1915 U.S. Open (golf)

August 2023 March 2026 1915 U.S. Open Travers with the winner's cup Jerome Dunstan Travers 1915.jpg 220 June 17−18, 1915 Springfield, New Jersey Baltusrol Golf ClubOld Course (no longer exists) USGA Stroke play − 72 holes 74 6212 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XXAWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-yAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2898%2C6212738 Milwaukee Journal Hinckley Rockwell Golf June 19, 1915 6 66 players ($300) USA 1912 Jerome Travers (a) 297 (+1) 1914 1916 USA 1 Baltusrol  40.705 -74.328 Location in the United States 5 230 USA New Jersey 1 Baltusrol  40.705 -74.328 Location in New Jersey 5 140 thumb|Walter Hagen thumb|Mike Brady thumb|Tom McNamara The 1915 U.S. Open was the 21st U.S. Open, held June 17–18 at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, west of New York City. Four-time U.S. Amateur champion Jerome Travers captured his only U.S. Open title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Tom McNamara. The championship was played on the original course at Baltusrol, now known as the Old Course, which no longer exists. Future U.S. Open champions Jim Barnes and Chick Evans shared the first round lead, with Travers five behind. After a 72 in the second round, Travers pulled to within two-shots of leaders Barnes and Louis Tellier.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1915/06/18/page/12/article/eastern-pros-tie-for-lead-in-golf-meet Chicago Daily Tribune Smith Harry C. Eastern pros tie for lead in golf meet June 18, 1915 12 Travers took the lead in the third round with a 73, a shot ahead of Barnes, Tellier, Bob MacDonald, and Mike Brady, with McNamara two behind. MacDonald shot a 78 in the final round to finish in third, while Barnes and Tellier both shot 79 to finish in fourth. McNamara posted a 75 to total 298 as Travers made the turn at 39, and needed a 37 on the back-nine to win the title. His drive at the 10th went out of bounds, while his second shot found the rough. His third shot cleared the water surrounding the green and settled less than three feet (0.9 m) from the hole. He managed to save par with a 15-footer (4.5 m) at the 11th, three-putted for bogey at the 12th, but then made a birdie at 15. Pars over the final three holes saw him finish with a 76 and a 297 total.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1915/06/19/page/10/article/travers-wins-golf-classic-at-baltusrol Chicago Daily Tribune Smith Harry C. Travers wins golf classic at Baltusrol June 19, 1915 10 Shortly after this win, Travers announced his retirement from competitive golf and never played in the U.S. Open again. Defending champion Walter Hagen finished nine strokes back, in a tie for tenth place. The Old Course at Baltusrol was plowed under three years later in 1918 by course architect A. W. Tillinghast to create the Upper and Lower Courses. Round summaries First round Thursday, June 17, 1915 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 ENG Jim Barnes 71 −3 USA 1912 Chick Evans (a)3 SCO Bob MacDonald 72 −2T4 SCO Jock Hutchison 74 E SCO Fred McLeodT6 Davis Ogilvie 75 +1 ENG George Sargent FRA 1794 Louis TellierT9 USA 1912 Mike Brady 76 +2 SCO Alex Campbell Joe Mitchell USA 1912 Jerome Travers (a) Source: Second round Thursday, June 17, 1915 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 ENG Jim Barnes 71-75=146 −2 FRA 1794 Louis Tellier 75-71=1463 USA 1912 Mike Brady 76-71=147 −14 USA 1912 Jerome Travers (a) 76-72=148 ET5 SCO Bob MacDonald 72-77=149 +1 USA 1912 Tom McNamara 78-71=1497 SCO Fred McLeod 74-76=150 +2T8 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 78-73=151 +3 SCO Alex Campbell 76-75=151T10 USA 1912 Chick Evans (a) 71-81=152 +4 SCO George Low 78-74=152 ENG George Sargent 75-77=152 Source: Third round Friday, June 18, 1915 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Jerome Travers (a) 76-72-73=221 −1T2 USA 1912 Mike Brady 76-71-75=222 E SCO Bob MacDonald 72-77-73=222 FRA 1794 Louis Tellier 75-71-76=2225 USA 1912 Tom McNamara 78-71-74=223 +1T6 ENG Jim Barnes 71-75-79=225 +3 SCO Alex Campbell 76-75-74=2258 SCO Fred McLeod 74-76-76=226 +49 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 78-73-76=227 +510 SCO George Low 78-74-76=228 +6 Source: Final round Friday, June 18, 1915 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA 1912 Jerome Travers (a) 76-72-73-76=297 +1 02 USA 1912 Tom McNamara 78-71-74-75=298 +2 3003 SCO Bob MacDonald 72-77-73-78=300 +4 150T4 ENG Jim Barnes 71-75-79-76=301 +5 90 FRA 1794 Louis Tellier 75-71-76-79=3016 USA 1912 Mike Brady 76-71-75-80=302 +6 707 SCO George Low 78-74-76-75=303 +7 60T8 SCO Jock Hutchison 74-79-76-76=305 +9 45 SCO Fred McLeod 74-76-76-79=305T10 SCO Alex Campbell 76-75-74-81=306 +10 6 USA 1912 Emmet French 77-79-75-75=306 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 78-73-76-79=306 USA 1912 Tom Kerrigan 78-75-76-77=306 ENG Gilbert Nicholls 78-81-73-74=306 SCO Jack Park 77-77-75-77=306 ENG Wilfrid Reid 77-78-75-76=306 ENG George Sargent 75-77-79-75=306 Source: Amateurs: Travers (+1), Evans (+11), Stone (+12), Ouimet (+21). 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