Golf Network News
Saturday 13 June 1953Men’s majorsYear in Review
Hogan wins U.S. Open
Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania · Thursday 11 to Saturday 13 June 1953
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 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/10°C · wind 12 km/h N, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/14°C · wind 10 km/h SE, gusts 31 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/15°C · wind 13 km/h NW, gusts 34 · 3.1 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
Nothing else in our record that week.
Men's major
U.S. Open
Oakmont C.C., Oakmont
2 of 5 researched
Winner
283Total
−5To par
6 strokesMargin
Runner-up: Sam Snead
The golfer
b. 1912-08-13, Stephenville, Texas, USA; United States; 8th 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