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1902 U.S. Open (golf)

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1902 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesOctober 10–11, 1902
LocationGarden City, New York
Course(s)Garden City Golf Club
Organized byUSGA
FormatStroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Field83
Cutnone
Winner's share$200
Champion
Scotland Laurie Auchterlonie
307
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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.[1] 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.[2][3][4]

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.[4]

Clear skies greeted the field on Friday for the first two rounds.[5] 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.[6]

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

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First round

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Friday, October 10, 1902 (morning)

Place Player Score
1 Scotland Jack Campbell 77
2 Scotland Laurie Auchterlonie 78
T3 Scotland Willie Anderson 79
Wales Arthur Griffiths
Scotland Jack Park
Scotland Alex Smith
Scotland Harry Turpie
T8 Scotland David Brown 80
Scotland Donald Ross
Scotland Charles Thorn

Source:[3][5]

Second round

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Friday, October 10, 1902 (afternoon)

Place Player Score
1 Scotland Laurie Auchterlonie 78-78=156
2 Scotland Stewart Gardner 82-76=158
3 Scotland Alex Ross 80-83=160
T4 Scotland Willie Anderson 79-82=161
Scotland Willie Smith 82-79=161
6 Scotland Charles Thorn 80-82=162
7 Scotland Donald Ross 80-83=163
T8 Scotland David Hunter[7] 83-81=164
United States John Shippen 83-81=164
United States Walter Travis (a) 82-82=164
Scotland Harry Turpie 79-85=164

Source:[3][5]

Third round

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Saturday, October 11, 1902 (morning)

Place Player Score
1 Scotland Laurie Auchterlonie 78-78-74=230
2 Scotland Stewart Gardner 82-76-77=235
3 Scotland Willie Anderson 79-82-76=237
T4 United States John Shippen 83-81-75=239
United States Walter Travis (a) 82-82-75=239
T6 Scotland Donald Ross 80-83-78=241
Scotland Willie Smith 82-79-80=241
T8 Scotland Jack Campbell 77-87-79=243
Scotland Charles Thorn 80-82-80=242
Scotland Harry Turpie 79-85-78=242

Source:[2][3]

Final round

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Saturday, October 11, 1902 (afternoon)

Place Player Score Money ($)
1 Scotland Laurie Auchterlonie 78-78-74-77=307 200
T2 Scotland Stewart Gardner 82-76-77-78=313 150
United States Walter Travis (a) 82-82-75-74=313 0
4 Scotland Willie Smith 82-79-80-75=316 125
T5 Scotland Willie Anderson 79-82-76-81=318 90
United States John Shippen 83-81-75-79=318
7 Scotland Charles Thorn 80-82-80-77=319 70
8 Scotland Harry Turpie 79-85-78-78=320 50
9 Scotland Donald Ross 80-83-78-81=322 40
10 Scotland Alex Ross 83-77-84-79=323 30

Source:[2][3]

Amateurs: Travis (313), Murphy (341), Watson (345), Livingston (348), Seeley (353),
                 Lockwood (356), Macdonald (357), Croker (360).

References

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  1. ^ "Pros to tee off today". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 10, 1902. p. 7.
  2. ^ a b c "Auchterlonie is Open champion". Chicago Sunday Tribune. October 12, 1902. p. 1, sec. 2.
  3. ^ a b c d e Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of The Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. pp. 204–5. ISBN 9780786453955. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Auchterlonie Wins Open Championship at Garden City – Travis Ties for Second Place". The Fitchburg Sentinel. Fitchburg, Massachusetts. October 13, 1902. p. 1.
  5. ^ a b c "Best score by Glen View pro". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 11, 1902. p. 6.
  6. ^ "Open Golf Champion". The Saint Paul Globe. Minnesota. October 12, 1902. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  7. ^ "Antique Golf Clubs from Scotland: Clubmakers".
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