1931 U.S. Open qualifiersPaul Jackson, Jess Stuttle and

Johnny Madden

1926 U.S. Open qualifiersHarry Cooper, Joe Mathews, Chick Trout

1932 U.S. Open qualifier Harold "Jug" McSpaden

1927 U.S. Open qualifier

Horton Smith

U.S. Open SectionalQualifying

This was the qualifier that got a player to the U.S. Open site. First sectional qualifyings were held in 1924. The nearest sites for the Kansas City area were in Chicago in 1924 and 1925. The two stage process did not begin until 1959.

a - amateurd - declined to go to the Open

1926Hillcrest CC, par 73

1 Harry Cooper, Lakewood .............69-74 - 143 2 Joe Mathews, Mission Hills ..........75-76 - 151 3 Chick Trout, Topeka CC .................70-77 - 147

Scioto, Columbus, Ohio

1927Hillcrest CC, par 73

Oakmont, Philadelphia 1 Joe Mathews, Mission Hills ..........75-76 - 151 2 Horton Smith, Sedalia (19) ..........79-74 - 153

1928Hillcrest CC, par 73

Olympia Fields, Chicago 1 Horton Smith, Joplin (20) .............72-73 - 145 2 Jug McSpaden, Victory Hills (19) ..74-77 - 151 Chick Trout, Topeka CC .................74-77 - 151 alt - Chester C. Jones (18) .............76-75 - 151

(Jones lost a 9 hole playoff with Trout & McSpaden)

1929Hillcrest CC, par 73Winged Foot, NY

1 Jack Byrne ..........................................76-71 - 147 2 Dick Grout ..........................................77-71 - 148 3 Jess Stuttle (30) ................................75-75 - 150

1930Milburn G& CC par 72

Interlachen, Minneapolis 1 Chester Jones, Lawrence ..............72-75 - 147 2 Wilbur Gilbert, Topeka ..................76-74 - 150 Bunny Torpey, Eastwood Hills ....72-78 - 150

1931Meadow Lake CC par 73

Inverness, Toledo 1 Paul Jackson, Swope Park (21) ...70-76 - 146 Johnny Madden, Oklahoma City 70-76 - 146 3 Jess Stuttle, Meadow Lake (32) ..71-76 - 147

1932Kansas City CC par 70

Fresh Meadow, NY 1 Jug McSpaden, Victory Hills (23) ..70-72 - 142 2 Clarence Yockey, Old Homestead 73-71 - 144 3 Loma Frakes, Wood Hill ................72-74 - 146

1933Blue Hills CC, par 73

North Shore, Chicago 1 Leonard Dodson, Spgfield (21) ..70-69 - 139 2 Tom Talbot, Springfield .................74-68 - 142 Al Collins, Indian Hills ....................71-71 - 142 Jug McSpaden, KC, Ks (24)...........73-69 - 142 5 Henry Decker, Ex Spgs (35) .........74-69 - 143 Joe Mathews, Mission Hills ..........70-73 - 143 7 Clarence Yockey, Kansas City ......72-72 - 144

1934Oakwood CC, par 71Merion, Philadelphia

1 Bunny Torpey, Oakwood ..............74-73 - 147 Duke Gibson, Topeka (22) ............77-70 - 147 3 Warren Reipen, St. Joseph (21) ..72-78 - 150 4 Bill Creavy, Hillcrest ........................76-75 - 151

1935Milburn G&CC, par 72Oakmont, Pittsburgh

1 Jug McSpaden, Quivira (26) .........69-72 - 141 2 Bunny Torpey, Oakwood ..............71-72 - 143 3 Henry Decker, Wood Hill - d (37) ...72-74 - 146 4 Bill Wotherspoon, Old Mission-d..78-71 - 149 5 Jess Stuttle, Meadow Lake - d (36) .77-75 - 152 Joe Mathews, Mission Hills - d ...77-75 - 152 Clarence Yockey, Eastwood Hills ..75-77 - 152 Leonard Dodson, Springfield (23) 78-74 - 152

d - 4 declined to go to the Open; Yockey and Dodson went to Oakmont.

