1899 U.S. Open (golf)

August 2023 March 2026 1899 U.S. Open September 14–15, 1899 Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Country Club USGA Stroke play − 72 holes 72 $750 $150 SCO Willie Smith 315 1898 1900 USA 1 Baltimore  39.441 -76.664 Location in the United States 5 230 USA Maryland 1 Baltimore CC 39.441 -76.664 Location in Maryland top 5 200 The 1899 U.S. Open was the fifth U.S. Open, held September 14–15 at Baltimore Country Club in Baltimore, Maryland.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1899/09/14/page/7/article/open-tourney-on-today Chicago Daily Tribune Open tourney on today September 14, 1899 7 Willie Smith won his only major title, a record eleven strokes ahead of three runners-up.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1899/09/16/page/6/article/smith-is-the-champion Chicago Daily Tribune Murphy James Shields Smith is the champion September 16, 1899 6 On Thursday, Smith and future four-time champion Willie Anderson co-led with 77 in the morning and Anderson took the lead in the afternoon at 158, with Smith a stroke back.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1899/09/15/page/8/article/anderson-in-the-lead Chicago Daily Tribune Murphy James Shields Anderson in the lead September 15, 1899 8 In the third round on Friday morning, Anderson's 85 allowed Smith to take a four-stroke lead over Alex Campbell, and his 77 in the afternoon distanced him from the field; Campbell ballooned to 94 and fell to twelfth. Playing out of Midlothian Country Club in Chicago, Smith was the only player to record three sub-80 rounds, and did not score higher than a seven on any hole in the championship. Val Fitzjohn, George Low, and Bert Way tied for second, eleven strokes behind.New Golf Champion of the United States http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1899-09-16/ed-1/seq-9/#date1=1836&index=4&rows=20&words=Fitzjohn+Val&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1922&proxtext=Val+Fitzjohn&y=13&x=15&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 April 24, 2015 The San Francisco Call 9 September 16, 1899https://books.google.com/books?id=JAtHsOzOCoUC&pg=PA202 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 202 9780786453955 June 26, 2017 Smith's margin of victory was the largest in the U.S. Open for 101 years, until Tiger Woods won by fifteen shots in 2000. Smith's brother Alex, a future two-time champion, finished seventh. Smith won a gold medal and was given custody of the Championship Cup for a year.The Golf Championship North Adams Transcript Massachusetts 16 September 1899 Round summaries First round Thursday, September 14, 1899 (morning) PlacePlayerScore1 SCO Willie Anderson 77 SCO Willie Smith 3 ENG Bert Way 80 T4 SCO Henry Gullane 81 ENG Horace RawlinsT6 SCO George Low 82 SCO Alexander Patrick SCO Writ Thompson T9 SCO Alex Campbell 83 SCO David Foulis Arthur Smith Source: Second round Thursday, September 14, 1899 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScore1 SCO Willie Anderson 77-81=1582 SCO Willie Smith 77-82=1593 SCO George Low 82-79=161T4 SCO Alex Campbell 83-80=163 SCO Alex Smith 82-81=163T6 SCO Val Fitzjohn 85-80=165 Alexander Patrick 82-83=165 ENG Bert Way 80-85=1659 ENG Horace Rawlins 81-85=16610 SCO Henry Gullane 81-86=167 Source: Third round Friday, September 15, 1899 (morning) PlacePlayerScore1 SCO Willie Smith 77-82-79=2382 SCO Alex Campbell 83-80-79=242T3 SCO Willie Anderson 77-81-85=243 SCO Jack Park 88-80-75=2435 SCO Val Fitzjohn 85-80-79=244T6 SCO Alex Smith 82-81-82=245 ENG Bert Way 80-85-80=245T8 SCO Henry Gullane 81-86-80=247 SCO Peter Walker 84-86-77=24710 SCO George Low 82-79-89=250 Source: Final round Friday, September 15, 1899 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreMoney ($)1 SCO Willie Smith 77-82-79-77=315 150T2 SCO Val Fitzjohn 85-80-79-82=326 125 SCO George Low 82-79-89-76=326 ENG Bert Way 80-85-80-81=3265 SCO Willie Anderson 77-81-85-84=327 806 SCO Jack Park 88-80-75-85=328 707 SCO Alex Smith 82-81-82-85=330 508 SCO Henry Gullane 81-86-80-84=331 25T9 SCO Laurie Auchterlonie 86-87-82-78=333 0 SCO Peter Walker 84-86-77-86=333 Source: References External links USGA Championship Database 1899 39.441 -76.664 type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Maryland Category:Sports competitions in Baltimore U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf) Category:1890s in Baltimore