1932 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Winner and Scores
The 1932 U.S. Open was the 36th time the tournament was played. A Sarazen surge produced another trophy for the golfer nicknamed "The Squire."
Winner: Gene Sarazen, 286
Where it was played: Fresh Meadow Country Club in Flushing, New York
Tournament dates: June 23-25, 1932
Leader after first round: Olin Dutra, 69
Leader after second round: Philip Perkins, 145
Leader after third round: Philip Perkins, 219
What Happened in the 1932 U.S. Open
Gene Sarazen won his second U.S. Open title, and fourth major championship title overall, at the 1932 U.S. Open. The victory came 10 years after Sarazen burst onto the golf scene by winning the 1922 U.S. Open and 1922 PGA Championship titles. The year 1932 was another double for him, as Sarazen won the British Open three weeks earlier.Sarazen set all kinds of scoring records in this victory. His final-round score of 66 established a new 18-hole U.S. Open record, and there wasn't a lower final round by a U.S. Open winner until Arnold Palmer closed with a 65 in 1960.
Sarazen's 286 total tied the 72-hole tournament record, but that mark only stood until the 1936 U.S. Open. However, the 136 that Sarazen scored over the final 36 holes was the U.S. Open record for the final two rounds all the way until the 1983 U.S. Open, when Larry Nelson finally lowered it.
Sarazen trailed leader Philip Perkins by one shot after three rounds. And Perkins, little-known today, played well in the final round with a 70. But Sarazen's 66 was just too good.
The 1932 U.S. Open was played at Fresh Meadow Country Club (a course that no longer exists) in Great Neck, N.Y., the club where Sarazen had earlier served as head pro for five years. The 1930 PGA Championship had also been played at Fresh Meadow, during Sarazen's tenure, but Sarazen lost to Tommy Armour in the championship match of that event.
Johnny Goodman was the low amateur, finishing 14th. But a year later, Goodman won it — the last time an amateur won any of the professional majors.
Four-time major championship winner Jim Barnes played his final major here, finishing tied for 55th.
1932 U.S. Open Final Scores
| Gene Sarazen | 74-76-70-66—286 |
| Bobby Cruickshank | 78-74-69-68—289 |
| Philip Perkins | 76-69-74-70—289 |
| Leo Diegel | 73-74-73-74—294 |
| Wiffy Cox | 80-73-70-72—295 |
| Jose Jurado | 74-71-75-76—296 |
| Billy Burke | 75-77-74-71—297 |
| Harry Cooper | 77-73-73-74—297 |
| Olin Dutra | 69-77-75-76—297 |
| Walter Hagen | 75-73-79-71—298 |
| Clarence Clark | 79-72-74-75—300 |
| Vincent Eldred | 78-73-77-73—301 |
| Paul Runyan | 79-77-69-76—301 |
| Henry Ciuci | 77-74-77-74—302 |
| Ed Dudley | 80-74-71-77—302 |
| a-Johnny Goodman | 79-78-77-68—302 |
| Fred Morrison | 77-80-69-76—302 |
| Denny Shute | 78-76-76-72—302 |
| Macdonald Smith | 80-76-74-72—302 |
| Craig Wood | 79-71-79-73—302 |
| Tommy Armour | 82-73-77-71—303 |
| George Smith | 81-76-72-74—303 |
| Mortie Dutra | 77-77-75-75—304 |
| Joe Kirkwood Sr. | 76-77-75-76—304 |
| Charles Lacey | 77-76-78-73—304 |
| Jack Patroni | 79-77-77-71—304 |
| a-John Fischer | 81-78-74-73—306 |
| Bob MacDonald | 82-77-74-73—306 |
| George Von Elm | 79-73-77-77—306 |
| Al Zimmerman | 79-77-73-77—306 |
| Herman Barron | 78-76-79-74—307 |
| Tom Creavy | 83-71-77-76—307 |
| Francis Gallett | 77-81-70-79—307 |
| Charles Guest | 77-77-72-81—307 |
| Johnny Golden | 79-81-73-75—308 |
| John Kinder | 79-77-75-77—308 |
| Willie Klein | 79-72-79-78—308 |
| Bill Mehlhorn | 81-76-78-73—308 |
| Al Watrous | 85-73-74-76—308 |
| Abe Espinosa | 83-77-81-68—309 |
| Lloyd Gullickson | 75-82-82-70—309 |
| Al Houghton | 82-77-74-76—309 |
| Walter Kozak | 76-78-77-78—309 |
| Jug McSpaden | 80-74-79-76—309 |
| Vic Ghezzi | 80-74-78-78—310 |
| Jock Hutchison | 81-78-74-77—310 |
| Tony Manero | 81-78-75-76—310 |
| Joe Turnesa | 79-81-80-70—310 |
| Mike Brady | 82-78-78-73—311 |
| Pat Circelli | 78-82-80-71—311 |
| Pat O'Hara | 83-76-75-77—311 |
| Wilfred Reid | 81-79-77-74—311 |
| H.J. Sanderson | 77-74-82-78—311 |
| Francis Scheider | 79-79-77-77—312 |
| James Barnes | 84-76-78-75—313 |
| Dave Hackney | 76-75-79-83—313 |
| Horton Smith | 80-80-74-79—313 |
| Wilson Crain | 85-75-80-74—314 |
| Leo Fraser | 82-75-76-81—314 |
| Ralph Guldahl | 80-79-79-76—314 |
| Jack Curley | 78-77-82-78—315 |
| George McLean | 83-77-75-80—315 |
| Phil Turnesa | 79-81-76-79—315 |
| Leonard Schmutte | 82-76-79-79—316 |
| Ed Kirby | 77-80-79-81—317 |
| Ted Luther | 78-82-75-83—318 |
| a-Sam Parks Jr. | 81-78-79-80—318 |
| Frank Moore | 78-77-76-89—320 |
| Mike Turnesa | 79-75-82-84—320 |
| Kully Schlicht | 80-80-78-83—321 |
| William Green | 80-78-84-80—322 |
| Dan Goss | 80-79-81-83—323 |
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