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Golf tournament

1941 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates	June 5–7, 1941
Location	Fort Worth, Texas
Course(s)	Colonial Country Club
Organized by	USGA
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	70
Length	7,035 yards (6,433 m)
Field	163 players, 67 after cut
Cut	156 (+16)
Winner's share	$1,000
Champion
Craig Wood
284 (+4)
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The 1941 U.S. Open was the 45th U.S. Open, held June 5–7 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. Craig Wood, who had lost in a playoff at the U.S. Open two years earlier, finally broke through and claimed his first U.S. Open title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Denny Shute in sweltering heat. Eight years earlier, Shute had defeated him in a playoff at the 1933 British Open.

Wood opened the tournament with a 73 in the first round and followed that up with a 71 in the rain-delayed second. Part of a four-way tie for the lead after 36 holes, Wood shot a pair of 70s in the final two rounds, capped by a birdie on the 72nd, to post a 284 total. Only Fort Worth's Ben Hogan managed better than Wood in the final two rounds, but he finished five behind in a tie for third. Denny Shute shot a 287 total to finish three strokes behind Wood in second.

Wood, age 39, was almost forced to miss the tournament due to a nagging back injury he aggravated two weeks earlier. After recording a double-bogey 7 on his first hole of the championship, he considered withdrawing but was convinced to continue by playing partner Tommy Armour. With his win here, Wood became the first to win the first two majors in a season; he won the Masters two months earlier. Prior to 1941, he had several near misses, and had lost all four majors in extra holes.

Tyrrell Garth, a month shy of his 16th birthday, established a new tournament record for youngest competitor. He shot an 80 in the first round and withdrew during the second; his record stood for 65 years, until 2006 (Tadd Fujikawa).

This was the last U.S. Open played for five years, until 1946, due to World War II. Colonial has hosted an annual PGA Tour event since 1946, now known as the Fort Worth Invitational.

Course layout

Main article: Colonial Country Club (Fort Worth)

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yards	569	395	468	250	469	395	418	198	343	3,505	403	593	400	192	455	447	207	406	427	3,530	7,035
Par	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	35	4	5	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	35	70

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Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 5, 1941

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Denny Shute	69	−1
T2	Vic Ghezzi	70	E
T2	Dutch Harrison	70	E
T4	Gene Kunes	71	+1
	Lawson Little
	Jug McSpaden
	Dick Metz
	Jack Ryan
T9	Clayton Heafner	72	+2
	Bill Kaiser
	Ted Kroll
	Johnny Morris
	Henry Ransom
	Harry Todd (a)
	Bunny Torpey

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Second round

Friday, June 6, 1941

Thunderstorms caused delays in the morning and afternoon, but only a few players did not complete the second round on Friday.

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Clayton Heafner	72-72=144	+4
	Lawson Little	71-73=144
	Denny Shute	69-75=144
	Craig Wood	73-71=144
T5	Dick Metz	71-74=145	+5
T5	Paul Runyan	73-72=145	+5
T7	Herman Barron	75-71=146	+6
	Johnny Bulla	75-71=146
	Harold McSpaden	71-75=146
	Byron Nelson	73-73=146
	Henry Ransom	72-74=146
	Sam Snead	76-70=146

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Third round

Saturday, June 7, 1941 (morning)

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Craig Wood	73-71-70=214	+4
T2	Paul Runyan	73-72-71=216	+6
T2	Denny Shute	69-75-72=216	+6
4	Johnny Bulla	75-71-72=218	+8
T5	Ben Hogan	74-77-68=219	+9
	Lloyd Mangrum	73-74-72=219
	Gene Sarazen	74-73-72=219
T8	Herman Barron	75-71-74=220	+10
	Jug McSpaden	71-75-74=220
	Byron Nelson	73-73-74=220

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Final round

Saturday, June 7, 1941 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Craig Wood	73-71-70-70=284	+4	1,000
2	Denny Shute	69-75-72-71=287	+7	800
T3	Johnny Bulla	75-71-72-71=289	+9	650
T3	Ben Hogan	74-77-68-70=289	+9	650
T5	Herman Barron	75-71-74-71=291	+11	413
T5	Paul Runyan	73-72-71-75=291	+11	413
T7	Dutch Harrison	70-82-71-71=294	+14	216
	Jug McSpaden	71-75-74-74=294
	Gene Sarazen	74-73-72-75=294
T10	Ed Dudley	74-74-74-73=295	+15	125
	Lloyd Mangrum	73-74-72-76=295
	Dick Metz	71-74-76-74=295

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References

^ "Four players deadlock for Open golf lead". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. June 7, 1941. p. 12.
^ "Craig Wood cards 284 to triumph in National Open tournament at Fort Worth". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. Associated Press. June 8, 1941. p. D2.
^ "See Texas golf test of nerves". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. April 6, 1941. p. 5, sports.
^ Considine, Bob (June 6, 1941). "Shute tops Open field with 69". Milwaukee Sentinel. INS. p. B3.
^ "Denny Shute's 69 paces Open field". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. June 6, 1941. p. 18. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
^ Bartlett, Charles (June 8, 1941). "Woods' 284 captures Open title; Shute 2d". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
^ Bartlett, Charles (June 7, 1941). "Three tie Shute for Open lead with 144". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 15.
Bartlett, Charles (June 6, 1941). "Shute's 69 leads Open; Little 4th with 71". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 29.

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