1956 U.S. Open: Cary Middlecoff wins at Oak Hill C.C.
Cary Middlecoff won the 1956 U.S. Open at Oak Hill C.C. in Rochester, New York with 281 (+1), by 1 stroke over Julius Boros and Ben Hogan.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1956 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 14, 1956 to June 16, 1956
- Course
- Oak Hill C.C., Rochester, New York
- Edition
- 56th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Cary Middlecoff · USA · born Halls, Tennessee, USA
- Champion's title
- 2nd U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 281 (+1) · won by 1 stroke
- Runners-up
- Julius Boros, Ben Hogan
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cary Middlecoff | 281 | +1 |
| T2 | Julius Boros | ||
| T2 | Ben Hogan |
What happened at the 1956 U.S. Open
Middlecoff won his second title by one. Hogan 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).