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. Amateur Johnny Goodman outlasted

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by a single stroke to win his only major championship. Goodman's victory was the eighth and most recent by an amateur at the U.S. Open; Bobby Jones won four, the last in

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was part of his

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. Goodman, an Omaha insurance salesman, opened with a 75 (+3), which put him seven strokes off the lead held by

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champion

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. His second round was one for the record books, as he tied Gene Sarazen's tournament record with a 66 (−6). Following a third round 70 in which he needed just 28 putts, Goodman had a six-stroke lead over Guldahl. After opening the final round with a par, eagle, and birdie, Goodman's play suddenly declined as he shot six over par for the next six holes; the lead was reduced to two strokes at the turn. Goodman bounced back and recorded four consecutive pars, then bogeyed 14, birdied 15, and bogeyed 17. A par at the last gave him a 76 and a 287 total. At the final hole, Guldahl found a greenside bunker and missed the putt to save par that would have forced a Sunday playoff. Brothers Mortie and

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of California placed in the top ten at sixth and seventh, respectively. Olin won the title the next year at Merion, near

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. A number of amateurs came close to winning majors in the generation after Goodman's victory.

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tied for second at the

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, age 24, led the Masters in

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for the first three rounds but finished runner-up by a stroke. At the

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U.S. Open 20-year-old Jack Nicklaus of

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led midway through the final round and finished runner-up, two strokes back. The final runner-up finish for an amateur was at the 1961 Masters Tournament when

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tied for second with

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. However Goodman was the last amateur to ever win a major championship. The most recent top ten finish at the U.S. Open by an amateur was in 1971 when 54-hole leader Jim Simons of Wake Forest placed fifth. Goodman's only other top ten finish at the U.S. Open was in 1937, in eighth place as low amateur; he won the

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championship later that year.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

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Missed the cut

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Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, June 8, 1933'' Source:

Second round

''Friday, June 9, 1933'' Source:

Third round

''Saturday, June 10, 1933 (morning)'' Source:

Final round

''Saturday, June 10, 1933 (afternoon)'' Source: :(a) denotes amateur

Scorecard

''Final round'' ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par''
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References

External links

USGA Championship Database
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