1922 U.S. Open: Gene Sarazen wins at Skokie C.C.
Gene Sarazen won the 1922 U.S. Open at Skokie C.C. in Glencoe, Illinois with 288 (+8), by 1 stroke over John Black and Bobby Jones.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1922 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- July 14, 1922 to July 15, 1922
- Course
- Skokie C.C., Glencoe, Illinois
- Edition
- 26th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Gene Sarazen · USA · born Harrison, New York, USA
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 288 (+8) · won by 1 stroke
- Runners-up
- John Black, Bobby Jones (a)
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gene Sarazen | 288 | +8 |
| T2 | John Black | ||
| T2 | Bobby Jones (a) |
What happened at the 1922 U.S. Open
Sarazen, 20, won by one. It was the first of Jones's four runner-up finishes.
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).