1950 U.S. Open Goes to Ben Hogan
Winner: Ben Hogan, 287
Where it was played: Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Tournament dates: June 8-11, 1950
Leader after first round: Lee Mackey, 64
Leader after second round: Dutch Harrison, 139
Leader after third round: Lloyd Mangrum, 211
Notable Notes: Ben Hogan cemented his comeback from life-threatening injuries sustained in a car accident a year earlier by winning an 18-hole playoff for this championship. Hogan tied after 72 holes with Lloyd Mangrum and Georgia Fazio. A rules violation helped Hogan in the playoff. He led Mangrum by one stroke on the 16th hole (Fazio had faded by that point) when Mangrum received a 2-stroke penalty for lifting his golf ball to remove an insect. Lifting on the green was against the rules in 1950. Hogan went on to win the playoff with a 69 to Mangrum's 73 and Fazio's 75.
Final Scores
| Ben Hogan | 72-69-72-74—287 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | 72-70-69-76—287 |
| George Fazio | 73-72-72-70—287 |
| Dutch Harrison | 72-67-73-76—288 |
| Jim Ferrier | 71-69-74-75—289 |
| Joe Kirkwood Jr. | 71-74-74-70—289 |
| Henry Ransom | 72-71-73-73—289 |
| Bill Nary | 73-70-74-73—290 |
| Julius Boros | 68-72-77-74—291 |
| Cary Middlecoff | 71-71-71-79—292 |
| Johnny Palmer | 73-70-70-79—292 |
| Al Besselink | 71-72-76-75—294 |
| Johnny Bulla | 74-66-78-76—294 |
| Dick Mayer | 73-76-73-72—294 |
| Henry Picard | 71-71-79-73—294 |
| Skee Riegel | 73-69-79-73—294 |
| Sam Snead | 73-75-72-74—294 |
| Skip Alexander | 68-74-77-76—295 |
| Fred Haas | 73-74-76-72—295 |
| Jimmy Demaret | 72-77-71-76—296 |
| Marty Furgol | 75-71-72-78—296 |
| Dick Metz | 76-71-71-78—296 |
| Bob Toski | 73-69-80-74—296 |
| Harold Williams | 69-75-75-77—296 |
| Bobby Cruickshank | 72-77-76-72—297 |
| Ted Kroll | 75-72-78-72—297 |
| Lee Mackey Jr. | 64-81-75-77—297 |
| Paul Runyan | 76-73-73-75—297 |
| Pete Cooper | 75-72-76-75—298 |
| Henry Williams Jr. | 69-76-76-77—298 |
| John Barnum | 71-75-78-75—299 |
| Denny Shute | 71-73-76-79—299 |
| Buck White | 77-71-77-74—299 |
| Terl Johnson | 72-77-74-77—300 |
| Herschel Spears | 75-72-75-78—300 |
| Walter Burkemo | 72-77-74-78—301 |
| Dave Douglas | 72-76-79-74—301 |
| Claude Harmon | 71-74-77-80—302 |
| a-James McHale Jr. | 75-73-80-74—302 |
| Gene Sarazen | 72-72-82-76—302 |
| Jim Turnesa | 74-71-78-79—302 |
| Art Bell | 72-77-78-76—303 |
| Patrick Abbott | 71-77-76-80—304 |
| Joe Thacker | 75-69-83-77—304 |
| Johnny Morris | 74-74-80-77—305 |
| Loddie Kempa | 71-74-78-83—306 |
| a-Frank Stranahan | 79-70-79-78—306 |
| Gene Webb | 75-74-82-75—306 |
| a-P.J. Boatwright | 75-74-79-79—307 |
| George Bolesta | 77-72-84-78—311 |
| John O'Donnell | 76-72-83-85—316 |
