1910 U.S. Open (golf)

August 2023 March 2026 1910 U.S. Open June 17–20, 1910 Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Cricket Club USGA Stroke play − 72 holes 73 73, 52 after cut 167 (+21) $300 SCO Alex Smith 298 (+6) 1909 1911 USA 1 Philadelphia  40.065 -75.209 Location in the United States 5 230 USA Pennsylvania 1 Philadelphia  40.065 -75.209 left Location in Pennsylvania 5 170 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.https://www.nytimes.com/1910/06/21/archives/alex-smith-champion-wykagyl-professional-wins-triple-tie-playoff-in.html Alex Smith Champion: Wykagyl Professional Wins Triple Tie Play-Off in Open Golf Tournament The New York Times June 21, 1910http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1910/06/21/page/10/article/alec-smith-wins-open-golf-title Chicago Daily Tribune Alec Smith wins Open golf June 21, 1910 10 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.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1910/06/18/page/13/article/negro-poses-for-pictures Chicago Daily Tribune Alec Smith leads golfers June 18, 1910 13 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.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1910/06/19/page/25/article/wills-weekly-shoot-winner Chicago Sunday Tribune Triple tie in golf tourney June 19, 1910 3, sec. 3 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.https://www.philacricket.com/club/scripts/section/section.asp?NS=PG Philadelphia Cricket Club Golf June 14, 2017 Round summaries First round Friday, June 17, 1910 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 SCO Tom Anderson 72 −1 T2 USA 1908 Tom McNamara 73 E ENG Gilbert Nicholls SCO Alex Smith T5 SCO Willie Anderson 74 +1 USA 1908 John McDermott SCO Macdonald Smith SCO James R. Thomson T9 ENG Herbert Barker 75 +2 SCO George Low Source: Second round Friday, June 17, 1910 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 SCO Alex Smith 73-73=146 ET2 SCO Tom Anderson 72-76=148 +2 USA 1908 John McDermott 74-74=148 SCO Fred McLeod 78-70=148 ENG Gilbert Nicholls 73-75=148T6 SCO Jack Hobens 74-77=151 +5 USA 1908 Tom McNamara 73-78=151T8 SCO Willie Anderson 74-78=152 +9 SCO George Low 75-77=152 SCO Macdonald Smith 74-78=152 SCO Chay Thom 80-72=152 Source: Third round Saturday, June 18, 1910 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1908 John McDermott 74-74-75=223 +42 USA 1908 Tom McNamara 73-78-73=224 +5 T3 SCO Jack Hobens 74-77-74=225 +6 ENG Gilbert Nicholls 73-75-77=225 SCO Alex Smith 73-73-79=2256 SCO Fred McLeod 78-70-78=226 +7 T7 Tom Bonnar 74-78-75=227 +8 SCO Macdonald Smith 74-78-75=227 T9 SCO Willie Anderson 74-78-76=228 +9 SCO Jock Hutchison 77-76-75=228 Source:https://books.google.com/books?id=JAtHsOzOCoUC&pg=PA213 The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of The Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008 Morgan G. Brenner 2009 213 9780786453955 June 14, 2017 Final round Saturday, June 18, 1910 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T1 SCO Alex Smith 73-73-79-73=298 +6 Playoff USA 1908 John McDermott 74-74-75-75=298 SCO Macdonald Smith 74-78-75-71=298 4 SCO Fred McLeod 78-70-78-73=299 +7 80T5 USA 1908 Tom McNamara 73-78-73-76=300 +8 65 ENG Gilbert Nicholls 73-75-77-75=3007 SCO Jack Hobens 74-77-74-76=301 +9 50T8 SCO Tom Anderson 72-76-81-73=302 +10 30 ENG Herbert Barker 75-78-77-72=302 SCO Jock Hutchison 77-76-75-74=302 Source: Playoff Monday, June 20, 1910 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 SCO Alex Smith 71 −2 3002 USA 1908 John McDermott 75 +2 1503 SCO Macdonald Smith 77 +4 100 Source: References External links 1910 U.S. Open USGA Championship Database 1910 40.065 -75.209 type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Pennsylvania U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf)