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1914 U.S. Open (golf)

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1914 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesAugust 20–21, 1914
LocationMidlothian, Illinois
Course(s)Midlothian Country Club
Organized byUSGA
FormatStroke play − 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,421 yards (5,871 m)[1]
Field66 players
Winner's share$300
Champion
United States Walter Hagen
290 (+2)
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The 1914 U.S. Open was the 20th U.S. Open, held August 20–21 at Midlothian Country Club in Midlothian, Illinois, a suburb southwest of Chicago. 21-year-old Walter Hagen held off amateur Chick Evans by a single stroke to win the first of his two U.S. Open titles.[1][2] It was the first of Hagen's eleven major championships.

Hagen opened with a U.S. Open record 68, a stroke ahead of defending champion Francis Ouimet. He led Tom McNamara by a shot after 36 holes,[3][4] then took a two-stroke lead over McNamara into the final round, with Ouimet three back. McNamara and Ouimet, however, fell back with rounds of 83 and 78, respectively. That left the hard-charging Evans as the last player capable of catching Hagen. Evans needed a two on the 18th to tie, but his chip from the edge of the green came up just short. Hagen birdied the 18th for the fourth consecutive round, a feat unmatched by any U.S. Open champion before or since, and prevailed by one over Evans. Evans' 141 over the final 36 holes set a new U.S. Open record, but it was broken just two years later.

Two-time champion John McDermott, age 22, tied for ninth in his sixth and final U.S. Open appearance.

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, August 20, 1914 (morning)

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Walter Hagen 68 −4
2 United States Francis Ouimet (a) 69 −3
T3 Scotland James Donaldson 72 E
United States Tom McNamara
France Louis Tellier
T6 England Jim Barnes 73 +1
Scotland George Simpson
 United States
T8 United States J. J. O'Brien 74 +2
England George Sargent
T10 United States Jack Burke Sr. 75 +3

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Second round

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Thursday, August 20, 1914 (afternoon)

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Walter Hagen 68-74=142 −2
2 United States Tom McNamara 72-71=143 −1
3 United States Francis Ouimet (a) 69-76=145 +1
T4 United States Joe Mitchell 77-69=146 +2
United States J. J. O'Brien 74-72=146
T6 United States Alec Ross 72-75=147 +3
United States James Simpson 76-71=147
France Louis Tellier 72-75=147
T9 England Jim Barnes 73-76=149 +5
Scotland George Simpson
 United States
73-76=149
United States Tom Kerrigan 76-73=149

Source:[3]

Third round

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Friday, August 21, 1914 (morning)

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Walter Hagen 68-74-75=217 +1
2 United States Tom McNamara 72-71-76=219 +3
3 United States Francis Ouimet (a) 69-76-75=220 +4
T4 United States Chick Evans (a) 76-74-71=221 +5
France Louis Tellier 72-75-74=221
6 United States J. J. O'Brien 74-72-77=223 +7
T7 United States Mike Brady 78-72-74=224 +8
Scotland George Simpson
 United States
76-71-77=224
T9 Scotland James Donaldson 72-79-74=225 +9
United States John McDermott 77-74-74=225
England George Sargent 74-77-74=225

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Final round

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Friday, August 21, 1914 (afternoon)

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Walter Hagen 68-74-75-73=290 +2 300
2 United States Chick Evans (a) 76-74-71-70=291 +3 0
T3 Scotland Fred McLeod 78-73-75-71=297 +9 125
England George Sargent 74-77-74-72=297
T5 United States Mike Brady 78-72-74-74=298 +10 75
Scotland James Donaldson 72-79-74-73=298
United States Francis Ouimet (a) 69-76-75-78=298 0
8 France Louis Tellier 72-75-74-78=299 +11 60
T9 United States John McDermott 77-74-74-75=300 +12 45
Arthur Smith 79-73-76-72=300

Source:[2]

(a) denotes amateur

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hagen captures Open golf title". Milwaukee Sentinel. August 22, 1914. p. 8. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Davis, J.G. (August 22, 1914). "Hagen triumphs, beating C. Evans by only 1 stroke". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 13.
  3. ^ a b c Davis, J.G. (August 21, 1914). "Course record broken by Hagen in Open tourney". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 10.
  4. ^ "Hagen leads field in national meet". Milwaukee Sentinel. August 21, 1914. p. 5. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
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