1909 U.S. Open (golf)

August 2023 March 2026 1909 U.S. Open June 24–25, 1909 Englewood, New Jersey Englewood Golf Club USGA Stroke play − 72 holes 72 79, 66 after cut 165 (+21) $300 ENG George Sargent 290 (+2) 1908 1910 USA 1 Englewood  40.872 -73.975 Location in the United States 5 230 New Jersey 1 Englewood  40.872 -73.975 Location in New Jersey 5 170 New York City 1 Englewood Golf Club   40.872 -73.975 Location near New York City left 5 170 The 1909 U.S. Open was the fifteenth U.S. Open, held June 24–25 at Englewood Golf Club in Englewood, New Jersey, north of downtown New York City (Manhattan). George Sargent established a new U.S. Open scoring record to win his only major title, four strokes ahead of runner-up Tom McNamara.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1909/06/26/page/12/article/george-sargent-is-golf-champion Chicago Daily Tribune George Sargent is golf champion June 26, 1909 12https://books.google.com/books?id=JAtHsOzOCoUC&pg=PA212 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 212 9780786453955 June 16, 2017 In the opening round on Thursday morning, David Hunter made U.S. Open history as the first player to break 70, but he had some problems in the second round when he hit his ball into a brook and subsequently used four niblick shots in getting out.Fast Golf in Open http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1909-06-25/ed-1/seq-5/#date1=1892&sort=relevance&rows=20&words=Tom+Vardon&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=9&state=&date2=1922&proxtext=Tom+Vardon&y=12&x=12&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2 April 24, 2015 New York Tribune June 25, 1909 After reaching the turn in 47 he made a nice recovery on the back nine and came home in 37 for 84 (he had another 84 in the third round and finished thirtieth). McNamara also had a sub-70 score with 69 in the second round and led by four strokes midway at 142.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1909/06/25/page/13/article/boston-golfer-gets-low-score Chicago Daily Tribune Boston golfer gets low score June 25, 1909 13 McNamara carried a two-stroke lead over Sargent into the final round on Friday afternoon. Sargent birdied the final hole for 71 and his third consecutive round of 72 or better. McNamara struggled over the final 18 holes with 77 and finished four back of Sargent. Sargent's winning total of 290 broke the U.S. Open scoring record by five shots. Bob Peebles was well positioned after three rounds on 222 but struggled and fell back into the pack with a final round 78. John McDermott made his U.S. Open debut at age 17 and was 49th. He placed in the top-ten in each of the next five, with consecutive wins in 1911 and 1912, the first American-born champion. Four-time champion Willie Anderson tied for fourth in his penultimate U.S. Open. Horace Rawlins, the inaugural champion fourteen years earlier in 1895, made his last cut in the championship and finished sixtieth. Due to financial problems, Englewood closed in 1977, making it one of two U.S. Open courses that no longer exist, the others being the original site at Fresh Meadow Country Club which hosted in 1932. The Philadelphia Cricket Club's St. Martins course, which hosted both the 1907 and 1910 editions now plays as a nine-hole course. Round summaries First round Thursday, June 24, 1909 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 David Hunter 68 −42 SCO Andrew Campbell71 −1T3 USA 1908 Walter Travis (a) 72 E F.R. Upton (a)T5 USA 1908 Tom McNamara 73 +1 ENG Gilbert Nicholls T7 John Campbell 74 +2 Charles RoweT7 ENG Herbert Barker 75 +3 USA 1908 Jack Burke Sr. SCO Alex Campbell ENG George Sargent ENG Herbert Strong Source: Second round Thursday, June 24, 1909 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1908 Tom McNamara 73-69=142 −2 2 SCO Andrew Campbell 71-75=146 +2 3 ENG George Sargent 75-72=147 +3 T4 SCO Alex Campbell 75-73=148 +4 ENG Gilbert Nicholls 73-75=148T6 SCO Bob Peebles 76-73=149 +5 SCO Alex Smith 76-73=149 8 USA 1908 Walter Travis (a) 72-78=150 +6T9 SCO Peter Robertson 79-72=151 +7 Charles Rowe 74-77=151 F.R. Upton (a) 72-79=151 Source: Third round Friday, June 25, 1909 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1908 Tom McNamara 73-69-75=217 +1 2 ENG George Sargent 75-72-72=219 +3 3 SCO Bob Peebles 76-73-73=222 +6T4 SCO Andrew Campbell 71-75-77=223 +7 SCO Alex Smith 76-73-74=223 6 SCO Jack Hobens 75-78-72=225 +97 SCO Isaac Mackie 77-75-74=226 +10T8 SCO Tom Anderson, Jr. 78-74-75=227 +11 ENG Herbert Barker 75-79-73=227 USA 1908 Mike Brady 76-77-74=227 SCO George Low 78-75-74=227 ENG Gilbert Nicholls 73-75-79=227 Charles Rowe 74-77-76=227 Source: Final round Friday, June 25, 1909 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 ENG George Sargent 75-72-72-71=290 +2 3002 USA 1908 Tom McNamara 73-69-75-77=294 +6 1503 SCO Alex Smith 76-73-74-72=295 +7 100T4 SCO Willie Anderson 79-74-76-70=299 +11 70 SCO Jack Hobens 75-78-72-74=299 SCO Isaac Mackie 77-75-74-73=299T7 SCO Tom Anderson, Jr. 78-74-75-73=300 +12 35 ENG Herbert Barker 75-79-73-73=300 SCO Andrew Campbell 71-75-77-77=300 SCO Bob Peebles 76-73-73-78=300 USA 1908 Walter Travis (a) 72-78-77-73=300 0 Source: Amateurs: Travis (+12), Upton (+16), Douglas (+23), Tiffany (+30),17Morgan (+36), Behr (+37), Kirkby (+40), Watson (+40) References External links 1909 U.S. Open https://web.archive.org/web/20140304134337/http://golf.about.com/od/majorchampionships/l/bl1909usopen.htm 2014-03-04 USGA Championship Database 1909 40 52 20 N 73 58 30 W type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in New Jersey Category:Englewood, New Jersey U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf)