1954 U.S. Open: Ed Furgol wins at Baltusrol G.C.
Ed Furgol won the 1954 U.S. Open at Baltusrol G.C. in Springfield, New Jersey with 284 (+4), by 1 stroke over Gene Littler.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1954 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 17, 1954 to June 19, 1954
- Course
- Baltusrol G.C., Springfield, New Jersey
- Edition
- 54th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Ed Furgol · USA · born New York Mills, New York, USA
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 284 (+4) · won by 1 stroke
- Runner-up
- Gene Littler
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed Furgol | 284 | +4 |
| 2 | Gene Littler |
What happened at the 1954 U.S. Open
Furgol won by one over the young Littler.
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).