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1899 U.S. Open (golf)

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1899 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesSeptember 14–15, 1899
LocationBaltimore, Maryland
Course(s)Baltimore Country Club
Organized byUSGA
FormatStroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Field72
Prize fund$750
Winner's share$150
Champion
Scotland Willie Smith
315
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The 1899 U.S. Open was the fifth U.S. Open, held September 14–15 at Baltimore Country Club in Baltimore, Maryland.[1] Willie Smith won his only major title, a record eleven strokes ahead of three runners-up.[2][3]

On Thursday, Smith and future four-time champion Willie Anderson co-led with 77 in the morning and Anderson took the lead in the afternoon at 158, with Smith a stroke back.[4] In the third round on Friday morning, Anderson's 85 allowed Smith to take a four-stroke lead over Alex Campbell, and his 77 in the afternoon distanced him from the field; Campbell ballooned to 94 and fell to twelfth.

Playing out of Midlothian Country Club in Chicago,[2] Smith was the only player to record three sub-80 rounds, and did not score higher than a seven on any hole in the championship. Val Fitzjohn, George Low, and Bert Way tied for second, eleven strokes behind.[3][5] Smith's margin of victory was the largest in the U.S. Open for 101 years, until Tiger Woods won by fifteen shots in 2000. Smith's brother Alex, a future two-time champion, finished seventh.

Smith won a gold medal and was given custody of the Championship Cup for a year.[6]

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, September 14, 1899 (morning)

Place Player Score
1 Scotland Willie Anderson 77
Scotland Willie Smith
3 England Bert Way 80
T4 Scotland Henry Gullane 81
England Horace Rawlins
T6 Scotland George Low 82
Scotland Alexander Patrick
Scotland Writ Thompson
T9 Scotland Alex Campbell 83
Scotland David Foulis
Arthur Smith

Source:[4][5]

Second round

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Thursday, September 14, 1899 (afternoon)

Place Player Score
1 Scotland Willie Anderson 77-81=158
2 Scotland Willie Smith 77-82=159
3 Scotland George Low 82-79=161
T4 Scotland Alex Campbell 83-80=163
Scotland Alex Smith 82-81=163
T6 Scotland Val Fitzjohn 85-80=165
Alexander Patrick 82-83=165
England Bert Way 80-85=165
9 England Horace Rawlins 81-85=166
10 Scotland Henry Gullane 81-86=167

Source:[4][5]

Third round

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Friday, September 15, 1899 (morning)

Place Player Score
1 Scotland Willie Smith 77-82-79=238
2 Scotland Alex Campbell 83-80-79=242
T3 Scotland Willie Anderson 77-81-85=243
Scotland Jack Park 88-80-75=243
5 Scotland Val Fitzjohn 85-80-79=244
T6 Scotland Alex Smith 82-81-82=245
England Bert Way 80-85-80=245
T8 Scotland Henry Gullane 81-86-80=247
Scotland Peter Walker 84-86-77=247
10 Scotland George Low 82-79-89=250

Source:[2][5]

Final round

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Friday, September 15, 1899 (afternoon)

Place Player Score Money ($)
1 Scotland Willie Smith 77-82-79-77=315 150
T2 Scotland Val Fitzjohn 85-80-79-82=326 125
Scotland George Low 82-79-89-76=326
England Bert Way 80-85-80-81=326
5 Scotland Willie Anderson 77-81-85-84=327 80
6 Scotland Jack Park 88-80-75-85=328 70
7 Scotland Alex Smith 82-81-82-85=330 50
8 Scotland Henry Gullane 81-86-80-84=331 25
T9 Scotland Laurie Auchterlonie 86-87-82-78=333 0
Scotland Peter Walker 84-86-77-86=333

Source:[2][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Open tourney on today". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 14, 1899. p. 7.
  2. ^ a b c d Murphy, James Shields (September 16, 1899). "Smith is the champion". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 6.
  3. ^ a b "New Golf Champion of the United States". The San Francisco Call. September 16, 1899. p. 9. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Murphy, James Shields (September 15, 1899). "Anderson in the lead". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 8.
  5. ^ a b c d e Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of The Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. p. 202. ISBN 9780786453955. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  6. ^ "The Golf Championship". North Adams Transcript. Massachusetts. September 16, 1899.
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