1920 U.S. Open: Ted Ray wins at Inverness Club
Ted Ray won the 1920 U.S. Open at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio with 295 (+7), by 1 stroke over Jack Burke Sr. and Leo Diegel and Jock Hutchison and Harry Vardon.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1920 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- August 12, 1920 to August 13, 1920
- Course
- Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio
- Edition
- 24th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Ted Ray · Jersey · born Grouville, Jersey
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 295 (+7) · won by 1 stroke
- Runners-up
- Jack Burke Sr., Leo Diegel, Jock Hutchison, Harry Vardon
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ted Ray | 295 | +7 |
| T2 | Jack Burke Sr. | ||
| T2 | Leo Diegel | ||
| T2 | Jock Hutchison | ||
| T2 | Harry Vardon |
What happened at the 1920 U.S. Open
Ray won at 43, then the oldest champion. Four players, including Vardon, tied one shot back.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Open data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: us-open-years.json (the U.S. Open room's data); dates from GNN's U.S. Open final-day dates table (Wikipedia infoboxes).