1926 U.S. Open

Archive note

The 1926 edition was won by Robert T. Jones Jr. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

Record sources

• 2026 USGA Championships Media Guide - U.S. Open
  • 1926 U.S. Open · Championship identity

    The official 2026 USGA Championship Record Book directly enumerates the completed 1926 Championship, champion, explicit date span, and site in Championship Results: 1895 to 2025. The recorded champion and site preserve the higher-resolution register text. The current official U.S. Open Champions table independently confirms the year, champion, and site.

    Verified 2026-08-20
• Scioto Country Club: Club History
  • Scioto Country Club

    The owner history explicitly enumerates this championship and year on the continuing Scioto course. Its current hole-by-hole tour independently locates the 1926 U.S. Open and 1931 Ryder Cup on the property. The existing 1916 Ross course identity is retained; neither an unchanged historical routing nor round-level usage is asserted. This citation is used for venue identity only, not to overwrite winners, dates or scores. Retained source SHA-256 08747300b0753c5596dc6eb3d96268da593135ec47cc45fce1584e9413060a63.

    Verified 2026-11-13
• USGA official U.S. Open result
  • Robert T. Jones Jr.

    The official result names the champion and regulation total. Historical playoff status is corroborated by tied regulation totals and extra scores for both winner and runner-up. The 2026 report establishes a one-stroke win on the 72nd hole. Relative score is retained only where explicitly stated.

    Verified 2026-09-10
• USGA: 2026 U.S. Open Record Book
  • Joe Turnesa

    PDF page 6, 1926 result: Joe Turnesa, regulation total 294 (+6 to par).

    Verified 2026-10-23