1936Milburn G&CC, par 72

Baltusrol, NJ 1 Tom Stephenson (19) ....................77-80 - 157 Henry Decker (38, declined) .......78-79 - 157 2 Bert McDowell (17) .........................80-78 - 158

1937Mission Hills CC, Par 72Oakland Hills, Detroit

1 Clarence Yockey, St. Andrews .....74-68 - 142 2 Walter Blevins, Swope Park (25) ..76-71 - 147 Leonard Dodson, Spgfield (25) ..76-72 - 148 Lloyd Watkins, Joplin .....................72-76 - 148

1938Kansas City CC, Par 70

Cherry Hills, Denver 1 Leonard Dodson, Springfield (26) 69-71 - 140 2 Bennie Boggess, Indian Hills .......74-69 - 143 3 Marshall Becker, Topeka ...............71-73 - 144 Mike Murra, Wichita .......................73-71 - 144

1939Milburn G&CC, Par 72

Philadelphia CC 1 Leonard Dodson, Springfield (27) 72-71 - 143 2 Lloyd Watkins, Joplin .....................76-75 - 151

May 14, 1934. U.S. Open quali-fiers to go to Merion

Al Collins

Joe MathewsClarence Yockey Jug Mc- Duke Gibson Bunny Torpey Warren Reipen Bill Creavy

Hank Decker

May 15, 1933. U.S. Open qualifiers to go to North Shore CC, Chicago

May 11, 1936. U.S. Open qualifiers Tom Stephenson

and Bert McDowell

1940Indian Hills CC, Par 70Canterbury, Cleveland

1 Leonard Dodson, KCCC ((28) ........68-69 - 137 2 Bunny Torpey, Oakwood ..............74-67 - 141 3 Walter Blevins, Smiley’s Tee (28) ...70-73 - 143 a- Ed Gibson, Victory Hills ............72-71 - 143

1941 Blue Hills CC, Par 73Colonial, Fort Worth

1 Bunny Torpey, Oakwood ..............72-71 - 143 2 Duke Gibson, Swope Park (29) ...73-73 - 146 3 Leonard Dodson, KCCC (29) ........73-73 - 146 4 “Bumps” Barnes, Quivira ...............74-73 - 147 Walter Blevins, Smiley’s Tee (29) ...77-70 - 147

No tournament 1942-1945. World War II

1946Blue Hills CC, Par 73

Canterbury, Cleveland 1 a- Ted Adams, Blue Hills (29) .......68-72 - 140 2 a- Tom Stephenson, Blue Hills (29) - d .....71-71 - 142 3 Buster Mills, KCCC ...........................69-74 - 143 4 Duke Gibson, Blue Hills (38) .......................144 Rod Munday, Springfield, Mo ....................144

1947Hillcrest CC, Par 73

St. Louis Country Club 1 Buster Mills, KCCC ...........................73-71 - 144 2 Frank Lojko, Lakewood .................69-78 - 147 a- Russell Allen, Hillcrest ..............................147 Tom Talbot, Hillcrest......................................147 a- Bob Willits, KCCC (30) ...............76-71 - 147 6 Bennie Boggess, Indian Hills ......................148 7 Walter Blevins, Smiley’s Tee (35) ...............149 Bunny Torpey, Oakwood .............................149 Bumps Barnes, KCCC .....................................149

1948Milburn G & CC, Par 72

Riviera, Los Angeles 1 Gene Webb, Springfield, Mo .......68-71 - 139 2 Buster Peelle, Victory Hills............70-74 - 144 3 Buster Mills, Belle-Air .....................73-72 - 145 4 R. E. Barnes, KCCC............................74-72 - 146 Bill Mathews, Mission Hills (d) ....72-74 - 146 B.F. Carter, Indian Hills ...................70-76 - 146 7 Frank Jojko, Lakewood..................74-73 - 147 8 Carl Dezern, Springfield, Mo .......77-72 - 149 Dan Uzelac, Smiley’s Tee ...............77-72 - 149 Exempt - Duke Gibson (40) for placing 6th in

the1947 Open.

1949Oakwood CC, Par 71

Medinah, Chicago 1 a- Tom Stephenson, Blue Hills (32) 73-72 - 145 2 Gene Webb, Springfield, Mo .......73-73 - 146 3 a- Clancy Miller, St. Joseph (41) .77-72 - 149 4 Frank Lojko, Lakewood* ...............75-75 - 150 Walter Blevins, Smiley’s Tee* (37) ...74-76 - 150 Bus Peelle, Victory Hills .................74-76 - 150

1950Hillcrest CC, Par 72

Merion, Philadelphia 1 Bumps Barnes, Salinia, Kan .........74-74 - 148 2 Bus Peelle, Victory Hills* ...............75-76 - 151 Loddie Kempa, Stillwater, Okla* 77-74 - 151 Duke Gibson, Blue Hills (42) ........76-75 - 151

1951Milburn G & CC, Par 72Oakland Hills, Detroit

1 Duke Gibson, Blue Hills (43) ........74-71 - 145 Frank Lojko, Hillcrest ......................72-73 - 145 3 a- Bob Kosten, Omaha* (35) .......72-74 - 146 Bus Peelle, Victory Hills .................72-74 - 146 Buster Mills, Belle-Air .....................73-73 - 146 Leland Pyle, Belle-Air .....................74-72 - 146

1952Indian Hills CC, Par 70

Northwood, Dallas 1 a- Jim Tom Blair III, Jeff City (20) ....68-72 - 140 2 a- Frank Weaver, Indian Hills .......70-72 - 142 3 Frank Lojko, Hillcrest* ....................70-74 - 144 Duke Gibson, Blue Hills* (43) ......74-70 - 144 a- Bob Leacox, Milburn .................72-72 - 144

1953Indian Hills CC, Par 70Oakmont, Pittsburgh

1 Duke Gibson, Blue Hills (44) ........68-71 - 139 2 Buster Mills, Belle-Air .....................69-71 - 140 3 Bill Nary, Hillcrest ............................73-70 - 143 Loddie Kempa, Swope Park ........72-71 - 143 a-JimTom Blair III, Jeff City (21) ..72-71 - 143

1954Indian Hills CC, Par 70

Baltusrol, NJ 1 Loddie Kempa, Swope Park ........66-70 - 136 2 Duke Gibson, Blue Hills (45) ........68-70 - 138 3 Chuck DuPree, Blue Hills ..............72-67 - 139

1955Kansas City CC, Par 70

Olympic Club, San Francisco 1 Duke Gibson, Blue Hills (46) ........72-68 - 140 2 a- Bill Stewart, Springfield (32) ..74-67 - 141

1956Blue Hills CC, Par 73

Oak Hill, Rochester NY 1 Duke Gibson, Blue Hills (47) ........70-70 - 140 2 Dick Knight, Omaha, Nebraska ..69-73 - 142

1957Hillcrest CC, Par 72Inverness, Toledo

1 Bob Astleford, Omaha, Neb ........71-73 - 144 2 Duke Gibson, Blue Hills* (48) ......71-75 - 146 a- Bill Webb, Indian Hills ...............75-71 - 146

Duke Gibson

Kansas City CCThe tee shot on

#9 par 4

Jim Tom Blair Stan Thirsk Bob Stone

1958(old) Blue Hills CC, Par 73

Southern Hills, Tulsa 1 a- Jim Tom Blair, St. Louis (26) ....72-69 - 141 2 Chuck DuPree, Meadowbrook ..................145 Stan Thirsk, Mission Hills (30) ....................145 4 Joe Jimenez, Manhattan, Kansas* (32)...146 Bill Webb, Indian Hills ...................................146 a- Don Smith, Blue Hills (45) ......................146

In 1959 the USGA began a two step process for qualifying for the US Open, first the Local and then the Sectional. The Sectional usually

alternated between Kansas City in the odd numbered years and St. Louis in even num-

bered years.

