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Saturday 19 June 1954Men’s majorsYear in Review
Furgol wins U.S. Open
Baltusrol Golf Club, Springfield, New Jersey · Thursday 17 to Saturday 19 June 1954
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 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/12°C · wind 16 km/h E, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/12°C · wind 12 km/h ENE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/12°C · wind 10 km/h W, gusts 20 · 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
Baltusrol G.C., Springfield
2 of 5 researched
Winner
284Total
+4To par
1 strokeMargin
Runner-up: Gene Littler
The golfer
b. 1917-03-24, New York Mills, New York, 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