Golf Network News
Monday 12 June 1939Men’s majorsYear in Review
Nelson wins U.S. Open
Philadelphia Country Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Thursday 8 to Monday 12 June 1939
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
- U.S. Open
1895–2026 in our record, 126 editions.
The ones it got away from
Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.
Same week
Men's major
U.S. Open
Philadelphia C.C., Conshohocken
2 of 5 researched
Winner
284Total
+8To par
playoff: 36 holes; Nelson 68-70, Wood 68-73, Shute 76 (out after the first 18)Margin
PlayoffDecided
Runner-up: Craig Wood
The golfer
b. 1912-02-04, Waxahachie, Texas, USA; United States; 2nd major (card's count)
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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