1926 U.S. Open: Bobby Jones wins at Scioto C.C.
Bobby Jones (an amateur) won the 1926 U.S. Open at Scioto C.C. in Columbus, Ohio with 293 (+5), by 1 stroke over Joe Turnesa.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1926 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- July 8, 1926 to July 10, 1926
- Course
- Scioto C.C., Columbus, Ohio
- Edition
- 30th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Bobby Jones · USA · amateur · born Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Champion's title
- 2nd U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 293 (+5) · won by 1 stroke
- Runner-up
- Joe Turnesa
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Jones | 293 | +5 |
| 2 | Joe Turnesa |
What happened at the 1926 U.S. Open
Jones won by one and also took the British Open that year. Turnesa came up just short.
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).