1914 U.S. Open (golf)

August 2023 March 2026 1914 U.S. Open August 20–21, 1914 Midlothian, Illinois Midlothian Country Club USGA Stroke play − 72 holes 72 6421 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5ZdRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IwoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5464%2C2115047 Milwaukee Sentinel Hagen captures Open golf title August 22, 1914 8 May 17, 2013 66 players $300 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 290 (+2) 1913 1915 USA 1 Midlothian 41.631 -87.746 Location in the United States 5 bottom 230 USA Illinois 1 Midlothian  41.631 -87.746 Location in Illinois 5 120 The 1914 U.S. Open was the 20th U.S. Open, held August 20–21 at Midlothian Country Club in Midlothian, Illinois, a suburb southwest of Chicago. 21-year-old Walter Hagen held off amateur Chick Evans by a single stroke to win the first of his two U.S. Open titles.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1914/08/22/page/13/article/hagen-triumphs-beating-c-evans-by-only-1-stroke Chicago Daily Tribune Davis J.G. Hagen triumphs, beating C. Evans by only 1 stroke August 22, 1914 13 It was the first of Hagen's eleven major championships. Hagen opened with a U.S. Open record 68, a stroke ahead of defending champion Francis Ouimet. He led Tom McNamara by a shot after 36 holes,http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1914/08/21/page/10/article/when-a-man-is-in-trouble-his-friends-are-very-liberal-with-advice Chicago Daily Tribune Davis J.G. Course record broken by Hagen in Open tourney August 21, 1914 10https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5JdRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IwoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6476%2C2028599 Milwaukee Sentinel Hagen leads field in national meet August 21, 1914 5 May 17, 2013 then took a two-stroke lead over McNamara into the final round, with Ouimet three back. McNamara and Ouimet, however, fell back with rounds of 83 and 78, respectively. That left the hard-charging Evans as the last player capable of catching Hagen. Evans needed a two on the 18th to tie, but his chip from the edge of the green came up just short. Hagen birdied the 18th for the fourth consecutive round, a feat unmatched by any U.S. Open champion before or since, and prevailed by one over Evans. Evans' 141 over the final 36 holes set a new U.S. Open record, but it was broken just two years later. Two-time champion John McDermott, age 22, tied for ninth in his sixth and final U.S. Open appearance. Round summaries First round Thursday, August 20, 1914 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 68 −42 USA 1912 Francis Ouimet (a) 69 −3T3 SCO James Donaldson 72 E USA 1912 Tom McNamara FRA 1794 Louis Tellier T6 ENG Jim Barnes 73 +1 SCO George SimpsonUSA 1912 T8 USA J. J. O'Brien 74 +2 ENG George Sargent T10 USA 1912 Jack Burke Sr. 75 +3 Source: Second round Thursday, August 20, 1914 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 68-74=142−2 2 USA 1912 Tom McNamara 72-71=143 −1 3 USA 1912 Francis Ouimet (a) 69-76=145 +1 T4 USA 1912 Joe Mitchell 77-69=146 +2 USA J. J. O'Brien 74-72=146 T6 USA 1912 Alec Ross 72-75=147 +3 USA 1912 James Simpson 76-71=147 FRA 1794 Louis Tellier 72-75=147 T9 ENG Jim Barnes 73-76=149 +5 SCO George SimpsonUSA 1912 73-76=149 USA 1912 Tom Kerrigan 76-73=149 Source: Third round Friday, August 21, 1914 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 68-74-75=217 +1 2 USA 1912 Tom McNamara 72-71-76=219 +3 3 USA 1912 Francis Ouimet (a) 69-76-75=220 +4 T4 USA 1912 Chick Evans (a) 76-74-71=221 +5 FRA 1794 Louis Tellier 72-75-74=221 6 USA J. J. O'Brien 74-72-77=223 +7 T7 USA 1912 Mike Brady 78-72-74=224 +8 SCO George SimpsonUSA 1912 76-71-77=224 T9 SCO James Donaldson 72-79-74=225 +9 USA 1912 John McDermott 77-74-74=225 ENG George Sargent 74-77-74=225 Source: Final round Friday, August 21, 1914 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 68-74-75-73=290 +2 3002 USA 1912 Chick Evans (a) 76-74-71-70=291 +3 0T3 SCO Fred McLeod 78-73-75-71=297 +9 125 ENG George Sargent 74-77-74-72=297T5 USA 1912 Mike Brady 78-72-74-74=298 +10 75 SCO James Donaldson 72-79-74-73=298 USA 1912 Francis Ouimet (a) 69-76-75-78=298 08 FRA 1794 Louis Tellier 72-75-74-78=299 +11 60T9 USA 1912 John McDermott 77-74-74-75=300 +12 45 Arthur Smith 79-73-76-72=300 Source: (a) denotes amateur References External links USGA Championship Database USOpen.com - 1914 1914 41.631 -87.746 type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Illinois Category:Sports competitions in Cook County, Illinois U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open U.S. Open