The 2026 United States Open Championship will be the 126th U.S. Open
18 – 21 June at the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
WORLD GROUP ACTION STARTS IN:
1927 U.S. Open Golf
GREAT BRITAIN
About player
| Date of birth: | 26 April 1985 |
| Birth place: | Greensboro, NC, USA |
| Plays: | Right Handed |
| Singles ranking: | 17 |
| Doubles ranking: | 196 |
KEY STATISTICS
| First year played | 2005 |
| Total nominations | 20 |
| Ties played | 19 |
| Singles W/L | 29/2 |
| Doubles W/L | 8/5 |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 14–17, 1927 |
| Location | Oakmont, Pennsylvania |
| Course(s) | Oakmont Country Club |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Format | Stroke play − 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,965 yards (6,369 m) |
| Field | 148 players, 62 after cut |
| Cut | 163 (+19) |
| Prize fund | $2,000 |
| Winner’s share | $500 |
| Champion | |
| Tommy Armour | |
| 301 (+13), playoff | |
| ← 1926 1928 → |
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Sarazen | United States | 1922 | 74 | 74 | 80 | 74 | 302 | +14 | 3 |
| Walter Hagen | United States | 1914, 1919 | 77 | 73 | 76 | 81 | 307 | +19 | 6 |
| Bobby Jones (a) | United States | 1923, 1926 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 77 | 309 | +21 | T11 |
| Willie Macfarlane | Scotland | 1925 | 82 | 76 | 80 | 73 | 311 | +23 | T18 |
| Jim Barnes | England | 1921 | 78 | 75 | 81 | 79 | 313 | +25 | T24 |
| Ted Ray | Jersey | 1920 | 76 | 83 | 77 | 78 | 314 | +26 | T27 |
| George Sargent | England | 1909 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 83 | 322 | +34 | T44 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chick Evans (a) | United States | 1916 | 88 | 78 | 166 | +22 |
Round summaries
First round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Harry Hampton | Scotland United States |
73 | +1 |
| Jimmy Johnston (a) | United States | |||
| T3 | Harry Cooper | England United States |
74 | +2 |
| Gene Sarazen | United States | |||
| T5 | Emmet French | United States | 75 | +3 |
| Bill Mehlhorn | United States | |||
| Larry Nabboltz | United States | |||
| T8 | Bobby Jones (a) | United States | 76 | +4 |
| Ted Ray | Jersey | |||
| T10 | Bobby Cruickshank | Scotland United States |
77 | +5 |
| Walter Hagen | United States | |||
| P.O. Hart | United States | |||
| Bob MacDonald | Scotland United States |
Second round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Johnston (a) | United States | 73-74=147 | +3 |
| 2 | Gene Sarazen | United States | 74-74=148 | +4 |
| 3 | Tommy Armour | Scotland United States |
78-71=149 | +5 |
| T4 | Harry Cooper | England United States |
74-76=150 | +6 |
| Walter Hagen | United States | 77-73=150 | ||
| 6 | Harry Hampton | Scotland United States |
73-78=151 | +7 |
| T7 | Fred Baroni | United States | 80-72=152 | +8 |
| Leo Diegel | United States | 78-74=152 | ||
| Bill Mehlhorn | United States | 75-77=152 | ||
| T10 | Jim Barnes | United States | 78-75=153 | +9 |
| Archie Compston | England | 79-74=153 | ||
| Bobby Jones (a) | United States | 76-77=153 | ||
| Eddie Loos | United States | 78-75=153 |
Third round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Cooper | England United States |
74-76-74=224 | +8 |
| 2 | Tommy Armour | Scotland United States |
78-71-76=225 | +9 |
| 3 | Walter Hagen | United States | 77-73-76=226 | +10 |
| 4 | Gene Sarazen | United States | 74-74-80=228 | +12 |
| 5 | Archie Compston | England | 79-74-76=229 | +13 |
| T6 | Bobby Cruickshank | Scotland United States |
77-78-76=231 | +15 |
| Emmet French | United States | 75-79-77=231 | ||
| Harry Hampton | Scotland United States |
73-78-80=231 | ||
| T9 | Leo Diegel | United States | 78-74-80=232 | +16 |
| Johnny Farrell | United States | 81-73-78=232 | ||
| Eddie Loos | United States | 78-75-79=232 | ||
| Bill Mehlhorn | United States | 75-77-80=232 |
Final round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Tommy Armour | Scotland United States |
78-71-76-76=301 | +13 | Playoff |
| Harry Cooper | England United States |
74-76-74-77=301 | |||
| 3 | Gene Sarazen | United States | 74-74-80-74=302 | +14 | 200 |
| 4 | Emmet French | United States | 75-79-77-73=304 | +16 | 150 |
| 5 | Bill Mehlhorn | United States | 75-77-80-73=305 | +17 | 100 |
| 6 | Walter Hagen | United States | 77-73-76-81=307 | +19 | 90 |
| T7 | Archie Compston | England | 79-74-76-79=308 | +20 | 73 |
| Johnny Farrell | United States | 81-73-78-76=308 | |||
| Johnny Golden | United States | 83-77-75-73=308 | |||
| Harry Hampton | Scotland United States |
73-78-80-77=308 |
Playoff
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Armour | Scotland United States |
39-37=76 | +4 | 500 |
| 2 | Harry Cooper | England United States |
39-40=79 | +7 | 300 |
Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Armour | –1 | –1 | E | E | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +4 | +4 |
| Cooper | E | E | E | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +5 | +7 | +6 | +7 |
| Eagle | Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey | Triple bogey+ |