1959Kansas City CC, Par 70

Winged Foot, NY 1 Rex Baxter, Amarillo, Texas ..........73-70 - 143 2 Ray Goodell, lndian Creek ............72-72 - 144 Dave Douglas, St. Louis, Mo ........71-73 - 144 4 Joe Jimenez, Manhattan, Ks (33) 74-72 - 146 Stan Thirsk, Mission Hills (31) .....72-74 - 146 a- Jim Vickers, Wichita, Kansas ...73-73 - 146

1961Indian Hills CC, Par 70Oakland Hills, Detroit

1 Milton Marusic, St. Louis, Mo ......67-71 - 138 Dave Douglas, St. Louis, Mo ........68-70 - 138 3 Bob Stone, Junction City (31) .....69-71 - 140 Herman Scharlau, Oakwood (41) 72-68 - 140 a- Frederick Moseley, Wis.* ..........68-73 - 141 Duke Gibson, Blue Hills (53) ........70-71 - 141

1962Indian Hills CC, Par 70Oakmont, Pittsburgh

1 Stan Thirsk, KCCC (33)....................67-71 - 138 a- Jim Tom Blair, St. Louis (30) ....73-65 - 138 3 Dave Douglas, St. Louis, Mo ........70-71 - 141 4 Jerry Pittman, Tulsa, Okla .............70-72 - 142 5 Larry Bianco, St. Louis, Mo* .........71-72 - 143 a- Johnny Stevens, Wichita, Ks ...70-73 - 143

1963Indian Hills CC, Par 70

The Country Club, Boston 1 Fred Wampler, St. Louis, Mo ........69-66 - 135 2 Stan Thirsk, KCCC (34)....................68-69 - 137 3 Bob Stone, Junction City* (33) ...70-72 - 142 Sam Reynolds, Springfield* (33) 72-70 - 142 Phil Newitt, St. Louis, Mo ..............68-74 - 142 Frank Keller, St. Louis, Mo ............70-72 - 142

1964Indian Hills CC, Par 70

Congressional, Washington, D.C. 1 a- John Liechty, Marshalltown, Ia ..71-68 - 139 a- Bob Astleford, Omaha, Neb....70-69 - 139 3 Joe Jimenez, Jeff City (39) ............73-70 - 143 4 Monte Bradley, St. Louis, Mo ......70-74 - 144

1966Indian Hills CC, Par 70

Olympic Club, San Francisco 1 a-Rod Horn, Hillcrest/Milburn (27) 69-71 - 140 2 Stan Thirsk, KCCC (38)....................71-70 - 141 Joe Jimenez, Jeff City (40) ............71-70 - 141 4 Al Chandler, Columbia (30) .........73-69 - 142 Dick Shaiper, St. Louis ...................70-72 - 142

1967Indian Hills CC, Par 70

Baltusrol, NJ 1 a- Grier Jones, Wichita, Kansas ...69-72 - 141 E.J. (Dutch) Harrison, St. Louis ....70-71 - 141 3 Bob Stone, Rockwood (37) ..........71-73 - 144 4 Gene Webb, St. Louis, Mo* ..........74-71 - 145 Frank Keller, St. Louis, Mo ............72-73 - 145

1973Indian Hills CC, Par 70Oakmont, Pittsburgh

1 Joe Dodich, St. Louis, Mo .............73-69 - 142 2 a-Rocky Waitt, Wichita, Kan .........69-74 - 143 Stan Thirsk, KCCC (45)....................72-71 - 143 4 Jim Cochran, St. Louis, Mo ...........74-70 - 144 5 John Frillman, Omaha, Neb* .......72-73 - 145 a- Tom Sieckmann, Millard, Neb 73-72 - 145 a- Brent Buckman, Mirror Lake ..72-73 - 145

1975Indian Hills CC, Par 70

Medinah, Chicago 1 Stan Thirsk, KCCC (47)....................68-70 - 138 2 Al Chandler, Columbia (33) .........70-70 - 140 3 a- Jim Jackson, St. Louis (52) .......73-70 - 143 4 Bob Nieberding, Jr., Blue Hills ....75-70 - 145

1977Indian Hills CC, Par 70Southern Hills, Tulsa

1 Ron Streck, Tulsa .............................71-70 - 141 Steve Spray, St. Louis .....................70-71 - 141 3 Vince Bizik, Overland Park ...........70-73 - 143 4 Bill Hall, St. Louis* ...........................74-70 - 144 Stan Thirsk, KCCC (49)....................71-73 - 144

