1931 U.S. Open

Archive note

The 1931 edition was won by Billy Burke. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

Record sources

• 2026 USGA Championships Media Guide - U.S. Open
  • 1931 U.S. Open · Championship identity

    The official 2026 USGA Championship Record Book directly enumerates the completed 1931 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
• Inverness Club official history
  • Inverness Club

    The official Club history connects the championship layout completed in 1918 to its four U.S. Opens in 1920, 1931, 1957 and 1979, then describes later restoration of that Ross course. This supports continuing physical-course identity, not an unchanged hole-by-hole layout. The unreviewed imported architect text is not used as evidence. Round usage remains unspecified. The reviewed 2026 USGA record book separately confirms the completed edition and host.

    Verified 2026-10-23
• USGA official U.S. Open result
  • Billy Burke

    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
  • George Von Elm

    PDF page 7, 1931 result: George Von Elm, regulation total 292 (+8 to par). Playoff scores 149, 149 are separate from the regulation total. The official playoff table on PDF page 10 identifies the winner and runners-up.

    Verified 2026-10-23