1922 Open Championship: Walter Hagen wins at Royal St George's Golf Club
Walter Hagen won the 1922 Open Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich, England with 300, by 1 stroke over Jim Barnes and George Duncan.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1922 in The Open room, or every year on The Open winners list.
- Dates
- 22 June 1922 to 23 June 1922
- Course
- Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich, England
- Edition
- 57th Open Championship
- Format
- 72 holes of stroke play
- Field
- 80
- Purse
- £225
- Trophy
- Claret Jug
- Champion
- Walter Hagen · age 29 · USA · born Rochester, New York, USA
- Champion's title
- 1st Open title
- Winning score
- 76-73-79-72 = 300 · won by 1 stroke
- Runners-up
- Jim Barnes (301), George Duncan (301)
- 54-hole leader
- Jock Hutchison (226) · Walter Hagen was 2 strokes back
- Deciding hole
- No. 18, round 4
- Low amateur
- Michael Scott (313)
Top 10 as recorded
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Hagen | 76 | 73 | 79 | 72 | 300 |
| T2 | Jim Barnes | 75 | 76 | 77 | 73 | 301 |
| T2 | George Duncan | 76 | 75 | 81 | 69 | 301 |
| 4 | Jock Hutchison | 79 | 74 | 73 | 76 | 302 |
| 5 | Charles Whitcombe | 77 | 79 | 72 | 75 | 303 |
| 6 | J.H. Taylor | 73 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 304 |
| 7 | Jean Gassiat | 75 | 78 | 74 | 79 | 306 |
| T8 | Harry Vardon | 79 | 79 | 74 | 75 | 307 |
| T8 | Tom Walton | 75 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 307 |
| 10 | Percy Alliss | 75 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 308 |
What happened at the 1922 Open Championship
Hagen became the first US-born champion.
Duncan's approach to the 18th ran into a dip left of the green, now called Duncan's Hollow; he took 5 and lost by one.
Needing a 4 at the last to tie Hagen, George Duncan's approach finished in the dip left of the green (now "Duncan's Hollow"), he chipped weakly and took 5 to lose by one.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's The Open data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: the-open.json (The Open room's data), with GNN's Open Championship addendum tables L (top ten by round), H (deciding hole), W (final-day weather).