1939 U.S. Open

Archive note

The 1939 edition was won by Byron Nelson. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

Record sources

• 2026 USGA Championships Media Guide - U.S. Open
  • 1939 U.S. Open · Championship identity

    The official 2026 USGA Championship Record Book directly enumerates the completed 1939 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
• Philadelphia Country Club: Golf
  • Spring Mill

    The Club’s golf history explicitly identifies Spring Mill as the course that hosted the 1939 U.S. Open. It distinguishes Spring Mill from the former Bala course.

    Verified 2026-11-12
• USGA official U.S. Open result
  • Byron Nelson

    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
  • Craig Wood

    PDF page 7, 1939 result: Craig Wood, regulation total 284 (+8 to par). Playoff scores 68, 73 are separate from the regulation total. The official playoff table on PDF page 10 identifies the winner and runners-up. No numbered final finishing rank is inferred for the multiple playoff runners-up.

    Verified 2026-10-23
  • Denny Shute

    PDF page 7, 1939 result: Denny Shute, regulation total 284 (+8 to par). Playoff scores 76 are separate from the regulation total. The official playoff table on PDF page 10 identifies the winner and runners-up. No numbered final finishing rank is inferred for the multiple playoff runners-up.

    Verified 2026-10-23