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1938 U.S. Open Golf

1938 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates June 9–11, 1938
Location Englewood, Colorado
Course(s) Cherry Hills Country Club
Organized by USGA
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par 71
Length 6,888 yards (6,298 m)
Field 160 players, 60 after cut
Cut 155 (+13)
Prize fund $6,000
Winner's share $1,000
Champion
Ralph Guldahl
284 (E)
← 1937 1939 →

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Ralph Guldahl United States 1937 74 70 71 69 284 E 1
Gene Sarazen United States 1922, 1932 74 74 75 73 296 +12 10
Olin Dutra United States 1934 74 71 77 77 299 +15 T16
Tommy Armour Scotland
United States		 1927 78 71 74 80 303 +19 23
Willie Macfarlane Scotland 1925 79 73 78 78 308 +24 T32
Tony Manero United States 1936 74 80 81 78 313 +29 48
Billy Burke United States 1931 75 79 78 WD      

Missed the cut

Player Country Year won R1 R2 Total To par
Sam Parks, Jr. United States 1935 85 77 162 +20

Round summaries

First round

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Jimmy Hines United States 70 −1
Henry Picard United States
3 John Rogers United States 71 E
4 Emery Zimmerman United States 72 +1
T5 Dick Metz United States 73 +2
Willie Hunter Scotland
United States
T7 Ted Adams (a) United States 74 +3
Dick Chapman (a) United States
Olin Dutra United States
Alex Follmer United States
Jim Foulis United States
Ralph Guldahl United States
Alvin Krueger United States
Levi Lynch United States
Tony Manero United States
Johnny Revolta United States
Gene Sarazen United States
Wilford Wehrle (a) United States

Second round

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Henry Picard United States 70-70=140 −2
2 Dick Metz United States 73-68=141 −1
T3 Jug McSpaden United States 76-67=143 +1
Emery Zimmerman United States 72-71=143
5 Ralph Guldahl United States 74-70=144 +2
T6 Harry Cooper England
United States		 76-69=145 +3
Olin Dutra United States 74-71=145
Jimmy Hines United States 70-75=145
Willie Hunter Scotland
United States		 73-72=145
10 Johnny Revolta United States 74-72=146 +4

Third round

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Dick Metz United States 73-68-70=211 −2
2 Jimmy Hines United States 70-75-69=214 +1
3 Ralph Guldahl United States 74-70-71=215 +2
4 Emery Zimmerman United States 72-71-73=216 +3
T5 Jug McSpaden United States 76-67-74=217 +4
Henry Picard United States 70-70-77=217
T7 John Rogers United States 71-76-73=220 +7
Denny Shute United States 77-71-72=220
T9 Harry Cooper England
United States		 76-69-76=221 +8
George Von Elm United States 78-72-71=221

Final round

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Ralph Guldahl United States 74-70-71-69=284 E 1,000
2 Dick Metz United States 73-68-70-79=290 +6 800
T3 Harry Cooper England
United States		 76-69-76-71=292 +8 650
Toney Penna Italy
United States		 78-72-74-68=292
T5 Byron Nelson United States 77-71-74-72=294 +10 412
Emery Zimmerman United States 72-71-73-78=294
T7 Frank Moore United States 79-73-72-71=295 +11 216
Henry Picard United States 70-70-77-78=295
Paul Runyan United States 78-71-72-74=295
10 Gene Sarazen United States 74-74-75-73=296 +12 106
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