1902 U.S. Open (golf)

Golf tournament August 2023 March 2026 1902 U.S. Open October 10–11, 1902 Garden City, New York Garden City Golf Club USGA Stroke play − 72 holes 83 none $200 SCO Laurie Auchterlonie 307 1901 1903 USA 1 Garden City Golf Club 40.726 -73.643 Location in the United States 5 230 USA New York 1 Garden City Golf Club  40.726 -73.643 Location in New York 5 180 The 1902 U.S. Open was the eighth U.S. Open, held October 10–11 at Garden City Golf Club in Garden City, New York, on Long Island, east of New York City.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1902/10/10/page/7/article/pros-to-tee-off-today Chicago Daily Tribune Pros to tee off today October 10, 1902 7 Laurie Auchterlonie established a new 72-hole U.S. Open scoring record to win his only major title, six strokes ahead of Stewart Gardner and amateur Walter Travis.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1902/10/12/page/9/article/auchterlonie-is-open-champion Chicago Sunday Tribune Auchterlonie is Open champion October 12, 1902 1, sec. 2https://books.google.com/books?id=JAtHsOzOCoUC&pg=PA204 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 204–5 9780786453955 June 25, 2017Auchterlonie Wins Open Championship at Garden City – Travis Ties for Second Place The Fitchburg Sentinel Fitchburg, Massachusetts October 13, 1902 1 Auchterlonie posted rounds of 78-78-74-77 and became the first in U.S. Open history to card four sub-80 rounds. His 307 total was six shots better than the previous championship record, set by Harry Vardon in 1900. Clear skies greeted the field on Friday for the first two rounds.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1902/10/11/page/6/article/best-score-by-glen-view-pro Chicago Daily Tribune Best score by Glen View pro October 11, 1902 6 The weather worsened on Saturday, with cloudy skies in the morning and a pouring rain in the afternoon. The adverse playing conditions didn't seem to affect the scoring; in fact many players played well in the final round in the rain. John Shippen, playing out of Marine Field Club in New York, became the first American-born player to finish in the money in a U.S. Open.Open Golf Champion http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059523/1902-10-12/ed-1/seq-8/#date1=1902&index=1&rows=20&words=AUCHTERLONIE+Auchterlonie&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1902&proxtext=Auchterlonie&y=18&x=16&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 August 26, 2015 The Saint Paul Globe Minnesota October 12, 1902 The improvement in scores were in large part due to the introduction of the Haskell golf ball, which soon replaced the gutta-percha ball as the prominent golf ball in use. Round summaries First round Friday, October 10, 1902 (morning) PlacePlayerScore1 SCO Jack Campbell 772 SCO Laurie Auchterlonie 78 T3 SCO Willie Anderson 79 WAL Arthur Griffiths SCO Jack Park SCO Alex Smith SCO Harry Turpie T8 SCO David Brown 80 SCO Donald Ross SCO Charles Thorn Source: Second round Friday, October 10, 1902 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScore1 SCO Laurie Auchterlonie 78-78=156 2 SCO Stewart Gardner 82-76=1583 SCO Alex Ross 80-83=160T4 SCO Willie Anderson 79-82=161 SCO Willie Smith 82-79=1616 SCO Charles Thorn 80-82=1627 SCO Donald Ross 80-83=163T8 SCO David Hunterhttps://www.antiquegolfscotland.com/antiquegolf/maker.php3?makerid=1137 Antique Golf Clubs from Scotland: Clubmakers 83-81=164 USA 1896 John Shippen 83-81=164 USA 1896 Walter Travis (a) 82-82=164 SCO Harry Turpie 79-85=164 Source: Third round Saturday, October 11, 1902 (morning) PlacePlayerScore1 SCO Laurie Auchterlonie 78-78-74=230 2 SCO Stewart Gardner 82-76-77=235 3 SCO Willie Anderson 79-82-76=237T4 USA 1896 John Shippen 83-81-75=239 USA 1896 Walter Travis (a) 82-82-75=239T6 SCO Donald Ross 80-83-78=241 SCO Willie Smith 82-79-80=241T8 SCO Jack Campbell 77-87-79=243 SCO Charles Thorn 80-82-80=242 SCO Harry Turpie 79-85-78=242 Source: Final round Saturday, October 11, 1902 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreMoney ($)1 SCO Laurie Auchterlonie 78-78-74-77=307 200T2 SCO Stewart Gardner 82-76-77-78=313 150 USA 1896 Walter Travis (a) 82-82-75-74=313 04 SCO Willie Smith 82-79-80-75=316 125T5 SCO Willie Anderson 79-82-76-81=318 90 USA 1896 John Shippen 83-81-75-79=3187 SCO Charles Thorn 80-82-80-77=319 708 SCO Harry Turpie 79-85-78-78=320 509 SCO Donald Ross 80-83-78-81=322 4010 SCO Alex Ross 83-77-84-79=323 30 Source: Amateurs: Travis (313), Murphy (341), Watson (345), Livingston (348), Seeley (353),17Lockwood (356), Macdonald (357), Croker (360). References External links USGA Championship Database 1902 40.726 -73.643 type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in New York (state) Category:Sports in Long Island U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open golf U.S. Open golf