1938 U.S. Open Winner and Scores
Winner: Ralph Guldahl, 284
Where it was played: Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
Tournament dates: June 9-11, 1938
Leader after first round: Henry Picard and Jimmy Hines, 70
Leader after second round: Henry Picard, 140
Leader after third round: Dick Metz, 211
Notable Notes: Ralph Guldahl won his second consecutive U.S. Open title, beating Dick Metz by six shots. Metz was the third-round leader by four over Guldahl, but Guldahl shot 69 in the final round while Metz struggled to a 79. This U.S. Open is also notable as the one were a golfer named Ray Ainsley scored a 19 on one hole, the tournament record for highest one-hole score and one of the worst single-hole scores ever on the PGA Tour.
Final Scores
| Ralph Guldahl | 74-70-71-69—284 |
| Dick Metz | 73-68-70-79—290 |
| Harry Cooper | 76-69-76-71—292 |
| Toney Penna | 78-72-74-68—292 |
| Byron Nelson | 77-71-74-72—294 |
| Emery Zimmerman | 72-71-73-78—294 |
| Frank Moore | 79-73-72-71—295 |
| Henry Picard | 70-70-77-78—295 |
| Paul Runyan | 78-71-72-74—295 |
| Gene Sarazen | 74-74-75-73—296 |
| Vic Ghezzi | 79-71-75-72—297 |
| Jimmy Hines | 70-75-69-83—297 |
| Denny Shute | 77-71-72-77—297 |
| George Von Elm | 78-72-71-76—297 |
| Willie Hunter Jr. | 73-72-78-75—298 |
| Olin Dutra | 74-71-77-77—299 |
| Jug McSpaden | 76-67-74-82—299 |
| Johnny Revolta | 74-72-77-76—299 |
| Jim Foulis | 74-74-75-77—300 |
| Horton Smith | 80-73-73-74—300 |
| Al Zimmerman | 76-77-75-72—300 |
| Charles Lacey | 77-75-75-75—302 |
| Tommy Armour | 78-70-75-80—303 |
| Al Huske | 76-79-76-73—304 |
| Johnny Rogers | 71-76-73-84—304 |
| Charles Sheppard | 79-73-74-79—305 |
| Joe Belfore | 75-73-80-78—306 |
| Stanley Kertes | 77-72-82-75—306 |
| Alvin Krueger | 79-69-79-79—306 |
| Ray Mangrum | 77-77-73-79—306 |
| Mike Turnesa | 75-79-75-78—307 |
| Vernon Allen | 81-74-75-78—308 |
| Art Bell | 78-77-78-75—308 |
| Neil Christian | 75-80-79-74—308 |
| Willie Macfarlane | 79-73-78-78—308 |
| Jimmy Thomson | 82-70-77-79—308 |
| Frank Walsh | 75-77-80-76—308 |
| Lawson Little | 78-77-78-76—309 |
| Levi Lynch | 74-74-81-80—309 |
| Sam Snead | 77-76-76-80—309 |
| Al Brosch | 76-77-77-80—310 |
| a-Art Doering | 75-77-80-78—310 |
| Willie Goggin | 79-75-78-78—310 |
| Bob Stupple | 78-74-81-77—310 |
| a-Wilford Wehrle | 74-76-81-80—311 |
| Bobby Cruickshank | 83-71-73-85—312 |
| Alex Follmer | 74-76-81-81—312 |
| Tony Manero | 74-80-81-78—313 |
| Mortie Dutra | 78-74-85-77—314 |
| a-Dick Chapman | 74-77-83-81—315 |
| Ed Dudley | 77-77-78-83—315 |
| Mike Murra | 81-71-78-85—315 |
| Herb Bowers | 77-74-80-87—318 |
| a-Ted Adams | 74-80-86-81—321 |
| a-Bob Babbish | 78-75-86-83—322 |
