1947 U.S. Open (golf)

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First round

Thursday, June 12, 1947

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Chick Harbert	67	−4
	Henry Ransom
	Harry Todd
4	Bobby Locke	68	−3
T5	Leland Gibson	69	−2
	Otto Greiner
	Dick Metz
	Bud Ward (a)
T9	Ed Furgol	70	−1
	Ben Hogan
	Al Smith
	Horton Smith
	Lew Worsham

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Second round

Friday, June 13, 1947

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Chick Harbert	67-72=139	−3
	Dick Metz	69-70=139
3	Lew Worsham	70-70=140	−2
T4	Jim Ferrier	71-70=141	−1
	Henry Ransom	67-74=141
	Bud Ward (a)	69-72=141
T7	Bobby Locke	68-74=142	E
	Johnny Palmer	72-70=142
	Sam Snead	72-70=142
	Harry Todd	67-75=142

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Third round

Saturday, June 14, 1947 (morning)

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Lew Worsham	70-70-71=211	−2
T2	Bobby Locke	68-74-70=212	−1
	Sam Snead	72-70-70=212
T4	Ed Oliver	73-70-71=214	+1
	Bud Ward (a)	69-72-73=214
T6	Jim Ferrier	71-70-74=215	+2
	Ben Hogan	70-75-70=215
	Joe Kirkwood, Sr.	72-73-70=215
9	Sammy Byrd	72-74-70=216	+3
T10	Ed Furgol	70-75-72=217	+4
	Dick Metz	69-70-78=217
	Johnny Palmer	72-70-75=217
	Paul Runyan	71-74-72=217

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Final round

Saturday, June 14, 1947

Worsham began the final round with a stroke lead over Snead and Bobby Locke. A front-nine 33 kept him in the lead, but after three bogeys on the back he had to settle for a 71 and a 282 total. Snead overcame two early bogeys with birdies at 5, 6, and 15. After a bogey at 17, Snead needed a birdie on the 72nd hole to tie Worsham and force a playoff the next day. His approach shot left him 18 feet (5.5 m) away, which he rolled in for final-round 70. Locke shot 73 to finish three strokes back, in a tie for third place.^[8]

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
T1	Lew Worsham	70-70-71-71=282	−2	Playoff
	Sam Snead	72-70-70-70=282
T3	Bobby Locke	68-74-70-73=285	+1	900
	Ed Oliver	73-70-71-71=285
5	Bud Ward (a)	69-72-73-73=287	+3	0
T6	Jim Ferrier	71-70-74-74=289	+5	400
	Vic Ghezzi	74-73-73-69=289
	Leland Gibson	69-76-73-71=289
	Ben Hogan	70-75-70-74=289
	Johnny Palmer	72-70-75-72=289
	Paul Runyan	71-74-72-72=289

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(a) denotes amateur

Playoff

Sunday, June 15, 1947

In the 18-hole playoff on Sunday morning, Snead led Worsham by two strokes with just three holes remaining. Worsham birdied the par-3 16th with a 28-foot (8.5 m) putt and Snead bogeyed 17 after he missed the fairway and overshot the green from the rough. The match was all-even at the tee of the 90th hole, a par-4 of 419 yards (383 m). Both put lengthy drives in the fairway, and Snead's approach shot stopped pin-high and 15 feet (5 m) left of the hole. Worsham was long and lay 40 feet (12 m) feet past the cup on the apron of the green. His downhill chip hit the hole without dropping, and ended up 29 inches (74 cm) away, leaving Snead his birdie putt for the win. Snead left it well short and as he prepared to hole out in continuation, Worsham called for an official to determine who was further away. With a tape measure, it was determined that it remained Snead's turn, who was visibly flustered with the unnecessary interruption and delay. Snead missed the 30.5-inch (77 cm) putt. Worsham then rolled in his par-saving putt for a 69 and the title, which averted an additional 18-hole playoff in the afternoon.^[5][9][10]

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Lew Worsham	69	−2	2,500
2	Sam Snead	70	−1	2,000

• Prize money includes $500 playoff bonus for each.^[5]

Scorecard

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	3	3	4	5	4	3	4	5	4	4	3	5	4	5	3	4	4
Worsham	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	+1	E	−1	−1	−2	−2	−2	−1	−2	−2	−2
Snead	−1	−1	−1	−1	−2	E	E	−1	−1	−2	−2	−2	−3	−3	−3	−3	−2	−1

Birdie

Bogey

Double bogey

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• USGA Championship Database

38°39′N 90°23′W / 38.65°N 90.38°W / 38.65; -90.38