1940 U.S. Open Tournament Results

The 1940 U.S. Open was the 44th time the tournament was played, and it ended with an 18-hole playoff.

Winner: Lawson Little, 287

Where it was played: Canterbury Golf Club in Beachwood, Ohio

Tournament dates: June 6-9, 1940

Leader after first round: Sam Snead, 67

Leader after second round: Lawson Little, Horton Smith and Sam Snead, 141

Leader after third round: Frank Walsh, 213

Notable Notes: Lawson Little, who had won four amateur majors, won his only professional major here, beating 38-year-old Gene Sarazen in an 18-hole playoff. When third-round leader Frank Walsh stumbled with a 79 in the fourth round, Little and Sarazen took advantage and tied at 287. Sarazen bogied the first playoff hole and was never level with Lawson after that. Lawson won by three, 70 to 73.

Final Scores

Lawson Little 72-69-73-73—287
Gene Sarazen 71-74-70-72—287
Horton Smith 69-72-78-69—288
Craig Wood 72-73-72-72—289
Ralph Guldahl 73-71-76-70—290
Ben Hogan 70-73-74-73—290
Lloyd Mangrum 75-70-71-74—290
Byron Nelson 72-74-70-74—290
Dick Metz 75-72-72-72—291
Ed Dudley 73-75-71-73—292
Frank Walsh 73-69-71-79—292
Tommy Armour 73-74-75-71—293
Harold "Jug" McSpaden 74-72-70-77—293
Henry Picard 73-73-71-76—293
Vic Ghezzi 70-74-75-75—294
Jim Foulis 73-73-77-72—295
Gene Kunes 76-72-73-74—295
Johnny Revolta 73-74-72-76—295
Sam Snead 67-74-73-81—295
Andrew Gibson 71-75-77-73—296
Jimmy Hines 73-74-77-72—296
Felix Serafin 77-74-71-74—296
Jock Hutchison Jr. 73-72-75-77—297
Eddie Kirk 73-77-74-73—297
a-Wilford Wehrle 78-73-72-74—297
Leland Wilcox 75-73-74-75—297
Ray Mangrum 73-78-75-72—298
Johnny Farrell 75-77-76-71—299
Bruce Coltart 80-72-74-74—300
a-Jim Ferrier 73-74-78-75—300
Al Huske 70-80-76-74—300
Sam Parks Jr. 69-74-79-78—300
Henry Ramson 75-77-74-74—300
Jack Ryan 75-75-77-73—300
a-Andrew Szwedko 76-77-76-71—300
a-Dick Chapman 74-78-76-73—301
Willie Goggin 78-74-75-74—301
Matt Kowal 72-75-77-77—301
Tony Manero 75-75-77-74—301
Johnny Morris 75-77-74-75—301
Sam Byrd 72-78-79-73—302
Toney Penna 80-73-76-74—303
Leonard Dodson 72-72-80-81—305
Al Espinosa 79-71-76-79—305
Jim Milward 74-79-76-76—305
John Thoren 73-78-77-77—305
Al Brosch 74-73-82-77—306
Johnny Rogers 73-76-79-78—306
Paul Runyan 74-79-78-76—307
Jerry Gianferante 76-77-81-74—308
Henry Kaiser 71-78-80-79—308
a-Bob Babbish 71-77-80-81—309
Bill Barbour 75-78-80-76—309
Mike Pavella 79-74-81-76—310
Frank Commisso 73-78-80-81—312
Pete Webb 77-74-83-78—312
Oscar Willoweit 75-78-82-77—312
a-Toby Lyons 77-76-80-80—313

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