John Daly John Sherman Matt Gogel Bryan Norton

Tom Pernice

1979Mission Hills CC, Par 70

Inverness, Toledo 1 Tom Sieckmann, Omaha ..............64-72 - 136 2 Lee Vandover, St. Louis .................69-70 - 139 3 Stan Thirsk, KCCC (50)....................73-68 - 141 Tony Peterson, Mission Hills (30) ..70-71 - 141 Steve Spray, St. Louis, Mo ............69-72 - 141

1981Mission Hills CC, Par 70

Merion, Philadelphia 1 Bryan Norton, Salina (22) ............................140 Jim White, Council Bluffs, Iowa .................140 3 Buddy Ludwig, Blue Springs (22) .............143 4 Jerry Tucker, St. Louis, Mo ...........................144 Al Chandler, Columbia (45) ........................144

1983Indian Hills CC, Par 70Oakmont, Pittsburgh

1 a- John Sherman, KCCC (22) .......70-70 - 140 2 Jeff Hunter, St. Louis, Mo ..............71-70 - 141 3 Rodney Kimmel, Bartlesville .......72-71 - 143 4 a- Mike Schuchart, Lincoln ..........73-71 - 144

1985Kansas City CC, Par 70Oakland Hills, Detroit

1 Steve Gotsche, Great Bend (24) .69-69 - 138 2 Jeff Hunter, St. Louis ......................68-71 - 139 Rod Nuckolls, Wichita ....................71-68 - 139 4 Gregory Chapman, Houston .......70-71 - 141 Tony Grimes, Newport Beach .....72-69 - 141

1987Kansas City CC, Par 70

Olympic Club, San Francisco 1 Brandel Chamblee, San Antonio 70-68 - 138 2 Steve Gotsche, Great Bend (26) .69-70 - 139 3 Larry Emery, St. Louis ....................75-68 - 143 4 Jim White, Lincoln, Neb* ..............74-70 - 144 Jon Chafee, Austin ..........................73-71 - 144

1989Milburn G & CC, Par 72Oak Hill, Rochester, NY

1 John Daly, Dardanelle, Ark (23) ..69-72 - 141 2 Ken Schall, Des Moines, Iowa .....71-71 - 142 3 Stan Utley, Columbia* (27) ..........69-74 - 143 Packard Dewitt, Fort Smith, Ark 72-71 - 143

1991Hallbrook CC, Par 72

Hazeltine National, Minneapolis 1 Jon Chafee, Rochester, Minn ......68-73 - 141 Steve Gotsche, Great Bend (30) .73-68 - 141 3 Clay Devers, Lake Quivira (24) ....71-71 - 142

1993Milburn G & CC, Par 72

Baltusrol, NJ 1 Steve Gotsche, Great Bend (32) .70-67 - 137 2 Jerry Smith, Oskaloosa, Iowa ......71-70 - 141

1995Milburn G & CC, Par 72

Shinnecock Hills, NY 1 Matt Gogel, Wolf Creek (24) ........65-73 - 138 2 Don Walsworth, Wolf Creek (31) 69-70 - 139

1997Milburn G & CC, Par 72

Congressional, Washington, D.C. 1 Ken Schall ..........................................70-68 - 138 2 Slade Adams .....................................68-73 - 141

1999Milburn G & CC, Par 72

Pinehurst, NC 1 Jim White ...........................................68-71 - 139 2 Robert Russell ..................................68-72 - 140

2001Blue Hills CC, Par 72Southern Hills, Tulsa

1 Tom Pernice, Murietta, Ca (41) ...69-68 - 137 2 Matt Gogel, Leawood, Ks (27).....71-67 - 138

2003Milburn G & CC, Par 72

Olympia Fields, Chicago 1 Steve Gotsche, Great Bend (42) .70-69 - 139

2005Hallbrook CC, Par 71

Pinehurst, NC 1 Tom Pernice, Murietta, Ca (45) ...70-69 - 139

2007Indian Hills CC, Par 70Oakmont, Pittsburgh

1 Michael Berg* ...................................73-67 - 140 Mark Elliott ........................................69-71 - 140

2009Milburn G&CC, Par 72Bethpage Black, NY

1 Sean Daugherty...............................72-67 - 139 2 Ryan Spears* .....................................72-69 - 141 Adam Long ........................................72-69 - 141

The USGA condensed the number of sites, including some foreign sites and Kansas City and St. Louis no longer alternated years.