1949 U.S. Open: Cary Middlecoff wins at Medinah C.C.
Cary Middlecoff won the 1949 U.S. Open at Medinah C.C. in Medinah, Illinois with 286 (+2), by 1 stroke over Clayton Heafner and Sam Snead.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1949 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 9, 1949 to June 11, 1949
- Course
- Medinah C.C., Medinah, Illinois
- Edition
- 49th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Cary Middlecoff · USA · born Halls, Tennessee, USA
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 286 (+2) · won by 1 stroke
- Runners-up
- Clayton Heafner, Sam Snead
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cary Middlecoff | 286 | +2 |
| T2 | Clayton Heafner | ||
| T2 | Sam Snead |
What happened at the 1949 U.S. Open
Middlecoff closed with 75 and held on by one.
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).