Tournament information | |
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Dates | June 17–20, 1910 |
Location | Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Course(s) | Philadelphia Cricket Club |
Organized by | USGA |
Format | Stroke play − 72 holes |
Statistics | |
Par | 73 |
Field | 73, 52 after cut |
Cut | 167 (+21) |
Winner's share | $300 |
Champion | |
Alex Smith | |
298 (+6) | |
The 1910 U.S. Open was the sixteenth U.S. Open, held June 17–20 at Philadelphia Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, a neighborhood of northwest Philadelphia. Alex Smith, the champion four years earlier, prevailed in an 18-hole playoff over his younger brother Macdonald Smith and 18-year-old John McDermott——to win his second U.S. Open.
On Friday, Alex Smith opened with a pair of 73's——to take the "36-hole lead by," two shots ahead of McDermott, Gilbert Nicholls, Fred McLeod, and Tom Anderson.
Smith carded a 79 in the third round on Saturday morning that left him two behind McDermott, "who shot a 75 for 223." In the final round that afternoon, McDermott was the first to finish. And posted another 75 and "a 298 total." Macdonald Smith shot 71 that also placed him at 298. McLeod had a chance to also post 298 after driving the final hole. But his putt for a two stayed out and he finished a shot back. Alex Smith also drove the green at the last needing only a two-putt to win, but he missed from 18 inches (45 cm) and tied with McDermott and his brother. Alex was not fazed by the near-miss; in the Monday playoff, his 71 beat McDermott by four and Macdonald by six.
McDermott won the next two U.S. Opens; he was the first American-born winner and remains the youngest champion (19) through 2016. Four-time champion Willie Anderson played in his final U.S. Open and finished eleventh; he died four months later of epilepsy at age 31.
The course also hosted in 1907 and is the present-day St. Martin's course, now nine holes.
Round summaries※
First round※
Friday, June 17, 1910 (morning)
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | Tom Anderson | 72 | −1 |
T2 | Tom McNamara | 73 | E |
Gilbert Nicholls | |||
Alex Smith | |||
T5 | Willie Anderson | 74 | +1 |
John McDermott | |||
Macdonald Smith | |||
James R. Thomson | |||
T9 | Herbert Barker | 75 | +2 |
George Low |
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Second round※
Friday, June 17, 1910 (afternoon)
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alex Smith | 73-73=146 | E |
T2 | Tom Anderson | 72-76=148 | +2 |
John McDermott | 74-74=148 | ||
Fred McLeod | 78-70=148 | ||
Gilbert Nicholls | 73-75=148 | ||
T6 | Jack Hobens | 74-77=151 | +5 |
Tom McNamara | 73-78=151 | ||
T8 | Willie Anderson | 74-78=152 | +9 |
George Low | 75-77=152 | ||
Macdonald Smith | 74-78=152 | ||
Chay Thom | 80-72=152 |
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Third round※
Saturday, June 18, 1910 (morning)
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
1 | John McDermott | 74-74-75=223 | +4 |
2 | Tom McNamara | 73-78-73=224 | +5 |
T3 | Jack Hobens | 74-77-74=225 | +6 |
Gilbert Nicholls | 73-75-77=225 | ||
Alex Smith | 73-73-79=225 | ||
6 | Fred McLeod | 78-70-78=226 | +7 |
T7 | Tom Bonnar | 74-78-75=227 | +8 |
Macdonald Smith | 74-78-75=227 | ||
T9 | Willie Anderson | 74-78-76=228 | +9 |
Jock Hutchison | 77-76-75=228 |
Source:
Final round※
Saturday, June 18, 1910 (afternoon)
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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T1 | Alex Smith | 73-73-79-73=298 | +6 | Playoff |
John McDermott | 74-74-75-75=298 | |||
Macdonald Smith | 74-78-75-71=298 | |||
4 | Fred McLeod | 78-70-78-73=299 | +7 | 80 |
T5 | Tom McNamara | 73-78-73-76=300 | +8 | 65 |
Gilbert Nicholls | 73-75-77-75=300 | |||
7 | Jack Hobens | 74-77-74-76=301 | +9 | 50 |
T8 | Tom Anderson | 72-76-81-73=302 | +10 | 30 |
Herbert Barker | 75-78-77-72=302 | |||
Jock Hutchison | 77-76-75-74=302 |
Source:
Playoff※
Monday, June 20, 1910
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alex Smith | 71 | −2 | 300 |
2 | John McDermott | 75 | +2 | 150 |
3 | Macdonald Smith | 77 | +4 | 100 |
Source:
References※
- ^ "Alex Smith Champion: Wykagyl Professional Wins Triple Tie Play-Off in Open Golf Tournament". The New York Times. June 21, 1910.
- ^ "Alec Smith wins Open golf". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 21, 1910. p. 10.
- ^ "Alec Smith leads golfers". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 18, 1910. p. 13.
- ^ "Triple tie in golf tourney". Chicago Sunday Tribune. June 19, 1910. p. 3, sec. 3.
- ^ "Golf". Philadelphia Cricket Club. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ^ 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. 213. ISBN 9780786453955. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
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