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 4-5, 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

T4

Laurie Auchterlonie

84-82-80-81=327

100

Willie Smith

82-83-79-83=327

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

1901

Summary

Edition

7th

Date

July 15-16, 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).
  • USGA Recap

1902

Summary

Edition

8th

Date

October 10-11, 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

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).
  • USGA Recap

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).
  • USGA Recap

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