1931 U.S. Open: Billy Burke wins at Inverness Club
Billy Burke won the 1931 U.S. Open at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio with 292 (+8), beating George Von Elm in a playoff.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1931 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- July 2, 1931 to July 6, 1931
- Course
- Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio
- Edition
- 35th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Billy Burke · USA · born Naugatuck, Connecticut, USA
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 292 (+8)
- Runner-up
- George Von Elm
- Playoff
- 72 holes (149 & 148)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Burke | 292 | +8 |
| 2 | George Von Elm |
What happened at the 1931 U.S. Open
This was the longest playoff ever: two 36-hole playoffs. Burke finally beat Von Elm by one stroke.
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).