Golf Network News
Sunday 15 June 1947Men’s majorsYear in Review
Worsham wins U.S. Open
St. Louis Country Club, Clayton, Missouri · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 June 1947
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 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 75° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/15°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/14°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 45 · 4.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/13°C · wind 21 km/h WNW, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/15°C · wind 16 km/h NNW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course 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
Men's major
U.S. Open
St. Louis C.C., Clayton
2 of 5 researched
Winner
282Total
−2To par
playoff: 18 holes, 69–70Margin
PlayoffDecided
Runner-up: Sam Snead
The golfer
b. 1917-10-05, Virginia, USA; United States; 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