1941 U.S. Open: Craig Wood wins at Colonial C.C.
Craig Wood won the 1941 U.S. Open at Colonial C.C. in Fort Worth, Texas with 284 (+4), by 3 strokes over Denny Shute.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1941 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 5, 1941 to June 7, 1941
- Course
- Colonial C.C., Fort Worth, Texas
- Edition
- 45th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Craig Wood · USA · born Lake Placid, New York, USA
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 284 (+4) · won by 3 strokes
- Runner-up
- Denny Shute
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Wood | 284 | +4 |
| 2 | Denny Shute |
What happened at the 1941 U.S. Open
Wood won the Masters and U.S. Open in the same year. Shute was runner-up again.
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).