1941 U.S. Open Goes to Wood
The 1941 U.S. Open was the 45th time the tournament was played. And a hard-luck loser in majors won one, this time.
Winner: Craig Wood, 284
Where it was played: Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas
Tournament dates: June 5-7, 1941
Leader after first round: Denny Shute, 69
Leader after second round: Craig Wood, Denny Shute, Lawson Little and Clayton Heafner, 144
Leader after third round: Craig Wood, 214
Notable Notes: Craig Wood, who had previously lost all four majors in extra holes, finally won a major. He shared the lead after two rounds and took the lead after the third with a 70. Wood wound up winning by three over Denny Shute.
Final Scores
| Craig Wood | 73-71-70-70—284 |
| Denny Shute | 69-75-72-71—287 |
| Johnny Bulla | 75-71-72-71—289 |
| Ben Hogan | 74-77-68-70—289 |
| Herman Barron | 75-71-74-71—291 |
| Paul Runyan | 73-72-71-75—291 |
| Dutch Harrison | 70-82-71-71—294 |
| Jug McSpaden | 71-75-74-74—294 |
| Gene Sarazen | 74-73-72-75—294 |
| Ed Dudley | 74-74-74-73—295 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | 73-74-72-76—295 |
| Dick Metz | 71-74-76-74—295 |
| Henry Ransom | 72-74-75-75—296 |
| Horton Smith | 73-75-73-75—296 |
| Sam Snead | 76-70-77-73—296 |
| a-Harry Todd | 72-77-76-71—296 |
| Lawson Little | 71-73-79-74—297 |
| Byron Nelson | 73-73-74-77—297 |
| Vic Ghezzi | 70-79-77-72—298 |
| Gene Kunes | 71-79-74-75—299 |
| Ralph Guldahl | 79-76-72-73—300 |
| Clayton Heafner | 72-72-78-78—300 |
| Johnny Palmer | 74-76-76-74—300 |
| Jimmy Hines | 75-74-76-76—301 |
| Joseph Zarhardt | 74-76-77-75—302 |
| Sam Byrd | 76-78-75-74—303 |
| Herman Keiser | 74-77-76-76—303 |
| Johnny Morris | 72-73-81-77—303 |
| Henry Picard | 77-79-72-75—303 |
| Jim Ferrier | 77-71-81-75—304 |
| Jerry Gianferante | 76-77-74-77—304 |
| a-Bud Ward | 76-77-75-76—304 |
| Abe Espinosa | 76-75-72-82—305 |
| Sam Parks Jr. | 73-82-74-76—305 |
| Toney Penna | 75-77-76-77—305 |
| Marvin Stahl | 77-76-73-79—305 |
| Jim Turnesa | 74-80-77-74—305 |
| Bill Kaiser | 72-78-80-76—306 |
| Willie Klein | 73-80-78-76—307 |
| Bunny Torpey | 72-79-78-79—308 |
| a-William Turnesa | 75-77-75-81—308 |
| Jim Foulis | 78-78-74-79—309 |
| Felix Serafin | 76-79-78-76—309 |
| Mike Turnesa | 77-79-75-78—309 |
| Henry Castillo | 84-72-77-77—310 |
| Charles Farlow | 79-77-77-77—310 |
| Bob Hamilton | 76-79-80-75—310 |
| Jack Ryan | 71-82-80-77—310 |
| a-Dick Chapman | 76-76-80-80—312 |
| Pat Willcox | 80-75-79-78—312 |
| Raymond Gafford | 76-78-82-77—313 |
| Al Watrous | 79-75-81-79—314 |
| Bill Nary | 77-76-83-79—315 |
| a-John Jacobs | 74-77-82-83—316 |
| a-Verne Stewart | 76-78-80-83—317 |
| Tom O'Connor | 73-78-79-88—318 |
| Jock Hutchison Jr. | 78-78-83-80—319 |