1937 U.S. Open Tournament
The 1937 U.S. Open was the 41st time the tournament was played. The winner set a new tournament scoring record.
Winner: Ralph Guldahl, 281
Where it was played: Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomington Hills, Michigan
Tournament dates: June 10-12, 1937
Leader after first round: Denny Shute and Sam Snead, 69
Leader after second round: Frank Walsh, Ralph Guldahl and Ed Dudley, 140
Leader after third round: Ed Dudley, 211
Notable Notes: Sam Snead played his first U.S. Open this year and finished runner-up, two strokes behind Ralph Guldahl. Snead went on to set a PGA Tour record with 82 career wins — but never won a U.S. Open. For Guldahl, it was the first of back-to-back U.S. Open titles. He shot 69 in the final round and his 281 total lowered the then-tournament scoring record.
Final Scores
| Ralph Guldahl | 71-69-72-69—281 |
| Sam Snead | 69-73-70-71—283 |
| Bobby Cruickshank | 73-73-67-72—285 |
| Harry Cooper | 72-70-73-71—286 |
| Ed Dudley | 70-70-71-76—287 |
| Al Brosch | 74-73-68-73—288 |
| Clarence Clark | 72-75-73-69—289 |
| a-Johnny Goodman | 70-73-72-75—290 |
| a-Frank Strafaci | 70-72-77-72—291 |
| a-Charles Kocsis | 72-73-76-71—292 |
| Henry Picard | 71-75-72-74—292 |
| Gene Sarazen | 78-69-71-74—292 |
| Denny Shute | 69-76-75-72—292 |
| Ray Mangrum | 75-75-71-72—293 |
| Paul Runyan | 76-72-73-72—293 |
| Billy Burke | 75-73-71-75—294 |
| Jimmy Demaret | 72-74-76-72—294 |
| Sam Parks Jr. | 74-74-72-74—294 |
| Pat Sawyer | 72-70-75-77—294 |
| Vic Ghezzi | 72-71-78-74—295 |
| Jimmy Hines | 75-72-76-72—295 |
| Ky Laffoon | 74-74-74-73—295 |
| Jug McSpaden | 74-75-73-73—295 |
| Fred Morrison | 71-76-74-74—295 |
| Byron Nelson | 73-78-71-73—295 |
| Bob Stupple | 73-73-73-76—295 |
| Frank Walsh | 70-70-78-77—295 |
| Leo Mallory | 73-74-76-73—296 |
| Toney Penna | 76-74-75-71—296 |
| Johnny Revolta | 75-73-75-73—296 |
| Jimmy Thomson | 74-66-78-78—296 |
| Dutch Harrison | 74-71-74-78—297 |
| a-Edwin Kingsley | 72-76-75-74—297 |
| Mike Turnesa | 71-74-76-76—297 |
| Al Watrous | 77-75-75-70—297 |
| Horton Smith | 74-74-75-75—298 |
| Craig Wood | 78-71-73-76—298 |
| a-Bill Holt | 70-79-78-72—299 |
| Ralph Stonehouse | 75-74-74-76—299 |
| Johnny Farrell | 74-75-75-76—300 |
| Charles Lacey | 73-75-72-80—300 |
| Tony Manero | 76-73-77-74—300 |
| Felix Serafin | 75-74-73-78—300 |
| Macdonald Smith | 79-73-73-75—300 |
| Johnny Bulla | 74-75-75-77—301 |
| Wiffy Cox | 74-74-75-78—301 |
| Willie Macfarlane | 73-78-75-76—302 |
| Johnny Rogers | 77-72-78-75—302 |
| Marvin Stahl | 72-77-78-75—302 |
| a-Ted Bishop | 74-78-74-77—303 |
| Bob Crowley | 79-73-76-75—303 |
| Arthur Ham | 77-75-76-75—303 |
| Bill Mehlhorn | 76-76-75-76—303 |
| Jim Turnesa | 73-78-77-75—303 |
| Olin Dutra | 76-76-77-75—304 |
| James Johnston | 75-76-81-72—304 |
| Ted Longworth | 72-76-77-79—304 |
| John Beadle | 74-77-77-78—306 |
| Orville White | 77-75-80-74—306 |
| Waldo Crowder | 77-74-76-80—307 |
| Ted Luther | 75-77-80-75—307 |
| Frank Moore | 77-73-79-78—307 |
| John Malutic | 74-78-80-77—309 |
| Ole Clark | 74-77-82-80—313 |