1940 U.S. Open: Lawson Little wins at Canterbury G.C.
Lawson Little won the 1940 U.S. Open at Canterbury G.C. in Cleveland, Ohio with 287 (−1), beating Gene Sarazen in a playoff.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1940 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 6, 1940 to June 9, 1940
- Course
- Canterbury G.C., Cleveland, Ohio
- Edition
- 44th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Lawson Little · USA · born Newport, Rhode Island, USA
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 287 (−1)
- Runner-up
- Gene Sarazen
- Playoff
- 18 holes, 70–73
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawson Little | 287 | −1 |
| 2 | Gene Sarazen |
What happened at the 1940 U.S. Open
Little beat Sarazen in the playoff.
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).