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