1947 U.S. Open Golf Championship
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The 1947 U.S. Open Championship was the 47th U.S. Open
. It was held at St Louis Country Club
. Lew Worsham
won the championship after an 18-hole playoff.
U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
. It was held at St Louis Country Club
St Louis Country Club
St Louis Country Club is a golf course located in Ladue, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. The course hosted the U.S. Open in 1947. It was designed by Charles B. MacDonald and opened in 1914.-External links:**...
. Lew Worsham
Lew Worsham
Lewis Elmer Worsham, Jr. was an American professional golfer.Worsham was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. In 1947, he won the U.S. Open by defeating Sam Snead in an 18-hole playoff at the St. Louis Country Club in Clayton, Missouri after the two men had finished tied at 282 in regulation....
won the championship after an 18-hole playoff.
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lew Worsham Lew Worsham Lewis Elmer Worsham, Jr. was an American professional golfer.Worsham was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. In 1947, he won the U.S. Open by defeating Sam Snead in an 18-hole playoff at the St. Louis Country Club in Clayton, Missouri after the two men had finished tied at 282 in regulation.... * |
70-70-71-71=282 | -2 | 2,000 | |
| 2 | Sam Snead Sam Snead Samuel Jackson Snead was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of four decades. Snead won a record 82 PGA Tour events including seven majors. He failed to win a U.S... |
72-70-70-70=282 | 1,500 | ||
| T3 | Bobby Locke Bobby Locke Arthur D'Arcy "Bobby" Locke was the first internationally successful South African professional golfer. He won four Open Championships.-Early years:... |
 South Africa |
68-74-70-73=285 | +1 | 900 |
| Ed Oliver | 73-70-71-71=285 | ||||
| 5 | Bud Ward Bud Ward Marvin Harvey "Bud" Ward was an American golfer best known for twice winning the U.S. Amateur, in 1939 and 1941.... (a) |
69-72-73-73=287 | +3 | 0 | |
| T6 | Jim Ferrier Jim Ferrier James B. Ferrier was an Australian professional golfer from Manly, New South Wales. He became an American citizen in 1944.-Early years:... |
71-70-74-74=289 | +5 | 400 | |
| Vic Ghezzi Vic Ghezzi Victor J. Ghezzi was an American golfer. He won 11 times on the PGA Tour including one major championship, the 1941 PGA Championship. He was selected for three Ryder Cup teams, 1939, 1941, and 1943 but each was canceled due to World War II... |
74-73-73-69=289 | ||||
| Leland Gibson | 69-76-73-71=289 | ||||
| Ben Hogan Ben Hogan William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game... |
70-75-70-74=289 | ||||
| Johnny Palmer Johnny Palmer John C. Palmer was an American professional golfer.Palmer was born in Eldorado, North Carolina. A seven time winner on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s, he represented the United States on the 1949 Ryder Cup team.... |
72-70-75-72=289 | ||||
| Paul Runyan Paul Runyan Paul Scott Runyan was an American professional golfer. He was among the world's best players in the mid-1930s, won two PGA Championships, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Runyan was also a golf instructor.... |
71-74-72-72=289 |
- *Worsham (69) defeated Snead (70) in an 18-hole playoff.
- (a) denotes amateur