George Von Elm
Summary
Wins
- 1926 U.S. Amateur Baltusrol Golf Club · 2 & 1
Near misses
- 1924 U.S. Amateur Merion Golf Club · runner-up to Bobby Jones · 9 & 8
- 1926 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T3 · 295
- 1931 U.S. Open Inverness Club · runner-up to Billy Burke · playoff: 72 holes (149 & 148)
Rivals
Beat him
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Results by championship
Best day
1931 U.S. Open
Runner-up to Billy Burke.
Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1931.
Career line, 1924–1931
4 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Other win
- Runner-up
- Top 10
George Von Elm was born on March 20, 1901, in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Von Elm's best major finish was second, at the 1931 U.S. Open. Von Elm won the 1926 U.S. Amateur. Von Elm was runner-up at the 1924 U.S. Amateur.
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The record
Wins
- 1926 U.S. Amateur Baltusrol Golf Club · 2 & 1
Near misses
Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.
- 1924 U.S. Amateur Merion Golf Club · runner-up to Bobby Jones · 9 & 8
- 1926 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T3 · 295
- 1931 U.S. Open Inverness Club · runner-up to Billy Burke · playoff: 72 holes (149 & 148)
U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 3 (GNN U.S. Open room data).
Other wins in championships we cover
- 1926 U.S. Amateur Baltusrol Golf Club · 2 & 1
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.