1934 U.S. Open: Olin Dutra wins at Merion Cricket Club
Olin Dutra won the 1934 U.S. Open at Merion Cricket Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania with 293 (+13), by 1 stroke over Gene Sarazen.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1934 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 7, 1934 to June 9, 1934
- Course
- Merion Cricket Club, Ardmore, Pennsylvania
- Edition
- 38th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Olin Dutra · USA · born Monterey, California, USA
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 293 (+13) · won by 1 stroke
- Runner-up
- Gene Sarazen
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olin Dutra | 293 | +13 |
| 2 | Gene Sarazen |
What happened at the 1934 U.S. Open
Dutra won by one over 1932 champion Sarazen.
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).