1906 U.S. Open (golf)

August 2023 March 2026 1906 U.S. Open June 28–29, 1906 Lake Forest, Illinois Onwentsia Club USGA Stroke play − 72 holes 6107 yd 66, 55 after cut 171 $300 SCO Alex Smith 295 1905 1907 USA 1 Lake Forest  42.243 -87.844 Location in the United States left 5 230 USA Illinois 1 Lake Forest  42.243 -87.844 Location in Illinois 5 150 The 1906 U.S. Open was the twelfth U.S. Open, held June 28–29 at Onwentsia Club in Lake Forest, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago. Alex Smith won the first of his two U.S. Open titles, seven strokes ahead of runner-up Willie Smith, his younger brother and the 1899 champion.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1906/06/30/page/10/article/a-smith-gains-national-honor Chicago Daily Tribune A. Smith gains national honor June 30, 1906 10https://books.google.com/books?id=JAtHsOzOCoUC&pg=PA209 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 209 9780786453955 June 23, 2017 Willie Anderson, three-time defending champion and club pro at Onwentsia, was the heavy favorite.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1906/06/28/page/6/article/americas-best-golfers-to-play Chicago Daily Tribune America's best golfers to play June 28, 1906 6 He trailed Alex Smith by two strokes after the first 36 holes on Thursday,http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1906/06/29/page/6/article/smith-leader-in-open-golf-event Chicago Daily Tribune Smith leader in Open golf event June 29, 1906 6 and by three after the third round on Friday morning, but an 84 that afternoon dropped him to a distant fifth. Smith posted rounds of 73-74-73-75 for 295, a U.S. Open record and the first sub-300 winning score. Not only did his brother Willie finish in second, his brother-in-law James Maiden tied for third. Smith's win marked the end of a streak where Scottish-born players won seven consecutive major championships. For the first time, no player from the inaugural U.S. Open in 1895 participated. Horace Rawlins, the first champion, had played in every edition until this year. Round summaries First round Thursday, June 28, 1906 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreT1 SCO Willie Anderson 73 SCO Alex Smith SCO Willie Smith 4 SCO Jack Hobens 75T5 SCO Laurie Auchterlonie 76 SCO Alex Campbell ENG Gilbert Nicholls SCO Alex Ross James WatsonT10 USA 1896 Walter Fovargue 77 USA William "Bim" Lovekin Source: Second round Thursday, June 28, 1906 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScore1 SCO Alex Smith 73-74=1472 SCO Willie Anderson 73-76=149 3 SCO James Maiden 80-73=153T4 SCO Laurie Auchterlonie 76-78=154 SCO Willie Smith 73-81=154 T6 SCO George Cumming 79-76=155 SCO Alex Ross 76-79=155 George Smith 79-76=155T9 Fred Brand 78-78=156 SCO Stewart Gardner 80-76=156 ENG Bernard Nicholls 79-77=156 Source: Third round Friday, June 29, 1906 (morning) PlacePlayerScore1 SCO Alex Smith 73-74-73=2202 SCO Willie Anderson 73-76-74=223 3 SCO Willie Smith 73-81-74=228 4 SCO Laurie Auchterlonie 76-78-75=229 T5 SCO James Maiden 80-73-77=230 SCO Alex Ross 76-79-75=230 T7 USA 1896 Chandler Egan (a) 79-78-76=233 SCO Stewart Gardner 80-76-77=233 9 ENG Gilbert Nicholls 76-81-77=234 10 SCO Jack Hobens 75-84-76=235 Source: Final round Friday, June 29, 1906 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreMoney ($)1 SCO Alex Smith 73-74-73-75=295 3002 SCO Willie Smith 73-81-74-74=302 150T3 SCO Laurie Auchterlonie 76-78-75-76=305 90 SCO James Maiden 80-73-77-75=3055 SCO Willie Anderson 73-76-74-84=307 706 SCO Alex Ross 76-79-75-80=310 607 SCO Stewart Gardner 80-76-77-78=311 50T8 USA 1896 Chandler Egan (a) 79-78-76-80=313 0 ENG Gilbert Nicholls 76-81-77-79=313 4010 SCO Jack Hobens 75-84-76-79=314 30 Source: Amateurs: Egan (313), Wood (327), Hunter (332), Sellers (337), Potter (342). References External links 1906 U.S. Open USGA Championship Database 1906 42.243 -87.844 type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Illinois Category:Lake Forest, Illinois U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open U.S. Open