O'Hara	76-79-74=229	+13
	Mike Brady	75-77-77=229
	Eddie Loos	73-81-75=229

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Final round

Friday, June 6, 1924 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Cyril Walker	74-74-74-75=297	+9	500
2	Bobby Jones (a)	74-73-75-78=300	+12	0
3	Bill Mehlhorn	72-75-76-78=301	+13	300
T4	Bobby Cruickshank	77-72-76-78=303	+15	150
	Walter Hagen	75-75-76-77=303
	Macdonald Smith	78-72-77-76=303
T7	Abe Espinosa	80-71-77-77=305	+17	85
	Peter O'Hara	76-79-74-76=305
9	Mike Brady	75-77-77-77=306	+18	75
T10	Chick Evans (a)	77-77-76-77=307	+19	0
	Eddie Loos	73-81-75-78=307		63
	Dave Robertson	73-76-77-81=307

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Amateurs: Jones (+12), Evans (+19), Guilford (+29), Sweet (+55).

External links

• USGA Championship Database
• USOpen.com - 1924