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 |
