Complex sentence: 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.
Split into simpler sentences: The 1940 U.S. Open was the 44th U.S. Open. The golf tournament was held June 6--9,1940, at Canterbury Golf Club in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb east of Cleveland.