Cary Middlecoff captured the first of his two U.S. Opens, defeating Sam Snead and Clayton Heafner by one stroke with a 2-over-par total of 286 at Medinah Country Club. Snead bogeyed his 71st hole by three-putting from the edge of the green for his third runner-up finish. Playing with Middlecoff, Heafner traded the lead over the final nine with the eventual champion, missing a 6-foot putt on the final green that would have forged a tie.
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