1949 U.S. Open Winner and Scores
The 1949 U.S. Open was the 49th time the tournament was played.
Winner: Cary Middlecoff, 286
Where it was played: Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Illinois
Tournament dates: June 9-11, 1949
Leader after first round: Les Kennedy, 69
Leader after second round: Al Brosch, 141
Leader after third round: Cary Middlecoff, 211
Notable Notes: Despite shooting 75 in the final round, Cary Middlecoff won by one stroke over Clayton Heafner (73) and Sam Snead (70). It was the first of two wins at the U.S. Open for Middlecoff.
Final Scores
| Cary Middlecoff | 75-67-69-75—286 |
| Clayton Heafner | 72-71-71-73—287 |
| Sam Snead | 73-73-71-70—287 |
| Bobby Locke | 74-71-73-71—289 |
| Jim Turnesa | 78-69-70-72—289 |
| Dave Douglas | 74-73-70-73—290 |
| Buck White | 74-68-70-78—290 |
| Pete Cooper | 71-73-74-73—291 |
| Claude Harmon | 71-72-74-74—291 |
| Johnny Palmer | 71-75-72-73—291 |
| Eric Monti | 75-72-70-75—292 |
| Herschel Spears | 76-71-71-74—292 |
| Al Brosch | 70-71-73-79—293 |
| Johnny Bulla | 73-75-72-74—294 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | 74-74-70-76—294 |
| a-Skee Riegel | 72-75-73-74—294 |
| Harry Todd | 76-72-73-73—294 |
| Ellsworth Vines | 73-72-71-78—294 |
| Fred Haas | 74-73-73-75—295 |
| Les Kennedy | 69-74-79-73—295 |
| Gene Webb | 73-77-70-75—295 |
| Ralph Guldahl | 71-75-73-77—296 |
| Jim Ferrier | 74-75-74-74—297 |
| Chick Harbert | 70-78-75-74—297 |
| Jack Isaacs | 73-73-74-77—297 |
| Horton Smith | 72-75-74-76—297 |
| Skip Alexander | 76-72-77-73—298 |
| Herman Barron | 70-78-76-74—298 |
| Sam Bernardi | 80-69-76-73—298 |
| Jack Burke Jr. | 74-74-75-75—298 |
| Charles Farlow | 70-77-76-75—298 |
| a-James McHale Jr. | 72-76-74-76—298 |
| Craig Wood | 76-73-76-73—298 |
| Lew Worsham | 71-76-71-80—298 |
| George Fazio | 73-77-70-79—299 |
| Leland Gibson | 75-72-73-79—299 |
| Sam Byrd | 75-73-74-78—300 |
| Vic Ghezzi | 78-72-75-75—300 |
| Mike Pavella | 75-75-76-74—300 |
| Jimmy Thomson | 75-72-76-77—300 |
| a-James Frisina | 76-74-72-79—301 |
| Bobby Cruickshank | 71-75-79-77—302 |
| Raymond Gafford | 76-73-78-75—302 |
| "Bus" Peele | 71-79-75-77—302 |
| a-John Wagner | 72-77-79-76—304 |
| Ray Hill | 75-74-78-78—305 |
| Otto Greiner | 74-74-76-82—306 |
