| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 14–15, 1922 |
| Location | Glencoe, Illinois |
| Course(s) | Skokie Country Club |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Format | Stroke play − 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,548 yards (5,987 m)[1] |
| Field | 78 |
| Cut | none |
| Prize fund | $1,725 |
| Winner's share | $500 |
| Champion | |
 Gene Sarazen | |
| 288 (+8) | |
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The 1922 U.S. Open was the 26th U.S. Open, held July 14–15 at Skokie Country Club in Glencoe, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago. Gene Sarazen won the first of his seven major championships, one stroke ahead of runners-up John Black and 20-year-old amateur Bobby Jones.[2][3]
Walter Hagen, the winner of the British Open three weeks earlier, opened with 68 to take a three-shot lead over Black on Friday morning. In the second round that afternoon, Black shot a 71 to take a two-stroke lead over Bill Mehlhorn, with Hagen and Sarazen another stroke back.[1][4]
Jones had an even-par 70 in the third round to take a share of the 54-hole lead with Mehlhorn, while Black's 75 left him one behind. The leaders could not contend with Sarazen's brilliant play in the final round, recording a two-putt birdie on the finishing hole for a 68 and 288 total. Black needed to par the final two holes to force a playoff, but his tee shot on 17 went out of bounds and led to a double bogey. Needing an eagle on the par-5 18th to tie, Black's second shot landed ten feet (3 m) from the pin, but in a greenside bunker. When he failed to hole out from the sand, Sarazen clinched the title.[2][3]
Sarazen, age 20, became the fourth American-born champion of the U.S. Open, joining John McDermott, Francis Ouimet, and Hagen. He won a second U.S. Open ten years later in 1932.
- ^ a b Fullerton, Hugh (July 15, 1922). "Black leads, Mehlhorn 2d, in title golf". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
- ^ a b Fullerton, Hugh (July 16, 1922). "Sarazen wins thrilling golf finish". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1.
- ^ a b "Sarazen, lad of 21, wins golf tourney". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). Associated Press. July 16, 1922. p. 7.
- ^ "John Black leads first half at Skokie course". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). July 15, 1922. p. 14.