1940 U.S. Open Tournament Results
The 1940 U.S. Open was the 44th time the tournament was played, and it ended with an 18-hole playoff.
Winner: Lawson Little, 287
Where it was played: Canterbury Golf Club in Beachwood, Ohio
Tournament dates: June 6-9, 1940
Leader after first round: Sam Snead, 67
Leader after second round: Lawson Little, Horton Smith and Sam Snead, 141
Leader after third round: Frank Walsh, 213
Notable Notes: Lawson Little, who had won four amateur majors, won his only professional major here, beating 38-year-old Gene Sarazen in an 18-hole playoff. When third-round leader Frank Walsh stumbled with a 79 in the fourth round, Little and Sarazen took advantage and tied at 287. Sarazen bogied the first playoff hole and was never level with Lawson after that. Lawson won by three, 70 to 73.
Final Scores
| Lawson Little | 72-69-73-73—287 |
| Gene Sarazen | 71-74-70-72—287 |
| Horton Smith | 69-72-78-69—288 |
| Craig Wood | 72-73-72-72—289 |
| Ralph Guldahl | 73-71-76-70—290 |
| Ben Hogan | 70-73-74-73—290 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | 75-70-71-74—290 |
| Byron Nelson | 72-74-70-74—290 |
| Dick Metz | 75-72-72-72—291 |
| Ed Dudley | 73-75-71-73—292 |
| Frank Walsh | 73-69-71-79—292 |
| Tommy Armour | 73-74-75-71—293 |
| Harold "Jug" McSpaden | 74-72-70-77—293 |
| Henry Picard | 73-73-71-76—293 |
| Vic Ghezzi | 70-74-75-75—294 |
| Jim Foulis | 73-73-77-72—295 |
| Gene Kunes | 76-72-73-74—295 |
| Johnny Revolta | 73-74-72-76—295 |
| Sam Snead | 67-74-73-81—295 |
| Andrew Gibson | 71-75-77-73—296 |
| Jimmy Hines | 73-74-77-72—296 |
| Felix Serafin | 77-74-71-74—296 |
| Jock Hutchison Jr. | 73-72-75-77—297 |
| Eddie Kirk | 73-77-74-73—297 |
| a-Wilford Wehrle | 78-73-72-74—297 |
| Leland Wilcox | 75-73-74-75—297 |
| Ray Mangrum | 73-78-75-72—298 |
| Johnny Farrell | 75-77-76-71—299 |
| Bruce Coltart | 80-72-74-74—300 |
| a-Jim Ferrier | 73-74-78-75—300 |
| Al Huske | 70-80-76-74—300 |
| Sam Parks Jr. | 69-74-79-78—300 |
| Henry Ramson | 75-77-74-74—300 |
| Jack Ryan | 75-75-77-73—300 |
| a-Andrew Szwedko | 76-77-76-71—300 |
| a-Dick Chapman | 74-78-76-73—301 |
| Willie Goggin | 78-74-75-74—301 |
| Matt Kowal | 72-75-77-77—301 |
| Tony Manero | 75-75-77-74—301 |
| Johnny Morris | 75-77-74-75—301 |
| Sam Byrd | 72-78-79-73—302 |
| Toney Penna | 80-73-76-74—303 |
| Leonard Dodson | 72-72-80-81—305 |
| Al Espinosa | 79-71-76-79—305 |
| Jim Milward | 74-79-76-76—305 |
| John Thoren | 73-78-77-77—305 |
| Al Brosch | 74-73-82-77—306 |
| Johnny Rogers | 73-76-79-78—306 |
| Paul Runyan | 74-79-78-76—307 |
| Jerry Gianferante | 76-77-81-74—308 |
| Henry Kaiser | 71-78-80-79—308 |
| a-Bob Babbish | 71-77-80-81—309 |
| Bill Barbour | 75-78-80-76—309 |
| Mike Pavella | 79-74-81-76—310 |
| Frank Commisso | 73-78-80-81—312 |
| Pete Webb | 77-74-83-78—312 |
| Oscar Willoweit | 75-78-82-77—312 |
| a-Toby Lyons | 77-76-80-80—313 |
