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1933 U.S. Open

Tournament information
Dates	June 8–10, 1933
Location	Glenview, Illinois
Course(s)	North Shore Country Club
Organized by	USGA
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Format	Stroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,927 yards (6,334 m)
Field	148 players, 67 after cut
Cut	156 (+12)
Prize fund	$5,000
Winner's share	($1,000)
Champion
Johnny Goodman (a)
287 (−1)
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The 1933 U.S. Open was the 37th U.S. Open, held June 8–10 at North Shore Country Club in Glenview, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. Amateur Johnny Goodman outlasted Ralph Guldahl by a single stroke to win his only major championship.

Goodman's victory 91 years ago was the eighth and most recent by an amateur at the U.S. Open; Bobby Jones won four, the last in 1930 was part of his grand slam.

Goodman, an Omaha insurance salesman, opened with a 75 (+3), which put him seven strokes off the lead held by 1927 champion Tommy Armour. His second round was one for the record books, as he tied Gene Sarazen's tournament record with a 66 (−6). Following a third round 70 in which he needed just 28 putts, Goodman had a six-stroke lead over Guldahl.

After opening the final round with a par, eagle, and birdie, Goodman's play suddenly declined as he shot six over par for the next six holes; the lead was reduced to two strokes at the turn. Goodman bounced back and recorded four consecutive pars, then bogeyed 14, birdied 15, and bogeyed 17. A par at the last gave him a 76 and a 287 total. At the final hole, Guldahl found a greenside bunker and missed the four-foot (1.2 m) putt to save par that would have forced a Sunday playoff. Brothers Mortie and Olin Dutra of California placed in the top ten at sixth and seventh, respectively. Olin won the title the next year at Merion, near Philadelphia.

A number of amateurs came close to winning majors in the generation after Goodman's victory. Frank Stranahan tied for second at the 1947 Open Championship and 1953 Open Championship. Ken Venturi, age 24, led the Masters in 1956 for the first three rounds but finished runner-up by a stroke. At the 1960 U.S. Open 20-year-old Jack Nicklaus of Ohio State led midway through the final round and finished runner-up, two strokes back. The final runner-up finish for an amateur was at the 1961 Masters Tournament when Charles Coe tied for second with Arnold Palmer. However Goodman was the last amateur to ever win a major championship. The most recent top ten finish at the U.S. Open by an amateur was in 1971 when 54-hole leader Jim Simons of Wake Forest placed fifth.

Goodman's only other top ten finish at the U.S. Open was in 1937, in eighth place as low amateur; he won the U.S. Amateur championship later that year.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 8, 1933

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Tommy Armour	68	−4
T2	Henry Ciuci	73	+1
	Walter Hagen
	Maurice McCarthy (a)
	Johnny Revolta
	Neil White (a)
	Craig Wood
T8	Tom Creavy	74	+2
	Joe Kirkwood, Sr.
	Carl Gustafson
	Ky Laffoon
	C.H. Mayo
	Gene Sarazen
	Al Watrous
	L.J. Wilcox

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Second round

Friday, June 9, 1933

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Johnny Goodman (a)	75-66=141	−3
2	Tommy Armour	68-75=143	−1
3	Joe Kirkwood, Sr.	74-70=144	E
4	Olin Dutra	75-71=146	+2
T5	Ralph Guldahl	76-71=147	+3
	Craig Wood	73-74=147
T7	Mortie Dutra	75-73=148	+4
	Phil Perkins	76-72=148
T9	Leo Diegel	78-71=149	+5
	Abe Espinosa	76-73=149
	Walter Hagen	73-76=149
	Maurice McCarthy (a)	73-76=149
	Johnny Revolta	73-76=149
	Paul Runyan	75-74=149
	Macdonald Smith	77-72=149

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Third round

Saturday, June 10, 1933 (morning)

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Johnny Goodman (a)	75-66-70=211	−5
2	Ralph Guldahl	76-71-70=217	+1
3	Craig Wood	73-74-71=218	+2
4	Tommy Armour	68-75-76=219	+4
5	Mortie Dutra	75-73-72=220	+4
6	Olin Dutra	75-71-75=221	+5
T7	Lester Bolstad (a)	76-74-73=223	+7
	George Dawson (a)	78-74-71=223
	Joe Kirkwood, Sr.	74-70-79=223
	Gus Moreland (a)	76-76-71=223

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Final round

Saturday, June 10, 1933 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Johnny Goodman (a)	75-66-70-76=287	−1	0
2	Ralph Guldahl	76-71-70-71=288	E	1,000
3	Craig Wood	73-74-71-72=290	+2	750
T4	Tommy Armour	68-75-76-73=292	+4	600
	Walter Hagen	73-76-77-66=292
6	Mortie Dutra	75-73-72-74=294	+6	450
T7	Olin Dutra	75-71-75-74=295	+7	350
	Gus Moreland (a)	76-76-71-72=295		0
T9	Clarence Clark	80-72-72-72=296	+8	156
	Johnny Farrell	75-77-72-72=296
	Willie Goggin	79-73-73-71=296
	Joe Kirkwood, Sr.	74-70-79-73=296

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(a) denotes amateur

Scorecard

Final round

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	5	3	4	4	4	5	3	4	4	4	5	3	4	5	3	4	4
Goodman	−5	−7	−8	−7	−7	−5	−4	−3	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−1	−2	−2	−1	−1
Guldahl	+2	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	E	E	E	E	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	E

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle

Birdie

Bogey

Double bogey

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References

1. ^ "148 golfers start National Open meet today". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 8, 1933. p. 19.
2. ^ "Goodman leads in National Open". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. June 10, 1933. p. 6.
3. ^ "Goodman takes medal and cup, Guldahl $1,000". Chicago Sunday Tribune. June 11, 1933. p. 4, part 2.
4. Sixty, Billy (June 11, 1933). "Goodman wins golf title by one stroke with 287". Milwaukee Journal. p. 1, sports.
5. ^ McIntyre, Ronald S. (June 11, 1933). "Johnny Goodman wins Open title". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1-B.
6. ^ Bartlett, Charles (June 11, 1933). "Goodman wins National Open golf with 287". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
7. Rice, Grantland (June 10, 1933). "Johnny Goodman furnishes drama for U.S. Open with amazing round". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 12.
8. ^ "National Open scores". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 10, 1933. p. 25.
9. "Johnny Goodman wins national amateur golf crown". Palm Beach Post. Florida. Associated Press. August 29, 1937. p. 6.
10. Bartlett, Charles (June 9, 1933). "Tommy Armour leads Open golf with record 68". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 27.
11. "Here's how". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. June 11, 1933. p. 1, sports.

External links

• USGA Championship Database
• USOpen.com - 1933

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