1913 U.S. Open (golf)

August 2023 March 2026 1913 U.S. Open September 18–20, 1913 Brookline, Massachusetts The Country Club USGA Stroke play − 72 holes 73 6235 ydhttp://archives.chicagotribune.com/1913/09/21/page/29/article/francis-ouimet-scores-triumph-in-golf-tourney Chicago Sunday Tribune Darwin Bernard Francis Ouimet scores triumph in golf tourney September 21, 1913 1, sports 66 players, 54 after cut 165 (+19) ($300) USA 1912 Francis Ouimet (a) 304 (+12), playoff 1912 1914 USA 1 The Country Club  42.315 -71.148 Location in the United States 5 230 USA Massachusetts 1 The Country Club  42.315 -71.148 Location in Massachusetts left 5 200 thumb|1913 winner Francis Ouimet holding a horseshoe; with Eddie Lowery his 10-year-old caddy, with a white towel around his neck thumb|Vardon, Ouimet, and Ray thumb|Vardon at the 1913 U.S. Open thumb|Fred McLeod and Harry Vardon at the 1913 U.S. Open The 1913 U.S. Open was the 19th U.S. Open, held September 18–20 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb southwest of Boston. Amateur Francis Ouimet, age 20, won his only U.S. Open title in an 18-hole playoff, five strokes ahead of Britons Harry Vardon and Ted Ray.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XbocAAAAIBAJ&pg=3858%2C4631576 Pittsburg Press Sheridan Hal Ouimet's great victory makes him hero of golfers September 21, 1913 21 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fsxAAAAAIBAJ&pg=3694%2C2422903 Glasgow Herald Scotland American Open golf championship September 22, 1913 9 The four rounds were played over two days, Thursday and Friday. After 36 holes, Vardon and Wilfrid Reid co-led at 147 (+1),http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1913/09/19/page/15/article/but-ability-is-under-a-stout-pull-if-willingness-is-lacking Chicago Daily Tribune Darwin Bernard English golfers perform superbly September 19, 1913 15https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fMxAAAAAIBAJ&pg=4437%2C2159517 Glasgow Herald Scotland Golf in America - the Open championship September 19, 1913 9 and after the third round on Friday morning, Ouimet, Vardon, and Ray were tied for the lead at 225 (+6). All three shot 79 in the afternoon and remained tied for the lead at the end of regulation at 304 (+12).http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1913/09/20/page/13/article/golfers-battle-over-soggy-links-in-final-rounds Chicago Daily Tribune Darwin Bernard Golfers battle over soggy links in final rounds September 20, 1913 13https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fcxAAAAAIBAJ&pg=5158%2C2282572 Glasgow Herald Scotland Golf in America - tie for championship September 20, 1913 7Ouimet Ties Great English Golfers. Twenty-Year-Old Schoolboy's Wonderful Performance in National Open Golf https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0D15F63A5F13738DDDA90A94D1405B838DF1D3 An American youth, Francis Ouimet, a stripling scarcely out of his teens, carved a niche for himself in international sporting history here to-day when he tied with England's famous professional golfers, Harry Vardon and Edward Ray, in the final round of the national open championship. The New York Times September 20, 1913 January 2, 2011 In the Saturday playoff round, all were tied at even-par 38 at the turn, then Ouimet had a bogey-free back nine 34 for 72 (−1), Vardon was second with 77, and Ray came in third with a 78. It was widely hailed as a stunning upset over the strongly-favored Britons and increased the popularity of the game in the United States. Ouimet's victory was the first of eight wins by amateurs at the U.S. Open; Bobby Jones won four and the last was Johnny Goodman in 1933, 1933. The U.S. Open returned to the course for the 50th and 75th anniversaries in 1963 and 1988, and the U.S. Amateur was held at The Country Club on the centennial anniversary in 2013; it also hosted the Ryder Cup in 1999. All four events, except the 2013 U.S. Amateur, were won by Americans. The 2022 U.S. Open, again played at The Country Club, was won by Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick. Vardon, the 1900 champion, won a sixth British Open in 1914. Ray, the British Open champion in 1912, won the U.S. Open in 1920. The tournament inspired the Mark Frost book The Greatest Game Ever Played: Harry Vardon, Francis Ouimet, and the Birth of Modern Golf (2002). The book was adapted into the film The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005), directed by Bill Paxton.https://www.villagevoice.com/2005/09/27/the-greatest-game-ever-played/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180915104322/https://www.villagevoice.com/2005/09/27/the-greatest-game-ever-played/ dead September 15, 2018 The Greatest Game Ever Played Holcomb Mark September 27, 2005 The Village Voice April 9, 2021 Course The Country Club HoleNameYardsPar2HoleNameYardsPar1Polo Field4305 10Redan14032Cottage300411Stockton39043Pond435512Paddock41544Hospital300413Maiden32045Newton420414Quarry47056Bakers275415Liverpool37047Plateau185316Clyde12538Corner380417Elbow36049Himalayas520518Home4104 Out 3,24538In 2,99035Source: Total 6,24573 Round summaries First round Thursday, September 18, 1913 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 SCO Alec Ross 71 −2 SCO Macdonald Smith 3 USA 1912 Jack Croke 72 −1T4 SCO Robert Andrews (a) 73 E USA 1912 Walter Hagen USA 1912 Tom McNamaraT5 ENG Jim Barnes 74 +1 USA 1912 John McDermottT7 USA 1912 Fred Herreshoff (a) 75 +2 ENG Wilfrid Reid ENG Herbert Strong JEY old Harry Vardon Source: Second round Thursday, September 18, 1913 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 ENG Wilfrid Reid 75-72=147 +1 JEY old Harry Vardon 75-72=147T3 JEY old Ted Ray 79-70=149 +3 ENG Herbert Strong 75-74=149 T5 ENG Jim Barnes 74-76=150 +4 SCO Macdonald Smith 71-79=150T7 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 73-78=151 +5 USA 1912 Francis Ouimet (a) 77-74=151 SCO Alec Ross 71-80=151 ENG George Sargent 75-76=151 Source: Third round Friday, September 19, 1913 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA 1912 Francis Ouimet (a) 77-74-74=225 +6 JEY old Ted Ray 79-70-76=225 JEY old Harry Vardon 75-72-78=2254 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 73-78-76=227 +8 5 ENG Jim Barnes 74-76-78=228 +9T6 USA 1912 John McDermott 74-79-77=230 +11 ENG George Sargent 75-76-79=230 SCO Macdonald Smith 71-79-80=230T9 IRE 1783 Pat Doyle 78-80-73=231 +12 ENG Herbert Strong 75-74-82=231 FRA 1794 Louis Tellier 76-76-79=231 Source: Final round Friday, September 19, 1913 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T1 USA 1912 Francis Ouimet (a) 77-74-74-79=304 +12 Playoff Jersey old Ted Ray 79-70-76-79=304 Jersey old Harry Vardon 75-72-78-79=304 T4 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 73-78-76-80=307 +15 78 ENG Jim Barnes 74-76-78-79=307 SCO Macdonald Smith 71-79-80-77=307 FRA 1794 Louis Tellier 76-76-79-76=3078 USA 1912 John McDermott 74-79-77-78=308 +16 509 ENG Herbert Strong 75-74-82-79=310 +18 4010 IRE 1783 Pat Doyle 78-80-73-80=311 +19 30 Source: Amateurs: Ouimet (+12), Fownes (+20), Herreshoff (+26), Travers (+30) Scorecard Hole123456789101112131415161718Par545444345 344454344USA 1912 Ouimet+6+6+6+6+8+9+9+11+11+13+13+14+13+13+13+13+12+12JEY old Vardon +6+7+8+9+10+10+10+10+10+10+11+11+12+12+12+12+12+12JEY old Ray +6+7+6+8+7+7+9+10+11+12+11+12+11+11+11+12+12+12 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par BirdieBogeyDouble bogey Source: Playoff Saturday, September 20, 1913 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA 1912 Francis Ouimet (a) 38-34=72 −1 02 JEY old Harry Vardon 38-39=77 +4 3003 JEY old Ted Ray 38-40=78 +5 150 Source: Scorecard Hole123456789101112131415161718Par545444345 344454344USA 1912 OuimetEE−1−1EE+1EEEEEEEEE−1−1JEY old Vardon EE−1−1E−1EEE+1+1+2+1+1+1+1+2+4JEY old Ray EEEE+1+1+1EE+1+1+2+2+2+4+5+6+5 Source: References External links Results at USGA site USOpen.com – 1913 1913 42.315 -71.148 type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Massachusetts Category:Sports in Brookline, Massachusetts Category:Organized events in Norfolk County, Massachusetts U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open golf U.S. Open (golf) Category:September 1913 in the United States