1916 U.S. Open (golf)

August 2023 March 2026 1916 U.S. Open June 29–30, 1916 Minneapolis, Minnesota Minikahda Club USGA Stroke play − 72 holes 72 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DuBRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CoUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1357%2C222859 Youngstown Daily Vindicator Ohio "Chick" Evans wins title at Minneapolis July 1, 1916 9https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vrsWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FiEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6190%2C870770 Milwaukee Journal Sixty Billy Golf July 1, 1916 8 6150 yd 0 62 players None ($300) USA 1912 Chick Evans (a) 286 (−2) 1915 1919 USA 1 Minneapolis  bottom 44.943 -93.322 Location in the United States 5 230 USA Minnesota 1 Minneapolis  left 44.943 -93.322 Location in Minnesota 5 150 The 1916 U.S. Open was the 22nd U.S. Open, held June 29–30 at Minikahda Club in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Amateur Chick Evans led wire-to-wire and set a new U.S. Open scoring record to win his only U.S. Open title, two strokes ahead of runner-up Jock Hutchison.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1916/07/01/page/10/ Chicago Daily Tribune Evans wins National Open golf title July 1, 1916 10 There were 94 entries and on-site qualifying was held and only the defending champion was exempt. Qualifying was held on Tuesday and Wednesday, and each day half the field played 36 holes for 32 places in the starting field of 64.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1916/06/29/page/12/ Chicago Daily Tribune Ritchie J.H. Second flight honors captured by Simpson June 29, 1916 12Trenham Peter C. A Chronicle of the Philadelphia Section PGA and its Members http://philadelphia.pga.com/gui/philly9/filedownload/1916%20to%201921%20PGA%20&%20Southeastern%20Section.pdf Philadelphia Section PGA October 13, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120827024054/http://philadelphia.pga.com/gui/philly9/filedownload/1916%20to%201921%20PGA%20%26%20Southeastern%20Section.pdf August 27, 2012 Evans opened the championship on Thursday with rounds of 70-69, the first in history to break 140 in the first two rounds of a U.S. Open.Chick Evans Jr. is a Comeback http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89074405/1916-06-30/ed-1/seq-8/#date1=1836&sort=relevance&rows=20&words=Tom+Vardon&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=17&state=&date2=1922&proxtext=Tom+Vardon&y=12&x=21&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=3 April 24, 2015 Grand Forks Daily Herald North Dakota June 30, 1916http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1916/06/30/page/14/ Chicago Daily Tribune Ritchie J.H. Evans leads in national golf tourney June 30, 1916 14 He led by three over Wilfrid Reid, who went out of contention after a 79 (+7) in the third round. Evans carded a 74 to maintain his three-shot advantage after 54 holes, with Jim Barnes as the nearest pursuer. After a double-bogey at the fourth hole, Evans recovered with a birdie at the next and matched Barnes through the front nine. At the par-5 12th, Evans found the green in two shots and two-putted for a birdie. He finished with a round of 73 to Barnes' 74. Hutchison, nine back after two rounds, moved up to second place with a 68 (−4), the lowest score to date in the final round of a U.S. Open. As the top professional, he took home the winner's share of the purse. Evans' total of 286 established a new U.S. Open scoring record that stood for two decades, until 1936. Three months later, he won the U.S. Amateur championship at Merion near Philadelphia and became the first to win both titles in the same year. Evans won the U.S. Amateur again in 1920. Like previous editions, this U.S. Open was scheduled for just two days, at 36 holes each. Not held in 1917 and 1918 due to World War I, it resumed in 1919 and was stretched to three days, with 18 holes on each of the first two days and 36 holes on the third. It reverted to the two-day format in 1920, then went to the three-day schedule in 1926. Course layout Minikahda Club Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal Yards3104601305302653002204104003,0251603855354753653353551603553,1256,150Par453544344363455444343672 Source:http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/AmericanGolfer/1916/ag163e.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160623162750/http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/AmericanGolfer/1916/ag163e.pdf dead June 23, 2016 The American Golfer Evans Chick Chick Evans The Open Championship July 1916 169–174 Round summaries First round Thursday, June 29, 1916  (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA 1912 Chick Evans (a) 70 −2 ENG Wilfrid Reid T3 ENG Jim Barnes 71 −1 USA 1912 Jack Dowling T5 SCO Alex Campbell 73 +1 W. Clark USA 1912 Walter Hagen SCO Jock Hutchison ENG Gilbert Nicholls Bob Peebles SCO Alec Ross Source: Second round Thursday, June 29, 1916  (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Chick Evans (a) 70-69=139 −5 2 ENG Wilfrid Reid 70-72=142−2 T3 ENG Jim Barnes 71-74=145 +1 Bob Peebles 73-72=145T5 SCO Bob MacDonald 74-72=146 +2 ENG George Sargent 75-71=146 7 USA 1912 Jack Dowling 71-76=147 +3T8 USA 1912 Mike Brady 75-73=148 +4 J. Ferguson 75-73=148 SCO Jock Hutchison 73-75=148 USA J. J. O'Brien 76-72=148 JEY old Tom Vardon 76-72=148 Source: Third round Friday, June 30, 1916  (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Chick Evans (a) 70-69-74=213 −3 2 ENG Jim Barnes 71-74-71=216 E3 ENG George Sargent 75-71-72=218 +2T4 SCO Jock Hutchison 73-75-72=220 +4 ENG Gilbert Nicholls 73-76-71=220 T6 USA J. J. O'Brien 76-72-73=221 +5 Bob Peebles 73-72-76=221 ENG Wilfrid Reid 70-72-79=221 FRA 1794 Louis Tellier 74-75-72=22110 USA 1912 Jack Dowling 71-76-75=222 +6 Source: Final round Friday, June 30, 1916  (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA 1912 Chick Evans (a) 70-69-74-73=286 −2 02 SCO Jock Hutchison 73-75-72-68=288 E 3003 ENG Jim Barnes 71-74-71-74=290 +2 150T4 ENG Gilbert Nicholls 73-76-71-73=293 +5 83 ENG Wilfrid Reid 70-72-79-72=293 ENG George Sargent 75-71-72-75=2937 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 73-76-75-71=295 +7 608 SCO Bob MacDonald 74-72-77-73=296 +8 50T9 USA 1912 Mike Brady 75-73-75-74=297 +9 30 USA J. J. O'Brien 76-72-73-76=297 JEY old Tom Vardon 76-72-75-74=297 Source: (a) denotes amateur References External links USGA Championship Database USOpen.com - 1916 1916 44.943 -93.322 type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Minnesota Category:Sports competitions in Minneapolis U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf) Category:1910s in Minneapolis