Golf Network News
Sunday 11 June 1950Men’s majorsYear in Review
Hogan wins U.S. Open
Merion Golf Club, Ardmore, Pennsylvania · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 June 1950
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).
- R131°/17°C · wind 15 km/h SW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/16°C · wind 15 km/h SSW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/19°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 47 · 11.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/17°C · wind 19 km/h NW, gusts 42 · 1.1 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
Merion G.C., Ardmore
2 of 5 researched
Winner
287Total
+7To par
playoff: 18 holes; Hogan 69, Mangrum 73, Fazio 75Margin
PlayoffDecided
Runner-up: Lloyd Mangrum
The golfer
b. 1912-08-13, Stephenville, Texas, USA; United States; 4th 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