1900-1909 U.S. Open Golf Championship

This is a list of results at the U.S. Open from 1900 to 1909.

1900

Summary

EDition

6th

Date

October 4 and October 5, 1900

Course

Chicago Golf Club

Location

Wheaton, Illinois

Champion

Harry Vardon

Notes

  • Vardon almost lost his lead on the final green. He carelessly stabbed at a short putt and missed the ball.

Final leaderboard

#

Player

Country

Score

Winnings ($)

1

Harry Vardon

79-78-76-80=313

200

2

J.H. Taylor

76-82-79-78=315

150

3

David Bell

78-83-83-78=322

125

4

Laurie Auchterlonie

84-82-80-81=327

100

5

Willie Smith

82-83-79-83=327

80

Winner's scorecard

1st Round

Front Nine

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

OUT

Score

5

4

4

4

5

5

5

4

4

40

Back Nine

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

IN

Score

4

4

4

6

5

4

4

4

4

39

2nd Round

Front Nine

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

OUT

Score

5

5

4

5

4

5

4

4

3

38

Back Nine

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

IN

Score

3

4

5

5

5

4

4

4

6

40

3rd Round

Front Nine

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

OUT

Score

5

3

5

5

4

6

4

4

3

39

Back Nine

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

IN

Score

3

3

5

6

4

4

4

4

4

37

4th Round

Front Nine

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

OUT

Score

5

5

5

5

5

5

3

3

4

40

Back Nine

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

IN

Score

3

4

5

5

4

5

4

5

5

40

  • Source

1901

Summary

Edition

7th

Date

July 15 and July 16, 1901

Course

Myopia Hunt Club

Location

South Hamilton, Massachusetts

Champion

Willie Anderson

Final leaderboard

#

Player

Country

Score

Winnings ($)

1

Willie Anderson

84-83-83-81=331

200

2

Alex Smith

82-82-87-80=331

150

3

Willie Smith

84-86-82-81=333

125

4

Stewart Gardner

?

86-82-81-85=334

100

T5

Laurie Auchterlonie

81-85-86-83=335

75

T5

Bernard Nicholls

?

84-85-83-83=335

75

  • Willie Anderson defeated Alex Smith in a 18 hole playoff (Anderson 85, Smith 86).

1902

Summary

Edition

8th

Date

October 10 and October 11, 1902

Course

Garden City Golf Club

Location

Garden City, New York

Champion

Laurie Auchterlonie

Final leaderboard

#

Player

Country

Score

Winnings ($)

1

Laurie Auchterlonie

78-78-74-77=307

200

T2

Stewart Gardner

?

82-76-77-78=313

150

T2

Walter Travis (a)

82-82-75-74=313

0

4

Willie Smith

82-79-80-75=316

100

T5

Willie Anderson

79-82-76-81=318

75

T5

John Shippen

83-81-75-79=318

75

  • (a) - Amateur

1903

#

Player

Country

Score

Winnings ($)

1

Willie Anderson

73-76-76-82=307

200

2

David Brown

79-77-75-76=307

150

3

Stewart Gardner

?

77-77-82-79=315

125

4

Alex Smith

77-77-81-81=316

100

5

Donald Ross

79-79-78-82=318

80

  • Willie Anderson defeated David Brown in a 18 hole playoff (Anderson 82, Brown 84).

1904

#

Player

Country

Score

Winnings ($)

1

Willie Anderson

75-78-78-72=303

200

2

Gilbert Nicholls

?

80-76-79-73=308

150

3

Fred Mackenzie

?

76-79-74-80=309

125

T4

Bernard Nicholls

?

80-77-79-78=314

90

T4

Laurie Auchterlonie

80-81-75-78=314

90

1905

#

Player

Country

Score

Winnings ($)

1

Willie Anderson

81-80-76-77=314

200

2

Alex Smith

76-80-80-80=316

150

T3

Percy Barrett

?

81-80-77-79=317

112.50

T3

Peter Robertson

?

79-80-81-77=317

112.50

5

Stewart Gardner

?

78-78-85-77=318

80

1906

#

Player

Country

Score

Winnings ($)

1

Alex Smith

73-74-73-75=295

300

2

Willie Smith

73-81-74-74=302

150

T3

Laurie Auchterlonie

76-78-75-76=305

90

T3

James Maiden

?

80-73-77-75=305

90

5

Willie Anderson

73-76-74-84=307

70

1907

#

Player

Country

Score

To par

Winnings ($)

1

Alec Ross

76-74-76-76=302

+10

300

2

Gilbert Nicholls

?

80-73-72-79=304

+12

150

3

Alex Campbell

78-74-78-75=305

+13

100

4

Jack Hobens

?

76-75-73-85=309

+17

80

T5

George Low

78-76-79-77=310

+18

60

T5

Fred McLeod

79-77-79-75=310

+18

60

T5

Peter Robertson

?

81-77-78-74=310

+18

60

1908

#

Player

Country

Score

Winnings ($)

1

Fred McLeod

82-82-81-77=322

300

2

Willie Smith

77-82-85-78=322

150

3

Alex Smith

80-83-83-81=327

100

4

Willie Anderson

85-86-80-79=330

80

5

John Jones

?

81-81-87-82=331

70

  • Fred McLeod defeated Willie Smith in a 18 hole playoff (McLeod 77, Smith 83).

1909

#

Player

Country

Score

To par

Winnings ($)

1

George Sargent

75-72-72-71=290

+2

300

2

Tom McNamara

73-69-75-77=294

+6

150

3

Alex Smith

76-73-74-72=295

+7

100

T4

Jack Hobens

75-78-72-74=299

+11

50

T4

Isaac Mackie

?

77-75-74-73=299

+11

50

T4

Willie Anderson

79-74-76-70=299

+11

50

Notes and references