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The 1940 U.S. Open was the 44th U.S. Open, June 6–9 at Canterbury Golf Club in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb east of Cleveland. Lawson Little defeated Gene Sarazen in an 18-hole playoff to win his only professional major.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=USGA )〕 Little started the final round a stroke behind leader Frank Walsh and carded a 73 to finish at 287. Sarazen made two birdies on the back nine and did not make a bogey to also post 287 and force a playoff. Little jumped out to an early advantage in the playoff, making the turn with a three-stroke advantage. Sarazen made birdie at 11 and 13 and came within a shot with five holes to play, but could draw no closer as Little shot 70 to Sarazen's 73. Little became the fifth player to win both the U.S. Open and the U.S. Amateur. Six players were disqualified after the final round for starting their round too early to avoid a coming storm. One of those players, Ed Oliver, actually tied Little and Sarazen, but his disqualification prevented his participation in the playoff. Walter Hagen, in his final U.S. Open, was also disqualified for showing up late for his third round. The top eight finishers in the tournament were all past or future major champions, and are members of the World Golf Hall of Fame. This was the first of three majors at Canterbury. The U.S. Open returned six years later in 1946, won by Lloyd Mangrum in two playoff rounds. It was the first U.S. Open in five years, due to World War II. The PGA Championship was played at the course in 1973, won by Jack Nicklaus. ==Course layout== (詳細はウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1940 U.S. Open (golf)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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