1929 U.S. Open: Bobby Jones wins at Winged Foot G.C.
Bobby Jones (an amateur) won the 1929 U.S. Open at Winged Foot G.C. in Mamaroneck, New York with 294 (+6), beating Al Espinosa in a playoff.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1929 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 27, 1929 to June 30, 1929
- Course
- Winged Foot G.C., Mamaroneck, New York
- Edition
- 33rd U.S. Open
- Champion
- Bobby Jones · USA · amateur · born Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Champion's title
- 3rd U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 294 (+6)
- Runner-up
- Al Espinosa
- Playoff
- 36 holes, 141–164
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Jones | 294 | +6 |
| 2 | Al Espinosa |
What happened at the 1929 U.S. Open
Jones holed a famous par putt to force a playoff, then routed Espinosa by 23 over 36 holes.
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).