1938 U.S. Open: Ralph Guldahl wins at Cherry Hills C.C.
Ralph Guldahl won the 1938 U.S. Open at Cherry Hills C.C. in Englewood, Colorado with 284 (E), by 6 strokes over Dick Metz.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1938 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 9, 1938 to June 11, 1938
- Course
- Cherry Hills C.C., Englewood, Colorado
- Edition
- 42nd U.S. Open
- Champion
- Ralph Guldahl · USA · born Dallas, Texas, USA
- Champion's title
- 2nd U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 284 (E) · won by 6 strokes
- Runner-up
- Dick Metz
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Guldahl | 284 | E |
| 2 | Dick Metz |
What happened at the 1938 U.S. Open
Guldahl went back-to-back, winning by six.
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).