1928 U.S. Open Winner and Scores
The 1928 U.S. Open was the 32nd time the tournament was played. Johnny Farrell beat Bobby Jones in a 36-hole playoff.
Winner: Johnny Farrell, 294
Where it was played: Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Illinois
Tournament dates: June 21-24, 1928
Leader after first round: Henry Cuici and Frank Ball, 70
Leader after second round: Bobby Jones, 144
Leader after third round: Bobby Jones, 217
Notable Notes: Johnny Farrell made up a 5-shot deficit in the final round, catching Bobby Jones by shooting 72 to Jones' 77. That sent the two of them into a 36-hole playoff for the championship. Farrell led by three strokes after the first 18, and while Jones rallied in the second 18 he couldn't catch Farrell. Farrell won the playoff by one shot, 143 to 144.
Final Scores
| Johnny Farrell | 77-74-71-72—294 |
| a-Bobby Jones | 73-71-73-77—294 |
| Roland Hancock | 74-77-72-72—295 |
| Walter Hagen | 75-72-73-76—296 |
| a-George Von Elm | 74-72-76-74—296 |
| Henry Ciuci | 70-77-72-80—299 |
| Waldo Crowder | 74-74-76-75—299 |
| Ed Dudley | 77-79-68-75—299 |
| Bill Leach | 72-74-73-80—299 |
| Gene Sarazen | 78-76-73-72—299 |
| Denny Shute | 75-73-79-72—299 |
| Macdonald Smith | 75-77-75-72—299 |
| Joe Turnesa | 74-77-74-74—299 |
| Al Espinosa | 74-74-77-75—300 |
| Willie Macfarlane | 73-74-73-80—300 |
| Tommy Armour | 76-75-77-73—301 |
| Jack Forrester | 77-76-75-74—302 |
| Billy Burke | 74-79-73-77—303 |
| Neil Christian | 80-78-74-71—303 |
| Leo Diegel | 72-79-75-77—303 |
| Charles Hilgendorf | 76-77-79-71—303 |
| Frank Ball | 70-81-78-75—304 |
| Archie Compston | 76-81-75-72—304 |
| a-Jimmy Johnston | 77-75-79-73—304 |
| Harry Hampton | 77-76-72-80—305 |
| Leonard Schmutte | 71-81-75-78—305 |
| Frank Walsh | 74-74-80-78—306 |
| Willie Hunter Jr. | 73-83-73-78—307 |
| Felix Serafin | 75-76-77-79—307 |
| Horton Smith | 72-79-76-80—307 |
| Jack Burke Sr. | 77-73-75-83—308 |
| Emmet French | 81-73-80-74—308 |
| a-Rudolph Knepper | 81-74-77-76—308 |
| Irwin Ottman | 75-81-78-74—308 |
| Johnny Golden | 72-78-75-84—309 |
| James Barnes | 73-80-78-79—310 |
| Aubrey Boomer | 75-77-80-78—310 |
| George Christ | 78-75-82-75—310 |
| Eddie Loos | 80-77-76-77—310 |
| Sonny Rouse | 78-79-78-75—310 |
| Jock Hutchison | 76-81-75-79—311 |
| Joe Kirkwood | 80-78-77-76—311 |
| Tony Manero | 80-77-81-73—311 |
| Fred McLeod | 73-76-84-78—311 |
| Al Watrous | 77-75-78-81—311 |
| Willie Klein | 79-77-77-79—312 |
| Jack Tarrant | 76-79-84-73—312 |
| Craig Wood | 79-70-82-81—312 |
| Al Ciuci | 76-78-79-80—313 |
| Bill Mehlhorn | 80-77-86-70—313 |
| Charles Guest | 80-75-79-80—314 |
| a-Rial Rolfe | 82-74-79-79—314 |
| Francis Gallett | 78-77-78-82—315 |
| Johnny Jones | 73-79-82-81—315 |
| Ralph Kingsrud | 77-78-80-80—315 |
| Jack Gordon | 79-78-77-82—316 |
| P.O. Hart | 76-80-79-81—316 |
| Walter Kossman | 77-81-78-80—316 |
| a-Clarence Wolff | 75-78-79-85—317 |
| Fred Morrison | 73-82-77-86—318 |
| Chick Trout | 79-79-83-78—319 |
| Chet Beer | 76-82-77-90—325 |
| Paul Runyan | 78-80-88-81—327 |
