1928 U.S. Open (golf)
Player Country Year ( s ) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Bobby Jones ( a ) United States 1923 , 1926 73 71 73 77 294 +10 2
Walter Hagen United States 1914 , 1919 75 72 73 76 296 +12 T4
Gene Sarazen United States 1922 78 76 73 72 299 +15 T6
Willie Macfarlane Scotland 1925 73 74 73 80 300 +16 T14
Tommy Armour Scotland United States 1927 76 75 77 73 301 +17 16
Jim Barnes England 1921 73 80 78 79 310 +26 T36
Fred McLeod Scotland 1908 73 76 84 78 311 +27 T41
Past champions in the field -- Made the cut
The 1928 U.S. Open was the 32nd U.S. Open, held June 21-24 at Course No. 4 of Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Illinois, a suburb south of Chicago. Johnny Farrell defeated noted amateur Bobby Jones in a 36-hole playoff to win his only major title. For Jones, a two-time champion in 1923 and 1926, it was his second playoff loss at the U.S. Open in four years and his fourth finish as a runner-up. He won the next two in 1929 and 1930. Jones jumped out to the 36-hole lead with rounds of 73-71, two shots ahead of George Von Elm and Bill Leach. After a 73 in the third round, Jones took a two-stroke lead over Leach and Henry Ciuci into the final round. Five strokes behind Jones was Farrell, who had recorded rounds of 77-74-71. Farrell teed off well before Jones and shot 72 and a 294 total. With Jones still on the course with the lead, Farrell did not believe he had a chance of winning. In his final round, Jones was uncharacteristically erratic on holes six through ten, at seven-over-par for those five holes. He regrouped on the last eight holes and carded a 77 (+6) for 294 (+10).