1947 U.S. Open: Lew Worsham wins at St. Louis C.C.
Lew Worsham won the 1947 U.S. Open at St. Louis C.C. in Clayton, Missouri with 282 (−2), beating Sam Snead in a playoff.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1947 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 12, 1947 to June 15, 1947
- Course
- St. Louis C.C., Clayton, Missouri
- Edition
- 47th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Lew Worsham · USA
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 282 (−2)
- Runner-up
- Sam Snead
- Playoff
- 18 holes, 69–70
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lew Worsham | 282 | −2 |
| 2 | Sam Snead |
What happened at the 1947 U.S. Open
Worsham beat Snead by one in the playoff. Snead never won an Open.
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).