1928 U.S. Open: Johnny Farrell wins at Olympia Fields C.C.
Johnny Farrell won the 1928 U.S. Open at Olympia Fields C.C. in Matteson, Illinois with 294 (+10), beating Bobby Jones in a playoff.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1928 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 21, 1928 to June 24, 1928
- Course
- Olympia Fields C.C., Matteson, Illinois
- Edition
- 32nd U.S. Open
- Champion
- Johnny Farrell · USA · born White Plains, New York, USA
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 294 (+10)
- Runner-up
- Bobby Jones (a)
- Playoff
- 36 holes, 143–144
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Farrell | 294 | +10 |
| 2 | Bobby Jones (a) |
What happened at the 1928 U.S. Open
Farrell beat Jones by one over 36 playoff holes. It was Jones's fourth runner-up finish.
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).