1895 U.S. Open (golf)

August 2023 March 2026 1895 U.S. Open October 4, 1895 Newport, Rhode Island Newport Golf Club USGA 5510 yd 0https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IIpOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DxUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3273%2C6051702 Wilmington Morning Star Gola Hank (New York Daily News) U.S. Open challenges golf's best June 15, 1995 4C 11: 10 pros, 1 amateurhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0cdaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5635%2C3036529 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 10 pros, 1 amateur in first Open June 13, 1983 58 none Stroke play − 36 holes $335 $150 ENG Horace Rawlins 173 1896 USA#USA Rhode Island yes Newport Location in the United States##Location in Rhode Island 41.462 N 71.347 W scale:10000 inline,title The 1895 U.S. Open was the first U.S. Open, held on Friday, October 4, at Newport Golf Club in Newport, Rhode Island. Horace Rawlins won the inaugural event, two strokes ahead of runner-up Willie Dunn.Rawlins is Champion http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1895-10-05/ed-1/seq-17/#date1=1895&index=0&rows=20&words=golf+Golf+Newport&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1895&proxtext=newport+golf&y=13&x=18&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 April 10, 2015 The Evening Star Washington, D.C. October 25, 1895 Eleven players began the tournament (three withdrew before play began), completing four loops around Newport's nine holes, which measured 2755 yd. At the end of the first 18-holes Willie Campbell, Willie Dunn, and James Foulis were tied for the lead with 89, with Horace Rawlins two back at 91. Rawlins shot 41 on each of the last two loops of the course to post an 82 and 173 total, two ahead of Dunn and three ahead of Foulis and Canadian Andrew Smith, the lone amateur in the field. Rawlins won a winner's share of $150 and a gold medal.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0cdaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5582%2C2970983 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette British dominate early history of Open June 13, 1983 44 Background The event was held as part of the first championship meeting of the United States Golf Association (USGA). The U.S. Amateur championship was contested by match-play and was held from October 1st to the 3rd. The Open Championship was held the following day. The two championships were held on the same course for the next two years, at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in 1896 and the Chicago Golf Club in 1897. The USGA championships at Newport were originally scheduled for September, but were rearranged to avoid clashing with the America's Cup yacht races, held in early September.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OcUwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3079%2C2280556 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gundelfinger Phil The Open has grown up since 1895 Rawlins win May 15, 1962 19 Course The championship was played on the 9-hole course of the Newport Golf Club.https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-york-herald/188850277/ Now for Golf Champions The New York Herald 9 30 September 1895 Newspaper.com HoleNameYards1Plateau2402Reef3853Cop1654Rock1905Orchard3406Quarry4857Harbor3008Meadow3609Home290Total2,755 Field Four amateurs entered the event: Charles Blair Macdonald, Winthrop Rutherfurd, Andrew Smith and L. B. Stoddard. However Macdonald, Rutherford and Stoddard withdrew before the event started, leaving only the Canadian amateur Andrew Smith in the event. Ten professionals entered, Newport being the only club with two entries. It was also reported that George Strath had tried to enter. Strath had only arrived in the United States on September 28.https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-york-herald/188849942/ The Golf Championships The New York Herald 4 1 October 1895 Newspaper.com Final leaderboard Friday, October 4, 1895 PlacePlayerScoreMoney ($)1 ENG Horace Rawlins 91-82=173 1502 SCO Willie Dunn 89-86=175 100T3 SCO James Foulis 89-87=176 50 CAN 1868 Andrew Smith (a) 90-86=176 05 SCO William Davis94-84=178 256 SCO Willie Campbell89-90=179 10T7 ENG John Harland93-90=183 0 SCO John Patrick94-89=1839 ENG Samuel Tucker97-88=185 10 SCO John Reid100-106=206WD Withdrew SCO Willie Norton 109 (a) denotes amateur Scorecard HoleRound123456789ScoreENG Rawlins145446575545265345756546335446743541435435655541Total 173SCO Dunn 135546555543254745655546355446745444445445645542Total 175 Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/188823428/ Beat the Cracks The Boston Globe 5 5 October 1895 Newspaper.com References 1895 Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Rhode Island Category:Newport, Rhode Island U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf)