1953 U.S. Open

Archive note

The 1953 edition was won by Ben Hogan. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

Record sources

• 2026 USGA Championships Media Guide - U.S. Open
  • 1953 U.S. Open · Championship identity

    The official 2026 USGA Championship Record Book directly enumerates the completed 1953 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
• USGA: 2025 and 2026 U.S. Open host announcement
  • Oakmont Country Club

    The official announcement identifies 2025 as the tenth U.S. Open on the H.C. Fownes design and enumerates the eight earlier Opens plus 2016. This establishes continuing physical-course identity, not an unchanged hole-by-hole design. The USGA 2026 record book independently confirms the completed edition and host. Prior club-only provenance: Dated USGA host wording Oakmont (Pa.) C.C. is explicitly reconciled to Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, PA. The dated register identifies the Club. A continuing physical Course identity is not inferred from a single stored Course or an unqualified venue name. Dated host authority: https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/media/online-media-center/usga-records/u-s--open-results--1895-to-present.html

    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
  • Sam Snead

    PDF page 7, 1953 result: Sam Snead, regulation total 289 (+1 to par).

    Verified 2026-10-23