1952 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Winner and Scores
The 1952 U.S. Open was the 52nd time the tournament was played. The champion came from four strokes behind Ben Hogan on the final day to won by four strokes.
Winner: Julius Boros, 281
Where it was played: Northwood Club in Dallas, Texas
Tournament dates: June 12-14, 1952
Leader after first round: Al Brosch, 68
Leader after second round: Ben Hogan, 138
Leader after third round: Julius Boros, 210
What Happened in the 1952 U.S. Open
Ben Hogan was going for three U.S. Open titles in a row at the 1952 U.S. Open, and through two rounds he appeared a good bet to accomplish that feat. Hogan opened with back-to-back 69s and held the halfway lead. But Hogan faded in the heat — temperatures neared 100F — on the final day of 36 holes, shooting 74 in the third round and another 74 in the final round. He slipped to third place, five strokes behind the winner. (At the time, the U.S. Open was played over three days, with 36 holes on the final day.)And who was that winner? Julius Boros, who was great on the final day with a third-round 68 that gave him at two-stroke lead, then a final-round 71. Trailing Hogan by four strokes after two rounds, Boros pulled away from the field to beat runner-up Ed "Porky" Oliver by four and Hogan by five.
Boros was 32 years old in 1952, but the U.S. Open was his very first PGA Tour victory. He went on to be one of the great over-40 golfers in golf history, winning another 17 times including the 1963 U.S. Open at age 43 and the 1968 PGA Championship (also played in the Texas heat) at age 48.
Gene Sarazen, who won the U.S. Opens of 1922 and 1932, along with five other majors, made the cut in a U.S. Open for the final time here, tying for 33rd. Don January, who went on to win the 1967 PGA Championship, played in his first major championship here, missing the cut.
1952 U.S. Open Final Scores
| Julius Boros | 71-71-68-71—281 |
| Ed Oliver | 71-72-70-72—285 |
| Ben Hogan | 69-69-74-74—286 |
| Johnny Bulla | 73-68-73-73—287 |
| George Fazio | 71-69-75-75—290 |
| Dick Metz | 70-74-76-71—291 |
| Tommy Bolt | 72-76-71-73—292 |
| Ted Kroll | 71-75-76-70—292 |
| Lew Worsham | 72-71-74-75—292 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | 75-74-72-72—293 |
| Sam Snead | 70-75-76-72—293 |
| Earl Stewart Jr. | 76-75-70-72—293 |
| Clarence Doser | 71-73-73-77—294 |
| Harry Todd | 71-76-74-73—294 |
| Al Brosch | 68-79-77-71—295 |
| Jimmy Demaret | 74-77-73-71—295 |
| Milon Marusic | 73-76-74-72—295 |
| Horton Smith | 70-73-76-76—295 |
| Doug Ford | 74-74-74-74—296 |
| a-James Jackson | 74-76-75-71—296 |
| Bill Trombley | 72-73-81-70—296 |
| Leland Gibson | 73-76-72-76—297 |
| Paul Runyan | 73-78-73-73—297 |
| Chick Harbert | 75-75-73-75—298 |
| Cary Middlecoff | 75-74-75-74—298 |
| Felice Torza | 74-76-70-78—298 |
| Bo Wininger | 78-72-69-79—298 |
| Zell Eaton | 71-79-73-76—299 |
| Raymond Gafford | 77-74-75-73—299 |
| Dick Mayer | 74-77-69-79—299 |
| a-Stan Mosel | 71-77-75-76—299 |
| Patrick Abbott | 74-76-73-76—299 |
| Dutch Harrison | 71-79-77-73—300 |
| Gene Sarazen | 76-74-75-75—300 |
| Charles Scally | 72-73-77-79—301 |
| Marty Furgol | 75-74-75-80—304 |
| Iverson Martin | 76-74-77-77—304 |
| a-Billy Joe Patton | 76-73-80-75—304 |
| Henry Williams Jr. | 77-74-74-79—304 |
| Johnny Revolta | 74-75-78-78—305 |
| Jack Burke Jr. | 74-74-78-80—306 |
| Chandler Harper | 73-76-80-77—306 |
| Johnny Weitzel | 74-74-76-82—306 |
| Gardner Dickinson | 72-76-80-79—307 |
| Charles Farlow | 71-80-80-76—307 |
| Herschel Spears | 75-76-80-76—307 |
| Art Wall | 76-73-77-82—308 |
| Steve Doctor | 75-74-78-82—309 |
| Max Evans | 75-73-78-83—309 |
| Fred Hawkins | 75-76-74-84—309 |
| Herman Coelho | 76-73-77-89—315 |
| Charles Bassler | 71-79-86-84—320 |
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