1948 U.S. Open: Hogan's First Win
The 1948 U.S. Open was the 48th time the tournament was played, and one of golf's all-time greats demolished the existing scoring record.
Winner: Ben Hogan, 276
Where it was played: Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California
Tournament dates: June 10-12, 1948
Leader after first round: Ben Hogan and Lew Worsham, 67
Leader after second round: Sam Snead, 138
Leader after third round: Ben Hogan, 207
Notable Notes: Ben Hogan won the first of his four U.S. Open titles here, shooting three rounds in the 60s. His total of 276 was five strokes better than the previous tournament scoring record. ... Joe Kirkwood Sr. and Joe Kirkwood Jr. both made the cut, the first time a father and son both the made the cut in the same U.S. Open.
Final Scores
| Ben Hogan | 67-72-68-69—276 |
| Jimmy Demaret | 71-70-68-69—278 |
| Jim Turnesa | 71-69-70-70—280 |
| Bobby Locke | 70-69-73-70—282 |
| Sam Snead | 69-69-73-72—283 |
| Lew Worsham | 67-74-71-73—285 |
| Herman Barron | 73-70-71-72—286 |
| Johnny Bulla | 73-72-75-67—287 |
| Toney Penna | 70-72-73-72—287 |
| Smiley Quick | 73-71-69-74—287 |
| Skip Alexander | 71-73-71-73—288 |
| Charles Congdon | 71-70-71-77—289 |
| Harold "Jug" McSpaden | 74-69-69-77—289 |
| Vic Ghezzi | 72-74-74-70—290 |
| Leland Gibson | 71-76-69-74—290 |
| Otto Greiner | 74-73-71-72—290 |
| Herman Keiser | 71-71-73-75—290 |
| George Schnieter | 73-68-75-74—290 |
| Herschel Spears | 72-71-76-71—290 |
| Ellsworth Vines | 75-72-69-74—290 |
| Joe Kirkwood | 72-70-72-77—291 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | 71-72-74-74—291 |
| Cary Middlecoff | 74-71-73-73—291 |
| Alfred Smith | 73-72-77-69—291 |
| Art Bell | 72-75-71-74—292 |
| Pete Cooper | 76-72-72-72—292 |
| George Fazio | 72-72-76-72—292 |
| Marty Furgol | 72-74-73-74—293 |
| Chick Harbert | 72-72-77-72—293 |
| Joe Kirkwood Jr. | 73-75-73-72—293 |
| Frank Moore | 73-75-73-72—293 |
| a-Zell Eaton | 72-74-75-73—294 |
| Ralph Guldahl | 73-75-75-71—294 |
| a-Ken Rogers | 69-76-72-78—295 |
| Jack Harden | 72-73-73-78—296 |
| Dutch Harrison | 75-72-72-77—296 |
| Jimmy Hines | 75-71-76-74—296 |
| Bill Nary | 73-75-75-73—296 |
| Johnny Palmer | 74-74-76-72—296 |
| Jack Ryan | 74-69-76-77—296 |
| a-John Dawson | 71-72-79-76—298 |
| a-Dick Mayer | 75-73-78-72—298 |
| George Schoux | 74-72-76-76—298 |
| a-Frank Stranahan | 72-69-78-79—298 |
| Dave Douglas | 74-73-78-74—299 |
| Ed Furgol | 75-73-77-74—299 |
| Jimmy Johnson | 76-71-77-75—299 |
| Jimmy Thomson | 77-71-76-76—300 |
| Al Zimmerman | 71-74-77-78—300 |
| Buck White | 75-73-80-73—301 |
| Iverson Martin | 73-73-80-76—302 |
| Ted Rhodes | 70-76-77-79—302 |
| Paul Runyan | 74-73-80-76—303 |
| Andrew Mills | 71-75-83-84—313 |
