1950 U.S. Open: Ben Hogan wins at Merion G.C.
Ben Hogan won the 1950 U.S. Open at Merion G.C. in Ardmore, Pennsylvania with 287 (+7), beating Lloyd Mangrum and George Fazio in a playoff.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1950 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 8, 1950 to June 11, 1950
- Course
- Merion G.C., Ardmore, Pennsylvania
- Edition
- 50th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Ben Hogan · USA · born Stephenville, Texas, USA
- Champion's title
- 2nd U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 287 (+7)
- Runners-up
- Lloyd Mangrum, George Fazio
- Playoff
- 18 holes
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Hogan | 287 | +7 |
| T2 | Lloyd Mangrum | ||
| T2 | George Fazio |
What happened at the 1950 U.S. Open
Sixteen months after his near-fatal car crash, Hogan won a three-way 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).