1922 U.S. Open: Sarazen's First Win
The 1922 U.S. Open was the 26th time the tournament was played. A golf great burst onto the scene here.
Winner: Gene Sarazen, 288
Where it was played: Skokie Country Club in Glencoe, Illinois
Tournament dates: July 14-15, 1922
Leader after first round: Walter Hagen, 68
Leader after second round: John Black, 142
Leader after third round: Bobby Jones and Bill Mehlhorn, 216
Notable Notes: Gene Sarazen, just 20 years old, burst onto the golf scene with a brilliant final round of 68, winning by one stroke over John Black and another youngster of great promise, amateur Bobby Jones. Sarazen trailed by four entering the final round.
Final Scores
| Gene Sarazen | 72-73-75-68—288 |
| John Black | 71-71-75-72—289 |
| a-Bobby Jones | 74-72-70-73—289 |
| Bill Mehlhorn | 73-71-72-74—290 |
| Walter Hagen | 68-77-74-72—291 |
| George Duncan | 76-73-75-72—296 |
| Leo Diegel | 77-76-73-71—297 |
| Mike Brady | 73-75-74-76—298 |
| Johnny Golden | 73-77-77-71—298 |
| Jock Hutchison | 78-74-71-75—298 |
| Laurie Ayton | 72-76-78-73—299 |
| Johnny Farrell | 73-76-75-75—299 |
| Joe Kirkwood | 77-74-75-74—300 |
| Bob Macdonald | 73-76-75-76—300 |
| Eddie Loos | 75-76-73-77—301 |
| a-Chick Evans | 72-76-74-80—302 |
| George Hackney | 74-78-74-77—303 |
| Abe Mitchell | 79-75-76-73—303 |
| Emmett French | 76-74-77-78—305 |
| a-Jesse Guilford | 77-74-76-78—305 |
| Harry Hampton | 76-75-77-77—305 |
| Charles Hoffner | 79-76-77-73—305 |
| Willie Ogg | 79-72-78-76—305 |
| Jim Barnes | 74-75-77-80—306 |
| Cyril Hughes | 81-74-77-74—306 |
| a-Willie Hunter Jr. | 75-75-76-80—306 |
| a-Fred Wright Jr. | 76-77-73-80—306 |
| Jack Burke Sr. | 76-77-81-73—307 |
| Bobby Cruickshank | 82-74-74-77—307 |
| Lloyd Gullickson | 77-70-83-77—307 |
| George Bowden | 76-79-76-77—308 |
| Alfred Hackbarth | 77-75-77-79—308 |
| George Kerrigan | 76-78-78-76—308 |
| Tom Kerrigan | 80-79-75-74—308 |
| a-Jimmy Johnston | 78-75-80-76—309 |
| Pat O'Hara | 79-76-76-78—309 |
| Al Watrous | 73-79-79-79—310 |
| Chick Fraser | 79-76-76-80—311 |
| Thomas Harmon | 80-72-80-79—311 |
| William Creavy | 79-76-81-76—312 |
| P.O. Hart | 80-77-79-76—312 |
| Jack Turnesa | 75-78-81-78—312 |
| Cyril Walker | 76-81-77-78—312 |
| Jack Blakeslee | 80-82-76-75—313 |
| George Martin | 76-80-81-76—313 |
| George McLean | 78-78-79-78—313 |
| John Cowan | 74-78-84-79—315 |
| Mortie Dutra | 76-77-78-84—315 |
| Fred Ford | 79-79-75-82—315 |
| Otto Hackbarth | 76-81-79-79—315 |
| Frank Kennett | 80-82-80-73—315 |
| Alex Campbell | 78-79-78-81—316 |
| Charles Thom | 77-79-80-81—317 |
| Tom Boyd | 80-81-80-78—319 |
| Harry Bolestra | 76-83-82-80—321 |
| a-Frank Godchaux | 79-77-80-85—321 |
| Dave Robertson | 76-84-77-84—321 |
| John Rogers | 83-83-79-76—321 |
| Charles Rowe | 83-82-77-79—321 |
| a-Dewey Weber | 77-80-82-82—321 |
| Edward Gow | 83-85-79-75—322 |
| Robert Peebles | 84-81-80-77—322 |
| George Christ | 77-80-81-85—323 |
| Jack Croke | 82-85-78-78—323 |
| Ferdinand Decker | 74-76-86-87—323 |
| Frank Sprogell | 80-79-79-85—323 |
| Frank McNamara | 77-79-87-82—325 |
| Ned McKenna | 78-85-84-82—329 |
| Ben Lord | 80-83-87-86—336 |
| Alex Guild | 81-85-87-84—337 |
| a-Ira Couch | 86-81-86-86—339 |