Golf Network News
Sunday 9 June 1940Men’s majorsYear in Review
Little wins U.S. Open
Canterbury Golf Club, Beachwood, Ohio · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 June 1940
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 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/16°C · wind 13 km/h NNE, gusts 23 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/18°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/20°C · wind 15 km/h SW, gusts 43 · 11.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/20°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 30 · 2.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
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
Nothing else in our record that week.
Men's major
U.S. Open
Canterbury G.C., Cleveland
2 of 5 researched
Winner
287Total
−1To par
playoff: 18 holes, 70–73Margin
PlayoffDecided
Runner-up: Gene Sarazen
The golfer
b. 1910-06-23, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; USA; 1st major (card's count)
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet