1912 U.S. Open (golf)

August 2023 March 2026 1912 U.S. Open August 1–2, 1912 Amherst, New York Country Club of Buffalo USGA Stroke play − 72 holes 74 6326 ydhttp://archives.chicagotribune.com/1912/08/01/page/14/article/olympic-heroes-are-home Chicago Daily Tribune Start Open golf play today August 1, 1912 14 120, 78 after cut 166 (+18) $300 USA 1912 John McDermott 294 (−2) 1911 1913 USA 1 Country Clubof Buffalo 42.958 -78.811 Location in the United States 5 230 USA New York 1 Country Clubof Buffalo 42.958 -78.811 Location in New York 5 180 The 1912 U.S. Open was the 18th U.S. Open, held August 1–2 at the Country Club of Buffalo in Amherst, New York, a suburb east of Buffalo. (The course is now Grover Cleveland Golf Course, owned by Erie County. The Country Club of Buffalo relocated several miles east in 1926 to Williamsville (42.972 -78.727).) Twenty-year-old John McDermott successfully defended his U.S. Open title, two strokes ahead of runner-up Tom McNamara.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1912/08/03/page/10/article/mdermott-tops-open-golf-field Chicago Daily Tribune M'Dermott tops Open golf field August 3, 1912 10 At the end of the second round on Thursday, Mike Brady, Percy Barrett, and Alex Smith were tied for the lead, with defending champion McDermott two back.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1912/08/02/page/12/ Chicago Daily Tribune Three tie in golf tourney August 2, 1912 12 In the third round on Friday morning, played in rainy conditions with thunderstorms threatening to disrupt play, McDermott managed to card a 74 despite hitting two drives out of bounds. He still trailed Brady by three going into the final round in the afternoon, but Brady struggled on his way to a 79 and 299 total. McNamara, seven back at the start of the round, fired a course-record 69 to post 296; his 142 over the last two rounds was a new tournament record, but not enough to catch McDermott. Despite a bogey on the last hole, McDermott carded a 71 for a 294 total, two shots ahead of McNamara. McDermott, age 20, was already a two-time U.S. Open champion, but by 1914 his golf career was over. After a series of personal setbacks, he began suffering from mental illness and spent most of the rest of his life in a mental institution. Jim Barnes, a future champion in 1921, tied for 18th in his first U.S. Open. Horace Rawlins, the winner of the inaugural Open in 1895, made his final appearance and missed the cut. The par-6 tenth hole measured 606 yd, the longest hole in U.S. Open history up to that point and the only time a hole was given a par more than five. Course Country Club of Buffalo (present-day Grover Cleveland Golf Course) HoleYardsPar2HoleYardsPar13454 1060662315411400434064123404438041321035455514170363004155165712531615538430517540593004183334 Out3,05637In3,27037Source:Total 6,32674 Round summaries First round Thursday, August 1, 1912 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA 1912 Mike Brady 72 −2 CAN 1868 Dan Kenny ENG George Sargent T4 SCO Frank Peebles 73 −1 USA 1912 Walter Travis (a) T6 SCO Grange Alves 74 E ENG Percy BarrettCAN 1868 SCO Alex Campbell SCO Jack Campbell USA 1912 Jack Croke USA 1912 John McDermott USA 1912 Tom McNamara SCO David Ogilvie Source: Second round Thursday, August 1, 1912 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 ENG Percy BarrettCAN 1868 74-73=147 −1 USA 1912 Mike Brady 72-75=147 SCO Alex Smith 77-70=147 T4 SCO Jack Campbell 74-75=149 +1 USA 1912 John McDermott 74-75=149 SCO Frank Peebles 73-76=149T7 ENG Jim Barnes 77-73=150 +2 ENG George Sargent 72-78=150 T10 SCO Tom Anderson, Jr. 75-76=151 +3 SCO Alex Campbell 74-77=151 Source: Third round Friday, August 2, 1912 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Mike Brady 72-75-73=220 −2 2 USA 1912 John McDermott 74-75-74=223 +1 3 SCO Alex Smith 77-70-77=224 +24 ENG George Sargent 72-78-76=226 +4 5 USA 1912 Tom McNamara 74-80-73=227 +56 USA 1912 Otto Hackbarth 77-77-75=229 +7T7 CAN 1868 Charlie Murray 75-78-77=230 +8 USA 1912 Walter Travis (a) 73-79-78=230 T9 SCO Alex Campbell 74-77-80=231 +9 USA 1912 Jack Dowling 76-79-76=231 Source: Final round Friday, August 2, 1912 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA 1912 John McDermott 74-75-74-71=294 −2 3002 USA 1912 Tom McNamara 74-80-73-69=296 E 150T3 USA 1912 Mike Brady 72-75-73-79=299 +3 90 SCO Alex Smith 77-70-77-75=2995 SCO Alex Campbell 74-77-80-71=302 +6 706 ENG George Sargent 72-78-76-77=303 +7 60T7 USA 1912 Jack Dowling 76-79-76-74=305 +9 45 USA 1912 Otto Hackbarth 77-77-75-76=3059 CAN 1868 Charlie Murray 75-78-77-76=306 +10 40T10 SCO Tom Anderson, Jr. 75-76-81-75=307 +11 25 SCO Frank Peebles 73-76-83-75=307 USA 1912 Walter Travis (a) 73-79-78-77=307 0 Source: Amateurs: Travis (+11), J. Anderson (+14), Gardner (+23), Lee (+29). References External links USGA.org 1912 42.958 -78.811 type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in New York (state) U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open Category:August 1912 sports events in the United States