1914 U.S. Open (golf)


The 1914 U.S. Open was the 20th U.S. Open, held August 20–21 at Midlothian Country Club in Midlothian, Illinois, a suburb southwest of Chicago. 21-year-old Walter Hagen held off amateur Chick Evans by a single stroke to win the first of his two U.S. Open titles. It was the first of Hagen's eleven major championships.
Hagen opened with a U.S. Open record 68, a stroke ahead of defending champion Francis Ouimet. He led Tom McNamara by a shot after 36 holes, then took a two-stroke lead over McNamara into the final round, with Ouimet three back. McNamara and Ouimet, however, fell back with rounds of 83 and 78, respectively. That left the hard-charging Evans as the last player capable of catching Hagen. Evans needed a two on the 18th to tie, but his chip from the edge of the green came up just short. Hagen birdied the 18th for the fourth consecutive round, a feat unmatched by any U.S. Open champion before or since, and prevailed by one over Evans. Evans' 141 over the final 36 holes set a new U.S. Open record, but it was broken just two years later.
Two-time champion John McDermott, age 22, tied for ninth in his sixth and final U.S. Open appearance.

Past champions in the field

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Did not play: Alex Smith, Laurie Auchterlonie, Harry Vardon, Willie Smith.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 20, 1914
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Walter Hagen68−4
2Francis Ouimet 69−3
T3James Donaldson72E
T3Tom McNamara72E
T3Louis Tellier72E
T6Jim Barnes73+1
T6George Simpson
73+1
T8J. J. O'Brien74+2
T8George Sargent74+2
T10Jack Burke Sr.75+3

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Second round

Thursday, August 20, 1914
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Walter Hagen68-74=142−2
2Tom McNamara72-71=143−1
3Francis Ouimet 69-76=145+1
T4Joe Mitchell77-69=146+2
T4J. J. O'Brien74-72=146+2
T6Alec Ross72-75=147+3
T6James Simpson76-71=147+3
T6Louis Tellier72-75=147+3
T9Jim Barnes73-76=149+5
T9George Simpson
73-76=149+5
T9Tom Kerrigan76-73=149+5

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Third round

Friday, August 21, 1914
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Walter Hagen68-74-75=217+1
2Tom McNamara72-71-76=219+3
3Francis Ouimet 69-76-75=220+4
T4Chick Evans 76-74-71=221+5
T4Louis Tellier72-75-74=221+5
6J. J. O'Brien74-72-77=223+7
T7Mike Brady78-72-74=224+8
T7George Simpson
76-71-77=224+8
T9James Donaldson72-79-74=225+9
T9John McDermott77-74-74=225+9
T9George Sargent74-77-74=225+9

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Final round

Friday, August 21, 1914
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Walter Hagen68-74-75-73=290+2300
2Chick Evans 76-74-71-70=291+30
T3Fred McLeod78-73-75-71=297+9125
T3George Sargent74-77-74-72=297+9125
T5Mike Brady78-72-74-74=298+1075
T5James Donaldson72-79-74-73=298+1075
T5Francis Ouimet 69-76-75-78=298+100
8Louis Tellier72-75-74-78=299+1160
T9John McDermott77-74-74-75=300+1245
T9Arthur Smith79-73-76-72=300+1245

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