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1932 U.S. Open Golf

1932 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates June 23–25, 1932
Location Flushing, New York
Course(s) Fresh Meadow Country Club
(original course)
Organized by USGA
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par 70
Length 6,815 yards (6,232 m)
Field 150 players, 72 after cut
Cut 160 (+20)
Prize fund $5,000
Winner's share $1,000
Champion
Gene Sarazen
286 (+6)
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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 76 70 66 286 +6 1
Billy Burke United States 1931 75 77 74 71 297 +17 T7
Walter Hagen United States 1914, 1919 75 73 79 71 298 +18 10
Tommy Armour Scotland
United States		 1927 82 73 77 71 303 +23 T21
Jim Barnes England 1921 84 76 78 75 313 +33 T55

Missed the cut

Player Country Year won R1 R2 Total To par
Johnny Farrell United States 1928 80 81 161 +21
Willie Macfarlane Scotland 1925 83 78 161 +21

Round summaries

First round

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Olin Dutra United States 69 −1
2 Leo Diegel United States 73 +3
T3 José Jurado Argentina 74 +4
Gene Sarazen United States
T5 Billy Burke United States 75 +5
Lloyd Gullickson United States
Walter Hagen United States
T8 Dave Hackney United States 76 +6
Joe Kirkwood Sr. Australia
Walter Kozak United States
Philip Perkins England

Second round

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 José Jurado Argentina 74-71=145 +5
Philip Perkins England 76-69=145
3 Olin Dutra United States 69-77=146 +6
4 Leo Diegel United States 73-74=147 +7
5 Walter Hagen United States 75-73=148 +8
T6 Harry Cooper England
United States		 77-73=150 +10
Gene Sarazen United States 74-76=150
Craig Wood United States 79-71=150
T9 Henry Ciuci United States 77-74=151 +11
Clarence Clark United States 79-72=151
Vincent Eldred United States 78-73=151
Dave Hackney United States 76-75=151
Willie Klein United States 79-72=151
H.J. Sanderson United States 77-74=151

Third round

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Philip Perkins England 76-69-74=219 +9
T2 José Jurado Argentina 74-71-75=220 +10
Gene Sarazen United States 74-76-70=220
T4 Bobby Cruickshank Scotland 78-74-69=221 +11
Leo Diegel United States 73-74-73=221
Olin Dutra United States 69-77-75=221
T7 Wiffy Cox United States 80-73-70=223 +13
Harry Cooper England
United States		 77-73-73=223
T9 Clarence Clark United States 79-72-74=225 +15
Ed Dudley United States 80-74-71=225
Paul Runyan United States 79-77-69=225

Final round

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Gene Sarazen United States 74-76-70-66=286 +6 1,000
T2 Bobby Cruickshank Scotland 78-74-69-68=289 +9 700
Philip Perkins England 76-69-74-70=289
4 Leo Diegel United States 73-74-73-74=294 +14 500
5 Wiffy Cox United States 80-73-70-72=295 +15 450
6 José Jurado Argentina 74-71-75-76=296 +16 350
T7 Billy Burke United States 75-77-74-71=297 +17 175
Harry Cooper England
United States		 77-73-73-74=297
Olin Dutra United States 69-77-75-76=297
10 Walter Hagen United States 75-73-79-71=298 +18 100
Miroslaw Jaworski