1948 U.S. Open

Archive note

The 1948 edition was won by Ben Hogan. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

Record sources

• 2026 USGA Championships Media Guide - U.S. Open
  • 1948 U.S. Open · Championship identity

    The official 2026 USGA Championship Record Book directly enumerates the completed 1948 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
• Riviera official Club history
  • The Riviera Country Club

    The reviewed physical-course opening and primary course history establish this continuing course, separately from Club founding, earlier sites, later renovations and alternate routings. The official history distinguishes founding in 1926, course opening in 1927 and clubhouse completion in 1928. This correction preserves the existing legacy architect text and typed credits unchanged; it does not newly verify every name in the legacy text. Host evidence is also preserved in the adjacent course ledger and USGA record book. No unchanged hole routing or all-round usage is asserted.

    Verified 2026-10-23
• USGA official U.S. Open result
  • Ben Hogan

    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
  • Jimmy Demaret

    PDF page 7, 1948 result: Jimmy Demaret, regulation total 278 (-6 to par).

    Verified 2026-10-23