1902 U.S. Open (golf)
Tournament information | |
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Dates | October 10–11, 1902 |
Location | Garden City, New York |
Course(s) | Garden City Golf Club |
Organized by | USGA |
Format | Stroke play − 72 holes |
Statistics | |
Field | 83 |
Cut | none |
Winner's share | $200 |
Champion | |
Laurie Auchterlonie | |
307 | |
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 seen 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.
Past champions in the field
Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | Finish |
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Willie Smith | Scotland | 1899 | 82 | 79 | 80 | 75 | 316 | 4 |
Willie Anderson | Scotland | 1901 | 79 | 82 | 76 | 81 | 318 | T5 |
Horace Rawlins | England | 1895 | 89 | 83 | 79 | 79 | 330 | T16 |
James Foulis | Scotland | 1896 | 81 | 88 | 82 | 81 | 332 | T20 |
Fred Herd | Scotland | 1898 | 82 | 79 | 83 | 89 | 333 | 24 |
Did not play: Harry Vardon (1900), Joe Lloyd (1897).
Round summaries
First round
Friday, October 10, 1902 (morning)
Place | Player | Country | Score |
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1 | Jack Campbell | Scotland | 77 |
2 | Laurie Auchterlonie | Scotland | 78 |
T3 | Willie Anderson | Scotland | 79 |
A.G. Griffiths | |||
Jack Park | Scotland | ||
Alex Smith | Scotland | ||
Harry Turpie | Scotland | ||
T8 | David Brown | Scotland | 80 |
Donald Ross | Scotland | ||
Charles Thorn | Scotland |
Second round
Friday, October 10, 1902 (afternoon)
Place | Player | Country | Score |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Laurie Auchterlonie | Scotland | 78-78=156 |
2 | Stewart Gardner | Scotland | 82-76=158 |
3 | Alex Ross | Scotland | 80-83=160 |
T4 | Willie Anderson | Scotland | 79-82=161 |
Willie Smith | Scotland | 82-79=161 | |
6 | Charles Thorn | Scotland | 80-82=162 |
7 | Donald Ross | Scotland | 80-83=163 |
T8 | David Hunter | 83-81=164 | |
John Shippen | United States | 83-81=164 | |
Walter Travis (a) | United States | 82-82=164 | |
Harry Turpie | Scotland | 79-85=164 |
Third round
Saturday, October 11, 1902 (morning)
Place | Player | Country | Score |
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1 | Laurie Auchterlonie | Scotland | 78-78-74=230 |
2 | Stewart Gardner | Scotland | 82-76-77=235 |
3 | Willie Anderson | Scotland | 79-82-76=237 |
T4 | John Shippen | United States | 83-81-75=239 |
Walter Travis (a) | United States | 82-82-75=239 | |
T6 | Donald Ross | Scotland | 80-83-78=241 |
Willie Smith | Scotland | 82-79-80=241 | |
T8 | Jack Campbell | Scotland | 77-87-79=243 |
Charles Thorn | Scotland | 80-82-80=242 | |
Harry Turpie | Scotland | 79-85-78=242 |
Final round
Saturday, October 11, 1902 (afternoon)
Place | Player | Country | Score | Money ($) |
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1 | Laurie Auchterlonie | Scotland | 78-78-74-77=307 | 200 |
T2 | Stewart Gardner | Scotland | 82-76-77-78=313 | 150 |
Walter Travis (a) | United States | 82-82-75-74=313 | 0 | |
4 | Willie Smith | Scotland | 82-79-80-75=316 | 125 |
T5 | Willie Anderson | Scotland | 79-82-76-81=318 | 90 |
John Shippen | United States | 83-81-75-79=318 | ||
7 | Charles Thorn | Scotland | 80-82-80-77=319 | 70 |
8 | Harry Turpie | Scotland | 79-85-78-78=320 | 50 |
9 | Donald Ross | Scotland | 80-83-78-81=322 | 40 |
10 | Alex Ross | Scotland | 83-77-84-79=323 | 30 |
Amateurs: Travis (313), Murphy (341), Watson (345), Livingston (348), Seeley (353),
Lockwood (356), Macdonald (357), Croker (360).
References
- ^ "Pros to tee off today". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 10, 1902. p. 7.
- ^ a b c d "Auchterlonie is Open champion". Chicago Sunday Tribune. October 12, 1902. p. 1, sec. 2.
- ^ a b c d e f 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. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ a b "Auchterlonie Wins Open Championship at Garden City – Travis Ties for Second Place". The Fitchburg Sentinel. Fitchburg, Massachusetts. October 13, 1902. p. 1.
- ^ a b c "Best score by Glen View pro". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 11, 1902. p. 6.
- ^ "Open Golf Champion". The Saint Paul Globe. Minnesota. October 12, 1902. Retrieved August 26, 2015.