[5] He completed the grand slam with a victory in late September at Merion in the fourth and final leg, the U.S.

[6] The 1930 U.S. Open was played in oppressive heat, and the first round on Thursday saw Macdonald Smith and 1927 champion Tommy Armour share the lead, with Jones a stroke behind.

Incredibly, the ball skipped off a lily pad and onto the far bank, just thirty yards short of the green.

Instead, he holed out for birdie and a two-stroke victory over Smith, who claimed the $1,000 winner's share of the $5,000 purse as the top professional.

Opens since: Ralph Guldahl (1937, 1938), Ben Hogan (1950, 1951), Curtis Strange (1988, 1989), and Brooks Koepka (2017, 2018).