1929 U.S. Open

1929 U.S. Open

Tournament information
Dates	June 26–30, 1929
Location	Mamaroneck, New York
Course(s)	Winged Foot Golf Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Field	142, 67 after cut
Cut	159 (+15)
Prize fund	$5,000
Winner's share	($1,000)
Champion
Bobby Jones
294 (+6)

The 1929 U.S. Open was the 33rd U.S. Open. The golf tournament was held June 26–30, 1929, at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York. Bobby Jones won his third U.S. Open title, besting Al Espinosa in a 36-hole playoff.

Bobby Jones opened with a 69 to grab the first-round lead. He then followed a 75 with a third-round 71, opening up a three-stroke lead over Gene Sarazen and four clear of Al Espinosa. Sarazen fell out of contention in the final round with a 78, leaving him to settle for a tie for third place. Espinosa shot a 75 and a 294 total, but it appeared like it would not be enough to overtake Jones. Beginning with the 15th, Jones needed only three bogeys and a par to win the championship. However, he triple-bogeyed the 15th and then made another bogey on 16, falling into a tie with Espinosa. He made par at the 17th, but his approach on the 18th found a greenside bunker. Needing to get up-and-down just to force a playoff, Jones converted a 12-foot putt for par. Jones dominated the 36-hole playoff. He shot 72 in the first 18-holes, grabbing a 12-shot lead. Espinosa struggled again on the second 18, shooting an 80 to Jones' 69. Jones won the playoff by 23 shots.

Final leaderboard

#	Player	Country	Score	To par	Winnings ($)
1	Bobby Jones (a)	United States	69-75-71-79=294	+6	0
2	Al Espinosa	United States	70-72-77-75=294		1,000
T3	Gene Sarazen	United States	71-71-76-78=296	+8	700
	Denny Shute	United States	73-71-76-76=296
T5	Tommy Armour	Scotland  United States	74-71-76-76=297	+9	550
	George Von Elm (a)	United States	79-70-74-74=297		0
7	Henry Ciuci	?	78-74-72-75=299	+11	450
T8	Leo Diegel	United States	74-74-76-77=301	+13	300
	Peter O'Hara	?	74-76-73-78=301
10	Horton Smith	United States	76-77-74-75=302	+14	150

(a) denotes amateur

Jones (72-69=141) defeated Espinosa (84-80=164) in a 36-hole playoff

External links

• 1929 U.S. Open
• USGA Championship Database