1933 U.S. Open: The Last Amateur Hour
The 1933 U.S. Open was the 37th time the tournament was played, and it was the last time an amateur won.
Winner: Johnny Goodman, 287
Where it was played: North Shore Country Club in Glenview, Illinois
Tournament dates: June 8-10, 1933
Leader after first round: Tommy Armour, 68
Leader after second round: Johnny Goodman, 141
Leader after third round: Johnny Goodman, 211
Notable Notes: Johnny Goodman, an amateur, took the lead with a 66 in the second round that tied the then-tournament scoring record. He added a 70 in the third round to open a 6-shot lead. Ralph Guldahl nearly closed that gap in the final round, shooting 71 to Goodman's 76, but the amateur held on for the victory.
Final Scores
a-Johnny Goodman | 75-66-70-76—287 |
Ralph Guldahl | 76-71-70-71—288 |
Craig Wood | 73-74-71-72—290 |
Tommy Armour | 68-75-76-73—292 |
Walter Hagen | 73-76-77-66—292 |
Mortie Dutra | 75-73-72-74—294 |
Olin Dutra | 75-71-75-74—295 |
a-Gus Moreland | 76-76-71-72—295 |
Clarence Clark | 80-72-72-72—296 |
Johnny Farrell | 75-77-72-72—296 |
Willie Goggin | 79-73-73-71—296 |
Joe Kirkwood Sr. | 74-70-79-73—296 |
Herman Barron | 77-77-74-69—297 |
Al Watrous | 74-76-77-70—297 |
Henry Ciuci | 73-79-74-72—298 |
Johnny Revolta | 73-76-75-74—298 |
a-George Dawson | 78-74-71-76—299 |
Leo Diegel | 78-71-75-75—299 |
a-Lester Bolstad | 76-74-73-77—300 |
Macdonald Smith | 77-72-77-74—300 |
Johnny Golden | 79-76-74-72—301 |
Archie Hambrick | 81-71-75-74—301 |
Denny Shute | 76-77-72-76—301 |
Abe Espinosa | 76-73-78-75—302 |
Horton Smith | 75-76-76-75—302 |
Bob Crowley | 75-75-81-72—303 |
Ky Laffoon | 74-78-79-72—303 |
Gene Sarazen | 74-77-77-75—303 |
Harry Cooper | 78-76-75-75—304 |
Tony Manero | 79-73-77-75—304 |
Bill Schwartz | 75-81-72-76—304 |
Frank Walsh | 79-73-72-80—304 |
Billy Burke | 79-73-76-77—305 |
Henry Kaiser | 81-71-74-79—305 |
Willie Klein | 77-78-72-78—305 |
Walter Kozak | 76-77-76-76—305 |
Philip Perkins | 76-72-81-76—305 |
Johnny Rogers | 80-74-76-75—305 |
Bob Shave | 77-74-79-75—305 |
Joe Belfore | 75-76-78-77—306 |
Tom Creavy | 74-76-80-76—306 |
Francis Gallett | 77-75-77-77—306 |
Bobby Cruickshank | 75-76-79-78—308 |
a-John Fischer | 75-80-74-79—308 |
Charles Lacey | 77-79-75-77—308 |
John Kinder | 79-77-74-79—309 |
Charles MacAndrew | 78-77-79-75—309 |
George Smith | 81-75-74-79—309 |
Joe Turnesa | 79-73-80-77—309 |
James Johnston | 76-77-81-76—310 |
Neil White | 73-80-79-78—310 |
a-Pat Sawyer | 79-75-80-77—311 |
Ray Schwartz | 77-79-76-79—311 |
Leslie Madison | 76-78-77-81—312 |
Charlie Manning | 76-76-82-78—312 |
Bill Neilan | 76-77-81-78—312 |
Harry Hampton | 79-76-76-82—313 |
a-Don Armstrong | 75-77-86-76—314 |
Tom Carney | 78-77-78-82—315 |
Thomas Harmon | 76-79-82-79—316 |
Bob MacDonald | 80-75-81-80—316 |
Ralph Beach | 75-79-76-87—317 |
Emil Loeffler Jr. | 80-76-82-84—322 |
a-Wilford Wehrle | 79-77-81-85—322 |
Bob Randall | 81-75-83-87—326 |